Images tagged "rust-belt"

Olympic Stadium

August 18, 2002: Montreal, Quebec I write this on the morning after the Montreal Expos organization played its first home game as the Washington Nationals. Much has occurred since Mike and I made our visit to Olympic Stadium, located in the great … [Read More...]

Great American Ball Park

September 16, 2004: Cincinnati, Ohio I have been following the Cincinnati Reds since I dominated the PlayStation 2 world in 2002 with EA Sports’ Triple Play Baseball. Adam Dunn and Austin Kearns were young star outfielders coming into their own, … [Read More...]

Nationals Park

August 14, 2008: The District of Columbia Since MLB relocated and rebranded the Expos from Montreal in 2005, the Nationals have carved out a niche in the nation’s capital. The Nationals played their first three seasons in the District at RFK … [Read More...]

PNC Park

September 19, 2004: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania With Great American Ballpark and Jacobs Field behind us, Mike and I had one more city to visit on our September Central Division Ballpark tour. After visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we set out … [Read More...]

Busch Stadium II

September 5, 2005: St. Louis, Missouri Mike and I had not planned on visiting Busch Stadium during the 2005 season. It was a 1960’s cookie-cutter stadium entering its final season. We had originally hoped to visit St. Louis in 2006 when the new … [Read More...]