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Hockey Road Trip, Fall 2004 |
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Week One - Southwest
Sat, 10/16 - Fri, 10/22 |
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Monday, 10/18 |
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Left Durango a little after 8am and headed toward Phoenix, AZ. I traveled through three states: Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. I planned on stopping around Flagstaff but realized I had gained an hour (time zone) so continued on. I'm 20 or 30 miles north of Phoenix now. |
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Week Two - Texas
Sat, 10/23 - Fri, 10/29 |
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Week Three - Southeast
Sat, 10/30 - Fri, 11/5 |
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Although I've spent a lot of time driving, I love doing that. I get to see parts of the country I would not have been able to. |
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Week Four - Southeast
Sat, 11/6 - Fri, 11/12 |
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Tuesday, 10/19 |
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Week Five - Mid Atlantic 11/13 - Fri, 11/19 |
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Went to two AFL (Arizona Fall League) baseball games today. The AFL is a fall (Oct. and Nov.) baseball league of top minor league prospects (A, AA, and AAA) used to give the players extended playing time and more practice.
If you like minor league baseball, these are the games to go to. It is pure baseball. About 200 fans in the stands. No gimmicks or mascots. You can hear the players talking to each other as well as other conversations in the stands. You can hear the pitcher grunt when throwing a pitch (especially the relievers). $5. General Admission. Decent music played at appropriate times.
It was awesome. |
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Week Six - Long Island Sat, 11/20 - Fri, 11/26 |
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Week Seven - Midwest
Sat, 11/27 - Fri, 12/3 |
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Week Eight - Midwest
Sat, 12/4 - Fri, 12/10 |
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Week Nine - Las Vegas
Sat, 12/11 - Fri, 12/17 |
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Radi, a relative/friend played hooky from work and attended both games with me. Her husband, Jim, joined us for the evening game. |
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Week Ten - California
Sat, 12/18 - Fri, 12/24 |
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Game One - Scottsdale Stadium, 1:05 pm
Solar Sox vs. Rafters
Score: Rafters 7 - Solar Sox 2 |
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About Me |
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Here's the outside of Scottsdale Stadium. It was quite a nice facility. It was in a 'park like' setting, benches around the stadium to sit and wait for the game. |
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Look at those hi-socks! Can't get much better than that. Red sneakers too.
This was a player named Duncan from the Cardinals farm team. All Cardinals players wore their socks like that.
The catcher is McCann from the Braves farm team. Think he played in Myrtle Beach this past season.
You can also tell how empty the stadium was in this photo. |
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Posted: 10/18/04
Update: 10/20/04 |
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