Chase Field, Phoenix (Year Four of our Quest is About to Begin)
Kerry and I are beginning season 4 of our five-year quest to see all 30 of the MLB stadiums plus all 30 of the AAA stadiums. So far, we’re on track, having been to a total of 37 of the 60 stadiums (61.7%) after three of the five years (60%). At this point, we’re pretty sure we’re going to complete it, in large part because we are thoroughly enjoying it, the occasional rain delay, long drive, or (less frequently) completely uninteresting game aside. Also, we know we’ll find something fascinating, often in unexpected places. It may be the food (the Green Chile Philly at Albuquerque, Béisbowl in Miami), a beautiful stadium (too many to list, particularly in the majors), or catching up with old friends or making new ones (we’ve attended games (we’ve attended games with more than 20 different people so far, some of whom we hadn’t seen in 50 years). It may be a creative promo (Bruce the Bat Dog in Rochester), a truly bizarre story (the saga of the illicit pieces of a shredded stadi...