Ballpark Road Trip – Details, episodes & analysis

We've reached the end of season 1 and for our season finale, we are talking with author Paul Goldberg about his fantastic book "Ballpark: Baseball and the American City" (04:50) which, incidentally, should be on any stadium lover's shelf. We will be back in a few months with season 2. If you'd like to be a part of the show, please send an audio message or an email to tourswithjacob@gmail.com

Schlemiel, Schlimazle, we're off to Milwaukee to check out American Family Field. Jacob starts off talking about his trip to Miller Park in 2005 and then dig in with Chuck Kreckel to find out what we can about American Family Field. Before we go, Jacob ranks his favorite retractable roof stadiums.

We're going to Phoenix Arizona this week to visit the retractable roof stadium that is Chase Field. We talk with Tom Hardon about his local ballpark and find out all there is to know about catching a game in the Valley of The Sun (05:30).

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We head to Los Angeles California for a visit to the second oldest ballpark in the National League, Dodger Stadium. We talk about Jacob's first trip to LA in 1990 (01:30) before talking to 2 Dodger fans, Dan Harrison and Madison Pfrimmer about their favorite place on earth. Finally, we'll cover some free things to do while you're in SoCal (35:30).

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In today's Episode, we travel to Baltimore Maryland to visit the ballpark that changed baseball forever. We start off talking about Jacob's first ballpark roadtrip as a 13 year-old which included the brand new Camden Yards. Then, we will talk to Tom Hardesty about the history of Oriole Park (08:35) before getting into the must sees at the ballpark (18:53).

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We're heading down to Anaheim for this week's episode of Ballpark Road Trip.

We will start by talking a little about the old Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego (02:30) before getting into Angel Stadium. I talk about my first time visiting then Anaheim Stadium (04:10) before speaking with Rob Rohm about his ballpark recommendations. (06:50). We end the show talking about strategies for a Southern California mini ballpark road trip (31:00).

We start our Ballpark Road Trip in Oakland California. We talk about the best way to enjoy the final year at The Coliseum (02:52) and then talk to two of the original bleacher drummers about how that tradition got started (17:30).

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Today's show covers a classic ballpark in every sense of the word. Jacob starts off by talking about his visit to Fenway in 2004 (02:30) before talking to Ryan Matthews about his experiences at the ballpark.

If you have any Fenway recommendations, you can send an email or voice memo to tourswithjacob@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you and get your recommendation on the air.

This week, we are in Philadelphia visiting the home of the Phillies, Citizens Bank Park. Jacob touches briefly on his trip to the CBP in 2004, the year it opened before talking with Tori Brooks about her experience at the ballpark (4:20)

We cover food, seating locations and whether it is safe to wear your visiting colors to a game. If you're not craving a cheesesteak by the end of this episode...then you probably don't like cheesesteaks.

This week, we are in Pittsburgh, PA visiting the Pirates' home ballpark, PNC Park. Jacob starts by ranking his top 8 parks (01:18) then talks a bit about his visit to Pittsburgh in 2003 (04:27). After that, we talk with Zach Tucker who has great tips and recommendations (08:10)..