Justin Merrelles Archives

Nine with the Nerd – Justin Merrlles

I met Justin Merrlles in the Ballpark Stampeders Facebook group. Justin is a Toronto Blue Jays fan and is working his way through the 30 MLB ballparks. Justin introduced baseball to his girlfriend Erynn Daros and has a pact to visit half of the current MLB stadiums before he puts a ring on it. I look forward to following Justin and Erynn’s travel throughout the year. Thanks Justin for going Nine with the Nerd!

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Minute Maid Park

August 28, 2003: Houston, Texas All three of my trips to the “Juice Box” were made with my Fordham roommate and esteemed Houstonian Zach; Mike joined us on the third. Zach was the “roommate to be named later” during my sophomore year at Fordham. … [Read More...]

Citi Field

April 17, 2009: Queens, New York Since becoming a Mets fan in 1988, I’ve followed them through the highs and lows of the past 28 years. Unfortunately, the highs have not been as high as the lows have been low. This was on display during the Mets’ … [Read More...]

Progressive Field

September 17, 2004: Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio was the second leg of our Midwestern Ballpark tour. Mike and I drove from Cincinnati on a rainy Friday afternoon. We were worried that the 7:10 game would be rained out, but were happy to see the … [Read More...]

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...]

Guaranteed Rate Field

May 23, 2003: Chicago, Illinois Mike and I decided to celebrate our college graduations by taking a four-day trip to Chicago. We found a weekend when the Cubs and White Sox both played home games. As an added bonus, we had enough time to catch a … [Read More...]