The Baseball Fan's Bucket List: 162 Things You Must Do, See, Get, and Experience Before You Die
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The Baseball Fan's Bucket List: 162 Things You Must Do, See, Get, and Experience Before You Die
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| ISBN-13: | 9780762438556 |
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| Publisher: | Running Press Book Publishers |
| Publication date: | 03/09/2010 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
Jenna Santelli is a freelance writer and photographer whose love of baseball matches her father Robert's. She lives in Salt Lake City.
Table of Contents
Introduction 8
1 Take A Baseball Road Trip 14
2 Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 16
3 Go to Opening Day 18
4 Attend A World Series Game 21
5 See the Cubs Play at Wrigley Field 22
6 Watch the Ken Burns Documentary, Baseball 25
7 See the Red Sox Play at Fenway Park 27
8 Experience A Hall of Fame Induction Weekend In Cooperstown 30
9 Play Fantasy Baseball in a Rotisserie League 32
10 Go to a Major Leagure Baseball All-Star Game 34
11 Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 36
12 Learn to Keep Score 39
13 See Some Grapefruit League Spring Training Games 41
14 Watch the Movie, Bull Durham 43
15 See Some Cactus League Spring Training Games 45
16 Take a Kid to His or Her First Major League Baseball Game 47
17 Read the Book, Ball Four 49
18 Attend a Major League Baseball Fantasy Camp 51
19 Watch the Movie, the Natural 53
20 Visit Rickwood Field 55
21 Watch the Movie, Field of Dreams 57
22 See the Dodgerso Play at Dodger Stadium 59
23 Read the Book, the Boys of Summer 61
24 Own a Baseball Glove 63
25 See the Yankees Play the Red Sox 65
26 Go to the College World Series 67
27 Watch the movie, a League of their Own 70
28 See the Orioles Play at Oriole Park At Camden Yards 72
29 Read the Book, Moneyball 74
30 See the Pirates Play At PNC Park 76
31 Watch the Documentary, Viva Baseball 78
32 Watch the Movie, Eight Men Out 80
33 See the Cardinals Play the Cubs 82
34 Tour the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory 84
35 See the Giants Play at at& T Park 87
36 Attend the World Baseball Classic 89
37 Read the Book, Baseball: A Literary Anthology 92
38 See A Triple-A Pacific Coast League Game 93
39 Watch the Movie, The Rookie 96
40 See A Triple-A International League Game 97
41 See the Indians Play at Progressive Field 99
42 Coach A Season of Little League Baseball 102
43 Watch the Movie, Fob Love of the Game 104
44 Own A Piece of Vintage Baseball Clothing 106
45 Visit the Legends of the Game Museum 108
46 See the Mariners Play at Safeco Field 110
47 Learn to Figure Important Baseball Statistics 112
48 Become A Member of Sabr 114
49 Visit The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum 115
50 Go to the Midnight Sun Baseball Classic 118
51 Play in an Adult Baseball League 120
52 Attend A Fan Fest 123
53 Maintain A Baseball Card Collection 124
54 Watch the Movie, 61* 126
55 See the Padres Play at Petco Park 128
56 Attend A Theatrical Production of Damn Yankees 130
57 Attend the Hall of Fame Classic Weekend in Cooperstown 132
58 See an Interleague Game 134
59 See the Dodgers Play the Giants 135
60 Read the Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti 137
61 Visit the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center 139
62 Watch the Movie, Soul of the Game 141
63 See the Rockies Play at Coors Field 143
64 Attend the Triple-A all-Star Game 144
65 See the Mets Play at Citi Field 146
66 Subscribe to and Read Baseball America 148
67 See the Yankees Play at Yankee Stadium 150
63 Catch A Cape Cod League Game 152
69 Create A Baseball Reference Library 154
70 Visit Green-Wood Cemetery 156
71 Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum 71
72 Own an Autographed Baseball Collection 161
73 Watch the Movie, Major League 162
74 Watch the Documentary, the Life and Times of Hank Greenberg 164
75 See the Brewers Play at Miller Park 166
76 Watch the Movie, the Pride of the Yankees 168
77 Visit the Field of Dream Movie Site 170
78 Attend a Theatrical Production of Bleacher Bums 172
79 Read the Book, Veeck as in Wreck 173
80 See the Phillies Play at Citizens Bank Park 175
81 Read the Book, A False Spring 178
82 Attend Jackie Robinson Day 179
83 Own A Copy of the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract 181
84 Own a Classic Baseball Photograph 183
85 See the Angels Play at Angel Stadium 185
86 Learn the Story Behind ?Take Me Out to the Ball Game? 186
87 Read the Book, the Glory of their Times 189
88 Listen to the Great American Baseball Box 190
89 Start A Baseball Bobblehead Collection 192
90 See the Cardinals Play at Busch Stadium 194
91 Attend the Little League World Series 196
92 See the Rangers Play at Rangers Ballpark 198
93 Visit Dedeaux Field and the Use Baseball Hall of Fame 200
94 Read the Book, You Know Me Al 201
95 Watch the Movie, Bang the Drum Slowly 203
96 Attend the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture 205
97 Visit the Bob Feller Museum 206
98 See an Independent League Game 208
99 Read the Book, Only the Ball Was White 210
100 Visit the TY Cobb Musuem 212
101 Umpire A Baseball Game 214
102 Join the Baseball Reliquary 216
103 Watch the Abbott & Costello Skit, ?Who's on First?? 217
104 See A Double-A Game 218
105 See the Royals Play at Kauffman Stadium 219
106 Own A Piece of Baseball Art 220
107 Read the Book, Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game 221
108 See A Durham Bulls Game 222
109 See the Twins Play at Target Field 223
110 Listen to Lou Gehrig's Famous Farewell Speech 224
111 See the Tigers Play at Comerica Park 225
112 Hit in the Batting Cages 226
113 Go to an Old Timers' Day 227
114 Watch the Movie, Sugar 228
115 Visit the Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame 229
116 See the White Sox Play at U.S. Cellular Field 230
117 Play Apba 231
118 See the Reds Play at Great American Ballpark 232
119 Play in A Vintage Base Ball League
120 See the Braves Play at Turner Field
121 Own A Baseball Antique 236
122 Read the Book, Shoeless Joe 237
123 Shop For Baseball Memorabilia in Cooperstown 238
124 Read the Book, the Summer Game 239
125 Play Strat-O-Matic Baseball 240
126 See the Nationals Play at Nationals Park 241
127 Own A Copy of the Barry Halper Collection of Baseball Memorabilia 242
128 Host A Minor League Ball Player 243
129 See the Diamondbacks Play at Chase Field 244
130 Take in A Local Museum Baseball Exhibit 245
131 Read the Book, the Teammates 246
132 Delve Into Some Baseball Scholarship 248
133 See A Single-A Game 249
134 Watch the Movie, Fever Pitch 250
135 Attend the Annual Civil Rights Game 251
136 See the Astros Play at Minute Maid Park 252
137 Catch an Arizona Fall League Game 253
138 Watch the Movie, The Sandlot 254
139 Throw Out the First Pitch 255
140 Eat at A Famous Ballplayer's Restaurant 256
141 Visit the Barnstable Bat Company 257
142 Take A Baseball Tour of Japan 258
143 Read the Book, the Science of Hitting 259
144 See the Blue Jays Play at the Rogers Centre 260
145 See A Short-Season a League Game 261
146 See the Marlins Play at Land Shark Stadium 262
147 Attend the Caribbean Series 263
148 Fix Up A Baseball Field 264
149 Visit the Gravesite of Alexander Joy Cartwright, Jr. 265
150 See the Rays Play at Tropicana Field 267
151 Read the Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. 268
152 Watch the Movie, Cobb 269
153 Visit the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 270
154 See A Rookie League Game 271
155 See the A's Play at the Oakland Coliseum 272
156 Visit George M. Steinbrenner Field 273
157 Attend A Negro Leagues Day Celebration and Game 274
158 Visit the Sports Museum of Los Angeles 275
159 Visit Bowman Field 276
160 Catch A Mexican League Game 277
161 Read Elysian Fields Quarterly 278
162 Visit Elysian Fields 279
The Checklist 280
Acknowledgements 288