Sunday, July 12, 2009

100 Baseball things to do before you die

Inspired by 1001 places to see before you die, I thought I'd come up with 100 baseball things to do before you die. So in no particular order, as my family and I brainstorm, here's our baseball bucket list:

1-30. Visit all 30 major league parks (either present or former)
31. Watch a game from atop the Green Monster.
32. Watch a game from the Wrigley bleachers.
33. See an all star game
34. See a World Series game
35. Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
36. See the monuments at Yankee Stadium
37. Eat a Dodger Dog
38. Eat a Fenway Frank
39. Watch the sausage race in Milwaukee
40. Watch the presidents race in DC
41. Watch a home run derby in person
42. Visit the All Star Game Fanfest
43. Go to spring training in Florida
44. Go to spring training in Arizona
45. Go to a fantasy camp
46. Have your picture taken with Freddy at Yankee Stadium
47. Have your picture taken with John Adams in Cleveland (and maybe beat the drum)
48. Sing "Take me out to the ballgame" at Wrigley Field
49. Listen to a Hall of Fame announcer call a baseball game on the radio while watching the game in person
50. Catch a foul ball or home run ball or BP ball
51. Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City
52. Go to opening day
53. Sit in one of the "mile high" seats at Coors Field
54. Throw out the first pitch
55. Run the bases after a game
56. Start the wave or the "clap"
57. Watch a Cubs game from one of the rooftop venues across the street
58. Slide down the Coke bottle in San Francisco
59. See a no hitter
60. See a double-header
61. Sit in a major league dugout
62. Tour a major league clubhouse
63. Have picture taken with a World Series trophy
64. Visit the Louisville Slugger factory
65. Visit the "Field of Dreams" in Iowa

Please add your suggestions in the comments.

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