Wrap up, 2010

Our trip, by the numbers:
17 days
17 games
4 days with no games
2 double-headers
1 triple-header (our first!)
Over 3700 miles driven through 12 states
Games in 6 states and 1 in the District of Columbia
15 ballparks (including 12 ballparks new to us)
12 new home teams
9 different Leagues
Over 150 innings of baseball
1 historic train
1 historic ballpark (but no game there)
1 racing mecca
8 old friends (Jason, Jacob, Cathy, Bob, Bonnie, Rachel, Annette, Tony)
7 family members (Sadie, Nathan, Laura, Jon, Ned, Ned, Autumn)
13 versions of the National Anthem
12 versions of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
1 version of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (Kingsport, TN)
1 version of "Rocky Top, TN" (Kingsport, TN)
100th (and 101st) different ballpark visited by your intrepid road-trippers
2 Confederate White Houses
2 cruel and unsightly Lebron James/Heat jerseys
6 kids Stephanie wanted to push down for wearing steelers' shirts

Other stuff -

Comments to Todd:
"Big Beard Guy!"
"Hillbilly Jim!"
"Nice beard, hombre"
"Way to rep the beard, bro" (followed by a fist bump)
"ZZ Top!"

Funny signs we missed:
- Copperhead Rd
- Elvis Storage
- Cricket Farm

Best new food:
BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos

Music we listened to on the road:

- The Saints of Pain (all over the place)

- Desolate (in Virginia, because there was a no-hitchhiking sign on the freeway - a thumb with a circle and a slash through it) (and in Tampa because of the cowbell)

- Tied for Last (in Alabama because they mention Selma, AL)

- Death Immortal (while approaching Savannah, for their guitarist Mark)

- Resolution 15

- Hung

- Black Water Rising and SOS (in the Gulf area)

- Killcode

- Devil to Pay

Because of the Gulf oil spill, our charity contribution this year will be aimed at helping the people and environment of that region.

Thanks for travelling with us!

See our other trips at
http://toddandstephaniebaseballroadtrip2008.blogspot.com
http://toddandstephaniebaseballroadtrip2009.blogspot.com
http://toddandstephaniebaseballroadtrip2011.blogspot.com

Stephanie and Todd

July 18, 2010 - Richmond, VA to NYC

Last day. Heading home. Not stopping here.

Or here.

Hi Karen.

It didn't feel that cold.

Mike's in the ring again?

Thanks Maryland.

Go Tribe!! Go Browns!! Where's their Cavs sticker?

Hi Jason.

Big boat.

Pewlaski? Again?

Much like LeBron, we bypassed the Cavalier. Ow, ow, Stephanie, stop hitting me. I'm sorry. I had to do it.

Don't throw me off the Hatem Bridge.

Lois Lane's long lost twin brother?

Crabs everywhere, must be Maryland.

Is this what Al is doing these days? And where he is doing it?

Almost home. Well, after we get by Baltimore.

Hi, I'm in Delaware.

On a bridge.

Jersey has electronic signage, in case they change their minds and don't want to welcome some folks to their state.

Non-discriminating sign.

Yeah Newark.

Way to go North Jersey.

Look, everyone wants to get into the city (or out of Jersey).

Hooray, NYC!!!



Hello Panasonic Jam Cam.

A small island in southern New York.

Yeah we do.

Not a record for us, but still a heck of a road trip.

July 17, 2010 - Myrtle Beach, SC to Richmond, VA

Andy's got a big burger. It's free if you can eat it (and fries and soda) in half an hour. If not, it's $22. We opted for human sized food.

This sign can't be good for business.

Last stop on our trip, Virginia. Uh-oh, no parking.

Ted?? Walt??

More stormy weather.

And the biggest water slide we've ever seen. Oh, that's a road.

Outlaw mobile homes. They're dangerous.

Wait a minute, the last time we were at The Diamond, they were the Richmond Braves. I guess the Flying Squirrels have taken over.





Or maybe Chick-Fil-A is in charge.

Stephanie with illiterate cow.

Gotta have faith.


Many church groups for faith night: Orange,

Blue,

and Yellow.


Fire juggler


Mmm... cinnamon roasted nuts. We'll be back later.

And barbeque. We'll definitely be back later.

Ballpark


We sat in the Uppy deck.



Quality, selection, savings, every day; but what do they sell?

Fun stuff


Can you catch a flying squirrel in your pants? They couldn't either.


Dance contest

The recession has really hit him hard. This former king is selling ice cold drinks in the stands. Stephanie thought he was the King of Beers.

Dadd is very protective of his daughter.


If baseball doesn't work out for him, maybe the Rockettes.

They drink bugs down here?!? Nah, sunflower seeds.

Big bubble bowling.


The drag queens. Dancing to Greased Lightning while cleaning up the field in their maid outfits.

This guy tamed a flamingo.


The managers and umpires could just not get along during this trip.

This kid needs the new denim diapers.

Old school.

We may have to come back at the end of the month.

They're no crying on roadtrips.

We're ending this roadtrip right, this time we had to make our own pulled pork nachos.

And helmet cup ice cream topped with cinnamon roasted cashews.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA for the Giants) beat the Bowie BaySox (AA for the Orioles) 5-2.

Time to throw tennis balls on the field again.


Todd: "... Baseball". Stephanie: "... Metal".

Last game on this trip. Sniff.