Ben's Ballpark Quest Update

After my recent northwest trip, my goal to visit every ballpark in the major leagues has changed. This season saw me lose two of these parks as both New York teams opened new stadiums. They have been added to my "No longer in use" list and have been removed from the other list. Safeco in Seattle has also been added to the list bringing my total up to 17.

Here are my updated ballpark stats:

No longer in use:

1. Municipal Stadium, Cleveland Indians
2. Tiger Stadium, Detroit Tigers
3. RFK Stadium, Washington Nationals
4. Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees
5. Shea Stadium, New York Mets


Still in use:

1. Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome), Toronto Blue Jays - dad took me to my first game here.
2. Progressive Field (formerly Jacob's Field), Cleveland Indians - mom's family is from Ohio
3. Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers
4. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles
5. Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati Reds
6. Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox
7. Citizen's Bank Park, Philadelphia Phillies
8. Turner Feild, Atlanta Braves
9. PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates
10. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas Rangers
11. Angel Stadium, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
12. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers
13. Nationals Park, Washington Nationals
14. Petco Park, San Diego Padres
15. AT&T Park, San Francisco Giants
16. McCaffee Coliseum, Oakland Athletics
17. Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners

Break-up letter

Dear Toronto Blue Jays,

We have had a long and meaningful relationship, but I fear it is time to take a break. Losing 9 games in a row is one thing, but the way you lost today's game was almost too much for me to handle. Finally the bats woke up and twice the bullpen blew leads that should not have been blown. You ruined a great pitching performance and allowed the lowly Orioles to sweep the three game series. Right now it feel like I am in an abusive relationship - I give you my time and energy and support and in return I get nothing but disappointment.

At some point I'm sure you will change, and I'll come back to you, but for now I am going to put my time and energy into a more rewarding relationship - like say, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

I'll still profess that you are my first love, and that Roy Halladay is my favorite player. I may even watch the 92 or 93 World Series videotapes from when our relationship was at its best.

And in the end I'm sure I'll come crawling back, because I always do.

But for now, I need some time away.

Sincerely,

Ben

Things are getting tight...

My beloved Jays have lost 5 in a row, allowing Boston and New York to climb back into the race (at least for the time being).

I really have enjoyed this season so far. I sure hope this isn't the end!

CBS has joined the bandwagon

See who's on top of CBS's latest power rankings? Even more satisfying than the Blue Jays in first are the NY Yankees in 17th. Lovely. I hope this dream never ends.

How about that?

Check out who is on the top of Fox Sports MLB Power Rankings! The whole list can be found here.

It sure is a great time to be a Jays fan!

Look who sits on top of the American League standings (and in fact, all of baseball!). I'm on cloud 9. Especially after a 14-0 win over the ChiSox tonight. Wonderful!

Travis Snider home run reaction...

Travis Snider's second home run last night gave us some pretty awesome reactions from his teammates. Check out how happy Halladay is, and how stunned VWells is. Check it out here.