Baseball
One of the things I enjoy doing on vacation is going to baseball games, especially at stadiums I have previously never been to. I also like to visit new states so that I can add to my total list of lifetime states visited. Two weeks ago, I decided to take care of both things at once and add a new Major League Baseball stadium and a new state to my list. Here is a recap of my recent trip to Minnesota.
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Baseball
Last year, I wrote about my experience of attending seven Major League Baseball games in six different stadiums across the Midwest in the span of eight days. (You can read more about my 2021 baseball vacation here.) This year, I had no interest in attempting anything nearly as ambitious, but I did attend a few games. Now with this year’s Major League Baseball season finally over, I thought I would take this opportunity to recap my baseball excursions in 2022, as well as a newly discovered ability. Read further to find out the answers to the following questions that people might be wondering about:
Baseball
Some people know me as a bit of a baseball fan. Really, I’m a fan of whichever sport happens to be in season between baseball, basketball, and football. But yes, baseball is one of the sports I follow closely. For evidence of this, you can read about my baseball vacation from this summer, in which I traveled the Midwest attending seven Major League Baseball games in six different ballparks in one week. This past week, I have watched the World Series between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Cheaters…Astros, which just ended with the Braves winning, 4 games to 2. Congratulations to the Atlanta Braves!
As much as I like baseball, there are some things about the sport that I would like to see changed to make it even better. Fortunately, I have just been appointed the new Supreme Emperor of Major League Baseball. This allows me the ability to change anything I want about baseball without needing permission from the owners, players, or TV networks. As such, I would like to announce several changes to the sport, starting next year.*
*I may not have actually been appointed Supreme Emperor of Major League Baseball, and may not currently have the authority to implement these changes. Let’s just pretend that I do, though.
Before I announce these changes, I want to put in a plug for Taco Bell’s “Steal a Base, Steal a Taco” promotion and let you know that you can get a free taco on November 4. Every year when this promotion has been in place, if a stolen base occurs during the World Series, everyone in America can get a free taco at participating Taco Bell locations on a particular date. I even wrote about my experiences with this promotion last year as well. This year, the Braves’ Ozzie Albies became the 2021 Taco Hero by stealing a base in Game 1, so feel free to get yourself a free taco from a participating Taco Bell location on November 4.
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Baseball
One thing I’ve always thought about doing is to take a vacation for one week and see how many Major League Baseball games in different ballparks I could attend. Recently, I decided to actually try it. Here is a recap of my “baseball vacation.”
This was the first actual trip I had taken anywhere since before the pandemic. With society opening back up, and with me feeling better about being around people again, and with some vacation time to use, I thought this would be the ideal time to take such a trip. Although there are no Major League Baseball (MLB) teams in Indiana where I live, the Midwest is an ideal location for being able to visit several different baseball stadiums within reasonable driving distance. I ended up attending seven MLB games in six different ballparks involving eleven different teams over the span of eight days.
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Baseball
I stole a taco this week.
Okay, I didn’t actually steal a taco, at least not in the literal sense. But I did get a free taco courtesy of Taco Bell, thanks to their annual Steal a Base, Steal a Taco promotion from the World Series. The way it works, if any player steals a base at any time during the World Series, everyone in America can get a free Doritos Locos taco at Taco Bell on a specified date. Since at least one stolen base is bound to occur at some point during a period of 4-7 baseball games, I’m sure Taco Bell goes into this each year with the understanding that they’re almost certainly giving away free tacos. I’d like to share a little personal experience on the matter.
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