Tuffy Gosewich Archives - Ballpark Nerd

Long Road to Ruin: My Day at Citi Field

Earlier this week I wrote about how on occasion all the time spent following baseball and traveling to games is worth the investment. Tonight I am here to say next time you think about taking a day off of work to travel 13 hours round trip to watch a game… stay home and catch it on MLB Extra Innings or your local regional sports network. On Thursday I traveled to New York via car, New Jersey Transit and Long Island Railroad to watch the final game of a three game series between the Mets and Diamondbacks. [Read more…]

Rogers Centre

May 30, 2004: Toronto, Ontario There was a day when America’s pastime was ruled by an organization north of the border. This organization drew over 4 million fans for 3 consecutive seasons (1991 through 1993) and won back-to-back World Series … [Read More...]

Shea Stadium

August 23, 1989: Queens, NY Shea Stadium was more than just the home of my New York Mets; it was where my love for the game of baseball began. I can remember it like it was yesterday. My father was on vacation and bought two mezzanine reserve … [Read More...]

Dolphins Stadium

April 6, 2005: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Heading down to Florida in April sounded like a great idea for the 2005 Ballpark Tour. Mike and I started to plan our trip in early December. What better way to ring in the 2005 season than spending time … [Read More...]

Oakland Coliseum

August 28, 2007: Oakland, California The Oakland Coliseum, also known as the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (1968-1997, 2009-2010, and 2016-present), Network Associates Coliseum (1998-2004), McAfee Coliseum (2005-2008) and O.co Coliseum … [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...]