Back in the swing of things
Hello again! I know, it's been a long time since we've last posted, and we apologize for depriving you, our beloved readers, from the latest on our journey.
We are now less than a week away from our trip! And that kind of excitement has got us ready to take our adventure, as well as this blog, to the next level. It is our goal to start posting more than just our wild stories from our trips. We want to give you updates on the MLB season as well as fun posts about baseball topics — stadium quirks, food, beer (You know, the essentials).
This season
We are excited get our trip started! Once again, we will be hitting up three stadiums this year — U.S. Cellular Field (Home of the Chicago White Sox), Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers), and Target Field (Minnesota Twins).
During this trip, we'll be adding a companion, who is considering joining us on the rest of our trip. If that means we have to double back to last year's three lucky stadiums we visited, we'll be more than glad to do so. We'd like to welcome Nate on our journey, so be prepared for more in depth analysis, stadium insight and probably even crazier stories than before.
Another thing we'll be doing differently this season is visiting all three stadiums in one trip. It will be a jampacked trip, but we're excited.
Lineup
Chicago: The game we'll be seeing in Chicago is between the White Sox (32-42) and the Toronto Blue Jays (41-36). The White Sox came into the season with high expectations but currently sit at the bottom of the American League Central. The Blue Jays went on a hot streak recently but have begun to cool off. They are fourth in the AL East but are just one game back of first-place Tampa Bay and Baltimore. Just a few days prior to this post, we mapped out the possible pitching matchups we would see. If both teams kept their five-man rotation in tact, we would be in for a treat in this game with Chicago's Chris Sale dueling Toronto's Mark Buehrle.
Milwaukee: At Miller Park we are going to see the Brewers (29-48) play the Atlanta Braves (36-40) — the only team that was also involved in the rotation last year (Purely coincidence). Neither team was predicted to finish atop their respected divisions, but the Braves find themselves six games back of the National League East. Milwaukee, however, is at the bottom of the NL Central. Once again, we should see a solid pitching matchup, if the rotations stay as projected, as Atlanta's Opening Day starter Julio Teheran will face off against the Brewers' Mike Fiers, who has given up two earned runs or fewer in seven of his last nine starts.
Minneapolis: The final game of our trip will be between division rivals Minnesota (40-35) and the Detroit Tigers (39-36). The Twins are 5 1/2 games behind the Kansas City Royals for first place, while the Tigers remain 6 1/2 games behind. Detroit was expected to have another big year after winning the division last season, but the Twins have been a surprise, exceeding low expectations and flirting with the division lead. In what is apparently the year of the pitcher for us, we will get to see one of the game's top pitchers in Detroit's David Price, the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner (which goes to the league's top pitcher). He'll be squaring off against Minnesota's Mike Pelfrey.
Surprise: We will also be making at least one major stop along the way at a very famous baseball landmark, so be on the lookout for that post. It's sure to be a dream come true for any baseball fan.
Play ball!
We are excited to get this trip started! In the meantime, refresh your memory by reading the entries from our trips last year! Also, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram. As always, if you know of anything exciting and fun that you want us to try and do in the cities we visit, leave a comment on this post or Tweet at us! Thanks for reading and thanks for all of the support we've received.
"Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead."
— Jackie Robinson
