The Baseball Fan's Bucket List 162 Things You Must Do, See, Get, and Experience Before You Die

by Santelli, Robert; Santelli, Jenna

• ISBN13: 9780762438556
• ISBN10: 076243855X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-09
• Publisher: Running Press Adult

Summary

The Baseball Fan's Bucket List Presents the ultimate checklist of 162 places, activities, events, games, and items that every baseball fan must see, do, get, and experience before their final inning. Plan to live the baseball life year roundand from coast to coastwith this entertaining and enlightening companion that offers history, facts, and practical information on a cornucopia of items and activities sure to enrich the fan experience.

Author Biography

Robert Santelli‘s first passion is baseball, although he is better known as the New York Times bestselling author of The Bob Dylan Scrapbook and Greetings from E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, among other music titles. He has also written articles for Memories and Dreams, the magazine of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He is the Executive Director of the Grammy® Museum in Los Angeles, and was previously the VP of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. He lives in Los Angeles.

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	p. 8
Take A Baseball Road Trip	p. 14
Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum	p. 16
Go to Opening Day	p. 18
Attend A World Series Game	p. 21
See the Cubs Play at Wrigley Field	p. 22
Watch the Ken Burns Documentary, Baseball	p. 25
See the Red Sox Play at Fenway Park	p. 27
Experience A Hall of Fame Induction Weekend In Cooperstown	p. 30
Play Fantasy Baseball in a Rotisserie League	p. 32
Go to a Major Leagure Baseball All-Star Game	p. 34
Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum	p. 36
Learn to Keep Score	p. 39
See Some Grapefruit League Spring Training Games	p. 41
Watch the Movie, Bull Durham	p. 43
See Some Cactus League Spring Training Games	p. 45
Take a Kid to His or Her First Major League Baseball Game	p. 47
Read the Book, Ball Four	p. 49
Attend a Major League Baseball Fantasy Camp	p. 51
Watch the Movie, the Natural	p. 53
Visit Rickwood Field	p. 55
Watch the Movie, Field of Dreams	p. 57
See the Dodgerso Play at Dodger Stadium	p. 59
Read the Book, the Boys of Summer	p. 61
Own a Baseball Glove	p. 63
See the Yankees Play the Red Sox	p. 65
Go to the College World Series	p. 67
Watch the movie, a League of their Own	p. 70
See the Orioles Play at Oriole Park At Camden Yards	p. 72
Read the Book, Moneyball	p. 74
See the Pirates Play At PNC Park	p. 76
Watch the Documentary, Viva Baseball	p. 78
Watch the Movie, Eight Men Out	p. 80
See the Cardinals Play the Cubs	p. 82
Tour the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory	p. 84
See the Giants Play at at& T Park	p. 87
Attend the World Baseball Classic	p. 89
Read the Book, Baseball: A Literary Anthology	p. 92
See A Triple-A Pacific Coast League Game	p. 93
Watch the Movie, The Rookie	p. 96
See A Triple-A International League Game	p. 97
See the Indians Play at Progressive Field	p. 99
Coach A Season of Little League Baseball	p. 102
Watch the Movie, Fob Love of the Game	p. 104
Own A Piece of Vintage Baseball Clothing	p. 106
Visit the Legends of the Game Museum	p. 108
See the Mariners Play at Safeco Field	p. 110
Learn to Figure Important Baseball Statistics	p. 112
Become A Member of Sabr	p. 114
Visit The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum	p. 115
Go to the Midnight Sun Baseball Classic	p. 118
Play in an Adult Baseball League	p. 120
Attend A Fan Fest	p. 123
Maintain A Baseball Card Collection	p. 124
Watch the Movie, 61*	p. 126
See the Padres Play at Petco Park	p. 128
Attend A Theatrical Production of Damn Yankees	p. 130
Attend the Hall of Fame Classic Weekend in Cooperstown	p. 132
See an Interleague Game	p. 134
See the Dodgers Play the Giants	p. 135
Read the Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti	p. 137
Visit the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center	p. 139
Watch the Movie, Soul of the Game	p. 141
See the Rockies Play at Coors Field	p. 143
Attend the Triple-A all-Star Game	p. 144
See the Mets Play at Citi Field	p. 146
Subscribe to and Read Baseball America	p. 148
See the Yankees Play at Yankee Stadium	p. 150
Catch A Cape Cod League Game	p. 152
Create A Baseball Reference Library	p. 154
Visit Green-Wood Cemetery	p. 156
Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum	p. 71
Own an Autographed Baseball Collection	p. 161
Watch the Movie, Major League	p. 162
Watch the Documentary, the Life and Times of Hank Greenberg	p. 164
See the Brewers Play at Miller Park	p. 166
Watch the Movie, the Pride of the Yankees	p. 168
Visit the Field of Dream Movie Site	p. 170
Attend a Theatrical Production of Bleacher Bums	p. 172
Read the Book, Veeck as in Wreck	p. 173
See the Phillies Play at Citizens Bank Park	p. 175
Read the Book, A False Spring	p. 178
Attend Jackie Robinson Day	p. 179
Own A Copy of the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract	p. 181
Own a Classic Baseball Photograph	p. 183
See the Angels Play at Angel Stadium	p. 185
Learn the Story Behind ôTake Me Out to the Ball Gameö	p. 186
Read the Book, the Glory of their Times	p. 189
Listen to the Great American Baseball Box	p. 190
Start A Baseball Bobblehead Collection	p. 192
See the Cardinals Play at Busch Stadium	p. 194
Attend the Little League World Series	p. 196
See the Rangers Play at Rangers Ballpark	p. 198
Visit Dedeaux Field and the Use Baseball Hall of Fame	p. 200
Read the Book, You Know Me Al	p. 201
Watch the Movie, Bang the Drum Slowly	p. 203
Attend the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture	p. 205
Visit the Bob Feller Museum	p. 206
See an Independent League Game	p. 208
Read the Book, Only the Ball Was White	p. 210
Visit the TY Cobb Musuem	p. 212
Umpire A Baseball Game	p. 214
Join the Baseball Reliquary	p. 216
Watch the Abbott & Costello Skit, ôWho's on First?ö	p. 217
See A Double-A Game	p. 218
See the Royals Play at Kauffman Stadium	p. 219
Own A Piece of Baseball Art	p. 220
Read the Book, Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game	p. 221
See A Durham Bulls Game	p. 222
See the Twins Play at Target Field	p. 223
Listen to Lou Gehrig's Famous Farewell Speech	p. 224
See the Tigers Play at Comerica Park	p. 225
Hit in the Batting Cages	p. 226
Go to an Old Timers' Day	p. 227
Watch the Movie, Sugar	p. 228
Visit the Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame	p. 229
See the White Sox Play at U.S. Cellular Field	p. 230
Play Apba	p. 231
See the Reds Play at Great American Ballpark	p. 232
Play in A Vintage Base Ball League
See the Braves Play at Turner Field
Own A Baseball Antique	p. 236
Read the Book, Shoeless Joe	p. 237
Shop For Baseball Memorabilia in Cooperstown	p. 238
Read the Book, the Summer Game	p. 239
Play Strat-O-Matic Baseball	p. 240
See the Nationals Play at Nationals Park	p. 241
Own A Copy of the Barry Halper Collection of Baseball Memorabilia	p. 242
Host A Minor League Ball Player	p. 243
See the Diamondbacks Play at Chase Field	p. 244
Take in A Local Museum Baseball Exhibit	p. 245
Read the Book, the Teammates	p. 246
Delve Into Some Baseball Scholarship	p. 248
See A Single-A Game	p. 249
Watch the Movie, Fever Pitch	p. 250
Attend the Annual Civil Rights Game	p. 251
See the Astros Play at Minute Maid Park	p. 252
Catch an Arizona Fall League Game	p. 253
Watch the Movie, The Sandlot	p. 254
Throw Out the First Pitch	p. 255
Eat at A Famous Ballplayer's Restaurant	p. 256
Visit the Barnstable Bat Company	p. 257
Take A Baseball Tour of Japan	p. 258
Read the Book, the Science of Hitting	p. 259
See the Blue Jays Play at the Rogers Centre	p. 260
See A Short-Season a League Game	p. 261
See the Marlins Play at Land Shark Stadium	p. 262
Attend the Caribbean Series	p. 263
Fix Up A Baseball Field	p. 264
Visit the Gravesite of Alexander Joy Cartwright, Jr.	p. 265
See the Rays Play at Tropicana Field	p. 267
Read the Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.	p. 268
Watch the Movie, Cobb	p. 269
Visit the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum	p. 270
See A Rookie League Game	p. 271
See the A's Play at the Oakland Coliseum	p. 272
Visit George M. Steinbrenner Field	p. 273
Attend A Negro Leagues Day Celebration and Game	p. 274
Visit the Sports Museum of Los Angeles	p. 275
Visit Bowman Field	p. 276
Catch A Mexican League Game	p. 277
Read Elysian Fields Quarterly	p. 278
Visit Elysian Fields	p. 279
The Checklist	p. 280
Acknowledgements	p. 288
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