Baseball Tour Keeps Rocking – Major League Madness

Hey fellow fanatics, here’s the latest news from Major League Madness East & Midwest,

In Detroit, Pax and Ethan continued our fun from Chicago and heckled Ozzie Guillen about his appearance at Second City Comedy Club just a few nights before.

In Pittsburgh, we put a new rule in place. Everyone had to perform a dance move before coming off the bus. The dance move of the day went to Asher’s new and improved rendition of the fist pump. Pittsburgh also brought some competition to the group in the way of a Mini Putt tournament. Despite an early lead from staff member Chad, Justin came roaring back to win the Trip Open and the first Major championship of the young man’s career. Later at the driving range, Bobby provided an unbelievable golfing lesson, one which would end with Rob and Noah hitting consecutive straight drives. Finally, after about a 30 minute batting cage session, Asher and Tyler were the last two to be found swinging away – proving that fun and hard work go hand in hand.  After a fun day at Cool Springs Rec Center, we took in a game between the surprising first place Pirates and the visiting Reds.  We managed to get our money’s worth by taking advantage of our all you can eat seats. David, Justin, Bobby and Zach R. all managed to score some front row seats AND make an appearance on local Pittsburgh television.

After a fun couple of days in Pittsburgh – we were ready to take in our first visit to New York with a trip to Citi Field. Our Met faithful, Brandon, Noah, Zach R. and Nathan couldn’t have felt more at home than they did while sitting with the rest of Mets nation. All of them left with smiles on their faces as the hometown Mets got the W over the St. Louis Cardinals.

We then ventured south to Baltimore to catch the Orioles and Red Sox.  Being in Baltimore that afternoon didn’t stop Yankee fans Jordan and Zach B. from chanting “Boston Sucks” right from the opening pitch – the jeers didn’t work however, as the Red Sox took a convincing win over the last place Orioles. More competition came into play that night -as the rivalry between team Rob and team Chad was renewed for a night of laser tag. Despite evenly matched teams, team Rob came ready to play and swept the series 2-0. The difference makers were Matt, who played great defense at the base down the stretch and Andrew who won the award for overall point leader by the end of the night.

The next day at Six Flags couldn’t have been better. Despite the hot temperatures, no one was in the park, which meant no lines for some of the best roller coasters in North America.

Our final stop of this segment was a trip to the City of Brotherly Love for a game between the Phillies and Padres. Much to the chagrin of our resident Mets fans, Cole Hamels threw an absolute gem leading the Phillies to victory.

With our trip winding down fast, the stops don’t get any less exciting. We save some of the best for last with trips to Cooperstown, Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium.

Until next time,

The Staff from Major League Madness

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A Little Heckling for Wearing the Wrong Gear – Major League Madness

From Cleveland to New York, the lastest update from the Major League Madness.

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Dear Parents of Major League Madness,

Here is the latest update on Major League Madness. Our Last day in Cleveland began with a trip to the Rock and Roll hall of fame. Sam and Kevin loved taking pictures of all the instruments and pictures on display, as well as all the inductee’s signatures. The night concluded at Progressive Field with the Seattle Mariners taking on the Cleveland Indians. Zack and Brian both came home with batting practice balls from some generous Cleveland players and the group got to see Cliff Lee pitch a gem winning the game 3-1. The next day began with a tour of Progressive where Max and Bret took some very cool pictures in the Indians dugout and batting cages.

Next stop was Pittsburgh to see the Pirates take on Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants. During pre-game Ari and Gio came away with some great autographed baseballs. Philip and David took full advantage of dollar hot dog night and Grant and Daniel loved the centerfield seats as the Pirates took the game in 14 innings 2-1.

After a quick stop in Pittsburgh the team was off to the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. The trip to D.C. started with a monument tour. Gabe and Adam D. got some great photos atop the Washington Monument, and Austin and Jon B. got some great pics with Abe himself at the Lincoln Memorial. The tour then rolled on to Nationals Stadium to watch the Nationals play the Chicago Cubs. Jordan and Ethan M. were able to sneak into some great seats while Jake M. made a nice play to catch a foul ball in a game the Cubs won 11-3. Colin and Garrett both correctly identified the murderer at the Shear Madness show, while Jon F. and Scott loved all the laughs the longest running show brought. After a fun day in Washington it was off to Philly.

Our first stop in Philadelphia was Reading Terminal where Jesse and Josh M. devoured some huge cheesesteaks and Matt K. took some great photos of the liberty bell. That night the crew saw the Cubs again as they took on the Phillies. Dave G. and Jacob G. took a little heckling for wearing their Mets gear and Elliot had a great view from the left field seats to see the Phils take the game 10-1. The next day was a trip to Ocean City, New Jersey for a beach day. Jeremy D. and Adam W. had fun in the ocean while Robert and Jeremy C. both scored touchdowns in beach football. After two great days in Philly the team headed off to New York to see the Yankees in action.

Our day began with a 1:00 game to see the Bronx Bombers take on the Baltimore Orioles. Matt B. and Ethan R. loved the new Yankee Stadium atmosphere, and Harris was sitting front row to see the great Mariano Rivera warm up. That night the group ate at ESPN zone in Times Square, where Dan and Matthew S. loved the huge arcade the restaurant offered. Our day yesterday began with a tour of Yankee Stadium where Josh E. and Jake R. got some great pictures of the famous monument park. Currently we are on our way to Boston; the crew (including the Yankees fans) are going to have a blast in Bean Town.

More to come soon!