Rounding Third's Trip

For some reason my earlier post on the Rounding Third blog has become one of the most visited posts on my own blog. Muneesh Fain visited all 30 MLB ballparks this summer. He constructed the blog and traveled the country in ways quite similar to the way I would take such a trip – including plenty of statistics about each game, miles traveled, money spent, what he ate, and the like. Though he is not quite finished with his blog (his post about Fenway Park was yet to be posted), one thing the blog does not have is one overall day-to-day recap of his trip. For the past few weeks I read through his blog and recapped the day, date, miles driven, dollars spent, and what he did.

Muneesh made sure to get his rest and eat right, and tried to stay caught up on his writing as he went. That helped him remember any small details that may have been forgotten. He also did a great job taking pictures, something I might struggle with. What I would do differently: I would try to complete the trip in a shorter time period. Three months is a long time. That said, it would be hard to cut the trip down to two months. I would need extra money for hotels, as I would find it hard to impose on acquaintances for accommodations. I’d also want to make use of any time not at ballparks or highways for sightseeing. Muneesh had previously traveled to several of these cities – perhaps that is why sightseeing was not as important to him. I would also drive a car that got more miles to the gallon.

As a member of the press, Muneesh plans to write a book about his trip. Next summer he plans to take a similar minor league trip. Nice work if you can get it. This summer’s trip:

day/date/miles/dollars

00. 5.19 Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown NY

01. 5.29 000 134.34 Mets/Yankees

02. 5.30 000 105.60 Yankees/Mets

03. 5.31 210 047.00 drive to Baltimore

04. 6.01 030 128.34 Orioles/Tigers

05. 6.02 030 094.95 Orioles/Tigers

06. 6.03 065 126.21 drive to Washington

07. 6.04 008 120.44 Nationals game

08. 6.05 713 068.61 drive to Jacksonville

09. 6.06 232 162.83 drive to St. Pete thru storm

10. 6.07 020 148.95 Ray/Orioles

11. 6.08 050 068.00 off day

12. 6.09 265 141.77 drive to Miami

13. 6.10 020 100.00 Marlins game

14. 6.11 068 000.00 off day

15. 6.12 675 151.32 drive to Atlanta

16. 6.13 042 118.66 off day

17. 6.14 040 101.35 Braves/Giants

18. 6.15 120 121.18 off day

19. 6.16 569 200.19 drive to St. Louis

20. 6.17 050 198.00 Cardinals/Cubs, rain delay

21. 6.18 050 181.75 tour Arch, Cardinals/Cubs

22. 6.19 268 192.87 drive to Kansas City, camera trouble

23. 6.20 050 123.77 off day, back pain

24. 6.21 055 111.50 Royals/White Sox

25. 6.22 717 127.94 drive to Houston

26. 6.23 015 051.31 off day

27. 6.24 050 031.07 off day

28. 6.25 020 083.68 Astros/Cardinals

29. 6.26 291 097.38 drive to Dallas

30. 6.27 020 032.22 off day

31. 6.28 040 162.92 stadium tour, Rangers/Reds

32. 6.29 693 154.07 drive to Pueblo

33. 6.30 109 023.43 drive to Denver

34. 7.01 109 117.02 off day

35. 7.02 020 097.25 stadium tour, Rockies/Dodgers

36. 7.03 778 146.86 drive to Flagstaff AZ

37. 7.04 188 146.86 drive to Phoenix, fireworks

38. 7.05 040 181.33 Dbacks/Rockies

39. 7.06 010 156.83 stadium tour, Dbacks/Rockies

40. 7.07 355 164.99 drive to San Diego

41. 7.08 040 221.04 Padres/Rockies

42. 7.09 561 266.09 drive to SF

43. 7.10 080 162.00 Giants game

44. 7.11 120 050.53 tour AT&T Park

45. 7.12 075 127.60 Athletics/Red Sox

46. 7.13 050 091.85 Athletics/Red Sox

47. 7.14 045 049.48 off day

48. 7.15 379 097.30 drive to LA

49. 7.16 000 000.00 All Star break

50. 7.17 000 000.00 All Star break

51. 7.18 000 000.00 All Star break

52. 7.19 070 153.40 Angels/A’s game

53. 7.20 777 265.64 drive to Roseburg, Oregon

54. 7.21 369 081.18 drive to Seattle

55. 7.22 030 112.83 Mariners/Indians

56. 7.23 000 000.00 off day

57. 7.24 678 176.50 drive to Sacramento

58. 7.25 486 075.14 drive to LA

59. 7.26 046 156.19 stadium tour, Dodgers/Reds

60. 7.27 684 216.06 drive to Salt Lake City, lunch in Vegas

61. 7.28 664 237.69 drive to Rapid City SD, Mt Rushmore

62. 7.29 599 196.72 drive to Minneapolis

63. 7.30 050 395.53 Twins/Royals

64. 7.31 050 206.12 Twins/Royals & Target Field tour

65. 8.01 332 060.86 drive to Milwaukee

66. 8.02 037 124.90 Brewers/Nationals

67. 8.03 119 110.65 stadium tour, drive to Chicago

68. 8.04 000 107.23 Cubs/Dodgers

69. 8.05 000 108.71 White Sox/Yankees

70. 8.06 000 111.09 Wrigley tour & White Sox/Yankees

71. 8.07 320 029.90 drive to Cincinnati

72. 8.08 213 191.82 tour Louisville Slugger Factory

73. 8.09 020 213.13 Reds game

74. 8.10 272 098.14 stadium tour/HOF/drive to Cleveland

75. 8.11 040 178.26 Indians/Angels

76. 8.12 242 030.73 stadium tour, drive to Detroit

77. 8.13 000 000.00 off day

78. 8.14 020 264.19 off day

79. 8.15 040 122.25 Tigers game

80. 8.16 340 096.37 drive to Pittsburgh

81. 8.17 040 113.50 Pirates/Diamondbacks

82. 8.18 000 000.00 off day / write

83. 8.19 333 204.02 tour PNC Park, drive to Philly

84. 8.20 000 132.70 off day

85. 8.21 055 252.18 Phillies game

86. 8.22 000 129.00 off day

87. 8.23 416 248.76 stadium tour, drive to Buffalo, flat tire

88. 8.24 098 000.00 Buffalo to Toronto, border patrol

89. 8.25 000 000.00 off day

90. 8.26 000 106.98 Blue Jays/Yankees

91. Drive to Boston?

92. Red Sox game?