Mapping the Path

Here is the story @ABCWorldNews did last night on my ballpark and travel journey with my dad as a Father's Day segment. Surreal! #WMWRoadTrip #20ballparks21days abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/fath…

@GoClingstones @synovus ✏️🗒️

ALL NEW IN 2026! 🤤 Our Signature Switch-Up, Triple Play Potatoes, Chicken Cheesesteak, and Peach Hand Pies are just a few of new items at @synovus Park! Which one are you most excited to try? 🍔

@cardsNtrains @jj9892454 Thanks for the tip, Alex! We will be coming from Lexington and won't be crossing any bridges from Indiana, so we're safe there

@MappingThePath @jj9892454 Pro Tip: Avoid the shinny, pretty toll bridge closest to the stadium & take the older one by the Yum! Center. Your debit card will thank you.

I'll get ONE hat when Dad and I visit the @MiLB @LouisvilleBats (@Reds affiliate) on May 9 for Game 6 of our 19-game Southern Baseball Road Trip. Your pick? (Poll in Comments) #SouthernBaseball #19ballparks22days

@wisedrjr @MiLB @LouisvilleBats @Reds @patlarson1 @ItsErikMertens @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @GeorgeFalkowski @milbfanclub @MinorLeagueNerd @JohnnyMilbfan I think that's going to be my choice as well!

@MappingThePath @MiLB @LouisvilleBats @Reds @patlarson1 @ItsErikMertens @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @GeorgeFalkowski @milbfanclub @MinorLeagueNerd @JohnnyMilbfan 3, One of the many teams with a BP hat better than standard hat.

@jj9892454 @MiLB @LouisvilleBats @Reds @patlarson1 @ItsErikMertens @Hatter_up @GeorgeFalkowski @milbfanclub @MinorLeagueNerd @JohnnyMilbfan @wisedrjr Yes! We're doing the Sweet Spot tour and will get to hold some historic bats from their vault.

@MappingThePath @MiLB @LouisvilleBats @Reds @patlarson1 @ItsErikMertens @Hatter_up @GeorgeFalkowski @milbfanclub @MinorLeagueNerd @JohnnyMilbfan @wisedrjr Assume you’ll be hitting Louisville Slugger too. Fun place to visit.

@LouisvilleBats @MiLB @Reds @patlarson1 @ItsErikMertens @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @GeorgeFalkowski @milbfanclub @MinorLeagueNerd @JohnnyMilbfan @wisedrjr It's such a great idea, and so tempting. But I'm already going to come home with 19 hats, one from each ballpark, and the family photos on my office wall are already being overrun by hats from previous road trips!

@MappingThePath @MiLB @Reds @patlarson1 @ItsErikMertens @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @GeorgeFalkowski @milbfanclub @MinorLeagueNerd @JohnnyMilbfan @wisedrjr Why not get them all! 😃

Which hat should I get when we visit the @LouisvilleBats on May 9?

@GeorgeFalkowski @wisedrjr @MiLB @RidgeYaks @RedSox @JohnnyMilbfan @EPro04 @MinorLeagueNerd @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @ItsErikMertens @milbfanclub @patlarson1 The @HCHowlers may be more like your good old days case. As someone who has worked in design for 30+ years (yikes!), I can say that it’s typically more like that two-year project.

@MappingThePath @wisedrjr @MiLB @RidgeYaks @RedSox @JohnnyMilbfan @EPro04 @MinorLeagueNerd @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @ItsErikMertens @milbfanclub @patlarson1 I think it’s all decision by committee now and instead of coming up with a name a logo and a uniform in three or four months like the old days it takes them two years to get everybody’s focus groups engaged.

I'll get ONE hat when Dad and I visit the @MiLB @RidgeYaks (@RedSox affiliate) on May 7 for Game 4 of our 19-game Southern Baseball Road Trip. Your pick? (Poll in Comments) #SouthernBaseball #19ballparks22days

@GeorgeFalkowski @wisedrjr @MiLB @RidgeYaks @RedSox @JohnnyMilbfan @EPro04 @MinorLeagueNerd @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @ItsErikMertens @milbfanclub @patlarson1 Eventually! 😀 I'd love to know what name they chose for 2027 that they had to back away from, pushing the rebrand back to 2028

@MappingThePath @wisedrjr @MiLB @RidgeYaks @RedSox @JohnnyMilbfan @EPro04 @MinorLeagueNerd @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @ItsErikMertens @milbfanclub @patlarson1 Syracuse is up next!

@GeorgeFalkowski @wisedrjr @MiLB @RidgeYaks @RedSox @JohnnyMilbfan @EPro04 @MinorLeagueNerd @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @ItsErikMertens @milbfanclub @patlarson1 I did hear that the Sox encouraged Salem to rebrand

@MappingThePath @wisedrjr @MiLB @RidgeYaks @RedSox @JohnnyMilbfan @EPro04 @MinorLeagueNerd @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @ItsErikMertens @milbfanclub @patlarson1 Tradition lives here!

@wisedrjr @MiLB @RidgeYaks @RedSox @JohnnyMilbfan @EPro04 @MinorLeagueNerd @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @ItsErikMertens @milbfanclub @GeorgeFalkowski @patlarson1 It's pretty nice! It'll be hard for me to resist Mac the Yak, tho...

@MappingThePath @MiLB @RidgeYaks @RedSox @JohnnyMilbfan @EPro04 @MinorLeagueNerd @Hatter_up @jj9892454 @ItsErikMertens @milbfanclub @GeorgeFalkowski @patlarson1 For a new identity I would go with the Home #1, but the Alternate with VA on it is the best of the four.

Which hat should I get on May 7 with the @RidgeYaks?

@bensbiz Otherwise known as carrying a 1.0 BPA

Skenes pitched two games for the Curve and this is the second time the Curve have given away a Skenes bobblehead. He is now averaging one bobblehead per Double-A appearance.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The cap is from the Dublin (CA) Leprechauns of the @PecosLeague — my hometown!

@GoSquirrels @MiLB @Giants @patlarson1 @ItsErikMertens @EPro04 @JohnnyMilbfan @Hatter_up @GeorgeFalkowski @MinorLeagueNerd @wisedrjr @jj9892454 They are all amazing, but that one is leading the voting. We're really looking forward to seeing the new ballpark!

@MappingThePath @MiLB @Giants @patlarson1 @ItsErikMertens @EPro04 @JohnnyMilbfan @Hatter_up @GeorgeFalkowski @MinorLeagueNerd @wisedrjr @jj9892454 Can't go wrong with the new primary logo, but if you'll be here on Cinco de Mayo, Las Ardillas Voladoras is a great option too!

I'll get ONE hat when Dad and I visit the @MiLB @GoSquirrels (@Giants affiliate) on May 5 for Game 2 of our 19-game Southern Baseball Road Trip. Your pick? (Poll in Comments) #SouthernBaseball #19ballparks22days

Tickets acquired! That's all 19! On May 14, Dad & I will be at the brand-new Erlanger Park to see the @ChattLookouts host the @BlueWahoosBBall as Las Montañas de Chattanooga -- Game 10 of our 19-ballpark, 22-day Southern Baseball Road Trip! #SouthernBaseball #19ballparks22days

Which @GoSquirrels hat should I get on May 5?

@jj9892454 @MiLB @wilsonwarbirds @Brewers @kelabration @GeorgeFalkowski @wisedrjr @patlarson1 @Hatter_up @ItsErikMertens @thedadhat216 @JohnnyMilbfan I brought mine to the ballpark 30 years later and got it signed by Muddy.

@MappingThePath @MiLB @wilsonwarbirds @Brewers @kelabration @GeorgeFalkowski @wisedrjr @patlarson1 @Hatter_up @ItsErikMertens @thedadhat216 @JohnnyMilbfan Thought about getting one for years. It took a rebrand announcement & a clearance sale for me to finally get one.

I'll get ONE hat when Dad and I visit the brand-new @MiLB @wilsonwarbirds (@Brewers affiliate) on May 3 for Game 1 of our 19-game Southern Baseball Road Trip. Your pick? (Poll in Comments) #SouthernBaseball #19ballparks22days