Ballpark Road Trip

This week, we are in Pittsburgh, PA visiting the Pirates' home ballpark, PNC Park. Jacob starts by ranking his top 8 parks (01:18) then talks a bit about his visit to Pittsburgh in 2003 (04:27) . After that, we talk with Zach Tucker who has great tips and recommendations (08:10). .

We are in Cincinnati to visit Great America Ballpark, home of the Reds. Jacob talks about his visit and then turns it over to his 2 guests, Maggie Prior and Jeff Whitesell to get all the best info about their home ballpark (05:27). . If you have any suggestions or additions to any of the ballparks we have covered so far, please record a voice memo on your phone app and send it to tourswithjacob@gm...

In honor of the 2024 MLB tribute to the Negro League at Rickwood Field, we are headed to Birmingham, Alabama. This week, we are visiting the oldest ballpark in America. Jacob talks about his trip to Rickwood in 2022 before talking with Skyler Jones who actually attended the MLB game at Rickwood (08:30). We'll hear about his experience going to one of these special events put on by MLB. We even tal...

We start the show talking about Jacob's 2003 Ballpark road-trip and hitting the old Bush Stadium (02:00) before rolling into Chicago for 2 games at Wrigley. Then we talk to Jeff Raguskis of the Bricks Behind The Ivy Podcast and Youtube show about his Wrigley Wrecommendations (06:07) . We end the show with a comedy suggestion for after your ballgame in the second city (43:10) Bricks Behind The Ivy...

Today we head to Kansas City, MO to eat some BBQ, cool off by a fountain and maybe get a brew with a view. It's Kauffman Stadium, home of the Royals on this week's episode of Ballpark Road Trip. Jacob starts off talking about his experience at the old Royals Stadium (01:34) before getting into a conversation with Colby Curry about all the things to do at Kauffman (06:50), and then touches on a cou...

We head to San Francisco to visit Oracle Park, home of the Giants. Jacob talks about his fandom for both the A's and the Giants (01:52) and goes down his top 3 memories of Oracle (05:58) . Then, we'll talk to Tyler Hall about all the things to do and see while out at the ballpark (10:50) . Finally, we end the show by talking about what there is to see and do while you are in San Francisco (33:20)....

We're going to Phoenix Arizona this week to visit the retractable roof stadium that is Chase Field. We talk with Tom Hardon about his local ballpark and find out all there is to know about catching a game in the Valley of The Sun (05:30) . .

We head to Los Angeles California for a visit to the second oldest ballpark in the National League, Dodger Stadium. We talk about Jacob's first trip to LA in 1990 (01:30) before talking to 2 Dodger fans, Dan Harrison and Madison Pfrimmer about their favorite place on earth. Finally, we'll cover some free things to do while you're in SoCal (35:30). This Week's Suggestions Phillippe The Original 1io...

In today's Episode, we travel to Baltimore Maryland to visit the ballpark that changed baseball forever. We start off talking about Jacob's first ballpark roadtrip as a 13 year-old which included the brand new Camden Yards. Then, we will talk to Tom Hardesty about the history of Oriole Park (08:35) before getting into the must sees at the ballpark (18:53). To add a comment or voice memo, please em...

We're heading down to Anaheim for this week's episode of Ballpark Road Trip. We will start by talking a little about the old Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego (02:30) before getting into Angel Stadium. I talk about my first time visiting then Anaheim Stadium (04:10) before speaking with Rob Rohm about his ballpark recommendations. (06:50). We end the show talking about strategies for a Southern Cal...

We start our Ballpark Road Trip in Oakland California. We talk about the best way to enjoy the final year at The Coliseum (02:52) and then talk to two of the original bleacher drummers about how that tradition got started (17:30) . To leave a comment, submit an audio ballpark tip or be a guest on the podcast, email tourswithjacob@gmail.com