Roadtrips

GAME DAY MEMORIES: Geneva, IL (Kane County Cougars/Class A Midwest League) One of my favorite baseball stories of all time has nothing to do with the game being played on the field but more so tied to my experience in the stands.

As the calendar turns to June, each summer I begin to plan my family’s routes throughout the country for upcoming vacations. And by vacations I mean, unique opportunities for out-of-town baseball.

Growing up watching Chicago Cubs baseball on TV, I always felt jealous of the people who lived off of Waveland Avenue across from the ballpark. I mean, how amazing would it be to have baseball in your backyard?

The first time I stepped foot in Hank Aaron Stadium, the AA home of the Southern League’s Mobile BayBears, it didn’t seem like anything special. In fact that was my first experience in the city of Mobile, Alabama all together.