Because of my love of rail travel and also not having done anything to celebrate going into the New Year in 4 years, I decided for this occasion into the New Year I would celebrate on the train. Riding in Business Class on Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner has it’s perks, such as more legroom and free…
Category: Drei’s Tales
Making Our Dreams Come True: California Or Bust
The first five seasons of Laverne And Shirley would find its familiar setting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Milwaukee City Hall welcoming visitors to its city during the opening intro. With the show’s setting transitioning from Milwaukee to Burbank, California for season’s 6-8 came a new intro for the duo. Though the setting would be in Burbank…
Making Our Dreams Come True
A stone’s throw away from the Bronze Fonz is another TV landmark linked to a Garry Marshall production. Milwaukee City Hall, a scant walk from The Fonz, is another familiar spot to those fans of a TV Land generation. During it’s first five seasons of it’s eight season run, Milwaukee City Hall would “Welcome” it’s visitors…
These Happy Days Are Yours and Mine
Throughout it’s run of 10 season’s the one character from Happy Days that viewers looked forward to seeing was that of Arthur Fonzarelli, aka The Fonz. In 2008 the city of Milwaukee where the show takes place paid tribute to Fonzie’s character by dedicating a statue in his honor. The Bronze Fonz can be seen along Milwaukee’s…
Seen On The Chase: Happy Birthday Pops
As we celebrated former Pittsburgh Pirates great Willie Stargell on what would have been his 83rd birthday this past March 6th I would share on the Ballpark Chasers FB page a couple of pics I took of his statue outside the left field entrance at PNC Park in June 2021. The other pic I would share…
You’re Gonna Make It After All
On a recent trip to the Twin Cities to check out a couple of Twins games with my buddy Josh on the continued quest to all 30 MLB parks, not far from Target Field we would pay a visit to the Mary Tyler Moore statue. Moore would star as Associate News Producer Mary Richards for seven seasons…
Seen On The Chase: My First Red Sox-Yankees Game From a West Coast POV 5/11/2006
Stepping inside one of baseball’s true cathedrals before it’s fate with the wrecking ball, on this evening I would witness my the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry live at Yankee Stadium. Looking at the scoreboard in the distance you could see on this evening the Red Sox really took it to Randy Johnson and the Yankees thus…
Seen On The Chase: Jeter and A-Rod, May 2006, Baseball’s One-Time Bromance
Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Two of baseballs up and coming pretty boys of the 90s that could actually play. The two we’re so close at one time whenever their teams played each other they would stay at each other’s pad. It was baseball’s perfect bromance. Until 2001. Shortly after signing baseball’s then highest paying…
T-Mobile Park: Favorite Aspect/Feature
Walking around T-Mobile Park one can find various forms of art. One of the most popular works is The Mitt. ‘Sup Marlon ! Located outside the LF entrance The Mitt with it’s famous hole has become a popular meeting and photo spot. Of the various works of art scattered throughout T-Mobile Park not so obvious…
My Updated Ranking of MLB Ballparks Visited 2022
With my recent visit to Target Field I’ve now had the chance to see a game at 18 of the current 30 yards, leaving me with 12 to go. I’ve also had the opportunity to visit 8 yards from the past while catching a game in 7 of those. Does Target Field crack my Top 5?…
From Mizzou to SoCal: Here Come The Kings
Having gone through some old physical pictures and files for one reason or another it dawned on me that I had seen the world famous Budweiser Clydesdales from their home in St. Louis and throughout various spots in Southern California, including their Los Angeles based brewery in Van Nuys. Sea World. San Diego, CA, September…
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