Scenic Seven takes on MLB
It’s mid-season and baseball fans everywhere know what that means – the annual All-Star Break. For a few short days, all those grassy diamonds will stand empty except for one, when the baseball world looks toward Anaheim for the 81st Annual All-Star Game. Though the game isn’t until Tuesday, a full weekend of events has already kicked off and includes the All-Star Fanfest at the Anaheim Convention Center, a 5K fun run, celebrity softball games and much more. For a complete listing of the events, click here.
Anaheim not in your travel plans this week? Chances are there’s a ballpark within driving distance and since nothing says summer more than a couple of seats in the sun with a hotdog and cold drink in hand, we think you should make a weekend of it when the games resume. Not sure where to go?
Check out one of the Scenic Seven Top Baseball Teams to See in 2010:
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1. Atlanta Braves – America’s team is at the top of their game in 2010. Spend a weekend in a North Georgia Mountains by owner vacation rental and head to Turner Field for an afternoon or evening game and find out what makes Atlanta one of the favorite cities in the South.
2. Cincinnati Reds – The stadium sits along the O-hi-o River, affording a spectacular setting you’ll look enjoy long after the pigs fly home.
3. San Diego Padres – For more on things to do San Diego, click here.
4. A two for one special in the Big Apple - make it a double header weekend in NYC with the Yankees and the Mets, you won’t be sorry.
5. Summer in Minnesota? The temperature is just right and the scenery is pristine, unlike the sweltering temps in much of the country lately.
6. Lebron is making his home in Miami, so why not head there yourself and see what all the hype is about. The Florida Marlins play at home there and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are several hours to the north. We have plenty of by owner vacation rentals to choose from in the Sunshine State.
7. Next week isn’t your only chance to watch America’s past-time in the Anaheim area. With two teams calling the Los Angeles Valley home, it’s easy to take in a game or two. The Los Angeles Dodgers may be the favorite, but the Angels are gaining momentum.
8. And if you’ll indulge me, a Scenic Seven first – we’re including a #8. A piece about baseball just wouldn’t be complete without including Boston’s Fenway Park and the famed Red Sox. If you can get your hands on a ticket, do so, whatever the cost. Get there early, eat your weight in Fenway Franks and take a few photos of the Big Green Monster. It’s truly baseball like no other.
So that’s it for today’s Scenic Seven. Now go ahead and call in sick, book a vacation rental home and enjoy the game. Don’t forget to take a look around during the seventh inning stretch and drink in the summer. It’ll be gone in the blink of an eye.
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One Response to “Scenic Seven takes on MLB”
Julie July 9th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Goooooo Braves!!
