I love baseball, and I love to travel and watch baseball. I’ve been to two-thirds of the 30 major league ballparks — and I’ve also been to four ballparks which are no longer used for baseball (Astrodome, Arlington Statium, Candlestick Park and Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium).

You’re going to see photos of mine from 16 of the 20 parks (primarily because I didn’t have a digital camera when I went to Coors Field, Comerica Park, McAfee Coliseum or Yankee Stadium). I hope you enjoy, and I hope this gets you in the mood for baseball. — John Royal

This article appears in Mar 27 – Apr 2, 2008.

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