Life Dreams

Ever since the 5th grade I've had the goal of visiting every US State in my lifetime. That has thus since been replaced by a different endeavor:

 Visit every MLB stadium.

 It's the perfect plan- baseball's season is during the summer when I can take vacation time, many of the stadiums in the east have ballparks with geographic locations near each other (some cities even have multiple teams), and essentially it'll help me visit every state!

 I came up with this idea when I realized I had been to more basketball arenas that I had baseball. I've been to US Airways Center, Energy Solutions Arena, and wherever the Wizards play). I've only been to Chase Field (formally known as Bank One Ballpark) and whatever the Giants' stadium is called now (it was SBC stadium at the time).

The idea further took shape as I visited Buffalo, NY this past summer and realized I was 1 1/2 hours away from 3 or 4 different stadiums. It solidified when I saw a documentary right before the All Star Game in Phoenix (which I attended) about two guys who drove to every ballpark and visited every stadium in less than a two month span. I wanted to do what they did, but across a longer span of time.

 Just think of baseball. All the history. All the tradition. All the rich culture. I want to experience all of that. That is why these are the first two picture entries of my bucket list journey. Twenty eight more picture to come...

Chase Field 2011

SBC Park (now AT&T Park) 2004