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Joe's Anthem Tour: June 2011
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Drive all day, sing before supper, and write about fun at the ballpark before going to bed. That's a snapshot of Joe's typical baseball day during the 2011 season. Track the progress of his trek through 40 states and more than 100 ballparks. Wednesday, June 29, 2011. For sure, by any of these measures friends jokingly consider me half-witted. During each game, I have made detailed notes, often followed in the wee hours by my drafting blogs in Arby’s comfort, a friend’s house, or a hotel room. Last week, ...
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Joe's Anthem Tour: June 2012
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Drive all day, sing before supper, and write about fun at the ballpark before going to bed. That's a snapshot of Joe's typical baseball day during the 2011 season. Track the progress of his trek through 40 states and more than 100 ballparks. Friday, June 22, 2012. A Long Way from Home: Game 62 in New Hampshire. Perhaps Toad (our towed ’95 Saturn sedan) was homesick. Having spent most of his odometer’s 75K miles in and around Whittier, the week in remote New England might have prompted his distress. Despi...
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Joe's Anthem Tour: Storm Chased near Omaha: Game 85 in Omaha
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Drive all day, sing before supper, and write about fun at the ballpark before going to bed. That's a snapshot of Joe's typical baseball day during the 2011 season. Track the progress of his trek through 40 states and more than 100 ballparks. Thursday, August 1, 2013. Storm Chased near Omaha: Game 85 in Omaha. No team name had a more convoluted interaction with my tour than the one in Omaha. While Bonnie and I had prepared Arby for his arduous cross-country trip, our RV service center near Whittier had of...
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Joe's Anthem Tour: May 2011
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Drive all day, sing before supper, and write about fun at the ballpark before going to bed. That's a snapshot of Joe's typical baseball day during the 2011 season. Track the progress of his trek through 40 states and more than 100 ballparks. Monday, May 30, 2011. Sunday, Sunday: Game 27 in Mississippi. Yes, it was a Sunday afternoon in Jackson, Mississippi, the city of my birth and my childhood and the city where my father had been pastor of one of the largest Baptist churches during those years. When I ...
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Joe's Anthem Tour: September 2013
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Drive all day, sing before supper, and write about fun at the ballpark before going to bed. That's a snapshot of Joe's typical baseball day during the 2011 season. Track the progress of his trek through 40 states and more than 100 ballparks. Saturday, September 7, 2013. Memories and Memorials in Montana: Game 87 in Billings. It’s that simple and certain. Montana's big sky above the Big Hole River. We rose toward earthly orbit, it seemed, on the historic Highway to the Sun in Glacier National Park. We mou...
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Joe's Anthem Tour: Memories and Memorials in Montana: Game 87 in Billings
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Drive all day, sing before supper, and write about fun at the ballpark before going to bed. That's a snapshot of Joe's typical baseball day during the 2011 season. Track the progress of his trek through 40 states and more than 100 ballparks. Saturday, September 7, 2013. Memories and Memorials in Montana: Game 87 in Billings. It’s that simple and certain. Montana's big sky above the Big Hole River. We rose toward earthly orbit, it seemed, on the historic Highway to the Sun in Glacier National Park. We mou...
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Joe's Anthem Tour: Barking at Ghosts: Game 86 in Casper
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Drive all day, sing before supper, and write about fun at the ballpark before going to bed. That's a snapshot of Joe's typical baseball day during the 2011 season. Track the progress of his trek through 40 states and more than 100 ballparks. Wednesday, August 14, 2013. Barking at Ghosts: Game 86 in Casper. The panoramic view from Mike Lansing Field in Casper. On my desk before the tour, Winston. Is chagrinned about our departure. Ceramic water bowls autographed by the Ghosts. Jackson, a golden retriever,...
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Joe's Anthem Tour: September 2011
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Drive all day, sing before supper, and write about fun at the ballpark before going to bed. That's a snapshot of Joe's typical baseball day during the 2011 season. Track the progress of his trek through 40 states and more than 100 ballparks. Saturday, September 10, 2011. Beyond Little League: Game 53 in Williamsport. Even when the Little League World Series is weeks away, the welcome is always present. Indeed, Little League claims to be the world’s largest youth sports organization. Although I would have...
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Joe's Anthem Tour: Kinsellas and Kernels: Game 83 in Cedar Rapids
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Drive all day, sing before supper, and write about fun at the ballpark before going to bed. That's a snapshot of Joe's typical baseball day during the 2011 season. Track the progress of his trek through 40 states and more than 100 ballparks. Friday, July 26, 2013. Kinsellas and Kernels: Game 83 in Cedar Rapids. Driving past Iowa cornfields on our way from one ballpark to another, I recalled scenes from W. P. Kinsella’s magical baseball settings in The Iowa Baseball Confederacy. However, when I arrived at...