Thursday, June 18, 2026

Thursday - Giants @ Atlanta RAINOUT

It is 9:30pm Thursday...quick rundown of our day:

Morning - woke up late after long day before.I texted the boss and said I'd meet them...stayed in hotel and relaxed until 11. Nice not to be in a rush.

Then I Ubered to the place they went for lunch - famous Atlanta burger place The Varsity
Then we went to Centennial Park and were let loose for 3 hours in the heat...I did the Atl Skyview
Then I went to a library and hung out .. then back to the bus, the game was rained out so we went back  to the hotel...the boss ordered Dominos pizza and that was the day 

It sounds like a bad day and it was...but I got to sleep late, and we stayed at the same hotel for two nights - that is a treat.

Tmrw bus leaves at 8:30 for a 4+ hour trip to Tampa Bay for the Nationals v Rays.

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A very hard long day yesterday including a plane after the Houston Astros game to Atlanta.

I lot of trouble finding our bus...Atlanta Airport had shuttle problems so we had a long walk to the bus...we got into our hotel at 12:30...Time change caused me to wake up late...so I bowed out of the bus and will Uber to meet the group at lunch.

The two games we have seen so far have bee good especially yesterday - the Astros beat the tigers.

This is all about walking into each park for the game...the buzz...all these parks are new to me. The tour people are %50 non-baseball knowledgeable...so I have trouble finding someone to talk baseball with.

But still a unique fun experience if you remove all the logistics and packing/unpacking/late night/early morning hotels...all good.

I don't have much time to send pictures here....I'll try and update eventually

Meanwhile the Knicks Parade is going on now in NYC!!

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Day 1&2 Typing from the bus

 
Sorry - no way to type on the bus...so I did this
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Trying to use my phone microphone from the bus three hour trip to Houston Tigers tonight after that go to the airport fly.
Trying to use my phone microphone from the bus three hour trip to Houston Tigers.
After that go to the airport fly last night in Texas Rangers stadium team. Rangers got killed Minnesota Twins two I got so bad back to pitch the last.
The mic dictation isn’t working out so typing
45 people on a comfortable bus. He is playing baseball video same ones from my last trip. Now it’s “Angels in the outfield” Danny Glover Tony Danza but a bad movie 

Ok hopefully I’ll be able to post something when we get to Atlanta. 

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Monday, June 15, 2026

Beginning 6/15/2026 Texas Two Step tour

I'm sitting in my hotel room in Irving Texas - travel day. I took Southwest from LGA to Love airport in Dallas. We start the tour tomorrow morning. 
My friend from prior tours Richard Majors is here...he is coming from the previous two tours.
When I got here I worked out in the hotel gym and did short laps in the hotel pool.
Next I'm going to walk to CVS and a Mexican restaurant 1/2 mile away...but Richard is injured and can't walk.
Then the group "registers" in the morning and I pick out my bus seat

PDF from our tour guide Steve Thieme:

Please plan to arrive in Dallas on Monday, June 15. Please use Uber or Lyft to get to the Host Hotel as there is no shuttle running from DFW or LOV airport. DBT credited your group with a $40 voucher. The
Tour will end at the SpringHill Suites in Denver after the Rockies game. You can schedule a shuttle at the front desk for your ride to the airport. If you have any questions pre-Tour, please give Steve Thieme a
call or text at 260-517-9463. Thanks!
Date Events Game Hotel
Monday, June 15, 2026 Check into Host Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites 701 West Airport Freeway, Irving, TX 75062 ---
Hampton Inn & Suites Irving Hwy 183
701 W. Airport Fwy.
Irving, TX 75062
(214) 851-1050
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Registration in the lobby of the Host Hotel at 9am followed by departure for sightseeing at the
Dealey Plaza and the Fort Worth Stockyards; pre-game tour of Globe Life Field at 3:15pm CDT
followed by game at 7:05pm CDT
Twins at Rangers
Hampton Inn & Suites
623 Bryant's Way
Corsicana, TX 75109
(903) 872-2238
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Morning departure for Houston; game at 1:10pm CDT followed by 7:25pm CDT evening flight
to Atlanta via Southwest Airlines with an anticipated landing time of 10:30pm EDT
Tigers at Astros
Holiday Inn Express Atlanta Airport-College Park
4601 Best Road
College Park, GA 30337
(404) 761-6500
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Morning departure for sightseeing in Atlanta at Hank Aaron's Homerun Wall, MLK's Birthplace
& Museum, and Centennial Olympic Park; sightseeing at the Battery followed by game at
7:15pm EDT
Giants at Braves
Holiday Inn Express Atlanta Airport-College Park
4601 Best Road
College Park, GA 30337
(404) 761-6500
Friday, June 19, 2026 Morning departure for St. Petersburg and Tropicana Field; game at 7:10pm EDT Nationals at Rays
Best Western Plus Ambassador Suites Venice
400 Commercial Court
Venice, FL 34292
(941) 480-9898
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Morning departure for Miami; late lunch and sightseeing at Miami Beach followed by game at
4:05pm EDT Giants at Marlins
Fairfield by Marriott MIA/South
4101 NW 11th Street
Miami, FL 33126
(786) 456-2100
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Travel day to Denver; 4:15pm EDT flight to Denver via Southwest Airlines with an anticipated
landing time of 6:35pm MDT
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SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver Airport
18350 E 68th Avenue
Denver, CO 80249
(303) 371-9400
Monday, June 22, 2026 Morning departure for Denver and a private group tour of Coors Field at 11am followed by
lunch and sightseeing; game at 6:40pm MDT Red Sox at Rockies
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver Airport
18350 E 68th Avenue
Denver, CO 80249
(303) 371-9400
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Fly home from Denver!