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No More Waiting For the Wonder of Wimbledon

June 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM | 0 Comments

In case you didn't notice, the annual tennis extravaganza that is Wimbledon started on Monday, but don't fret as the best is still to come. This year's championships culminate on July 5, so there's still almost two full weeks of Wimbledon action to entertain us.

If you're lucky enough to be in London and are keen to head along to eat strawberries and cream (and watch a match or two), the good news is it is never too late. Wimbledon always keeps some tickets to sell on the morning of the match—at least 500 tickets for the three main courts await the firstcomers at the turnstiles each day, apart from the final days.

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Albuquerque's Top Of The Line Stadium Welcomes Manny Ramirez

June 23, 2009 at 12:13 PM | 2 Comments

Baseball fans in Albuquerque are in store for more excitement tonight than the usual t-shirt cannons or wacky mascot antics. Manny Ramirez, of steroid-suspension fame, is making his first rehabilitation appearance tonight for the Isotopes. We’re thinking that a capacity crowd of over 13,000 will be on hand to catch a glimpse of the MLB star, and maybe even cheer him on.

Even if you don’t get to see Manny tonight, the park and its team have a lot to offer. After all, they are the AAA affiliate of the LA Dodgers, so the stadium obviously needs to be pretty close to what one would expect from a big league experience. Isotopes Park was designed by HOK Sport, the go-to guys for stadium construction, so the place does not disappoint.

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Dodger Stadium Keeps It Old School

June 17, 2009 at 4:09 PM | 1 Comment

While Los Angeles is busy celebrating their NBA Champions, The Lakers, with a parade in downtown today, we've got our sights on the city's next hopeful champions-- The LA Dodgers. The Dodgers took a hit earlier in the season when superstar hitter Manny Ramirez was suspended for 60 games over questionable drug use but the team has actually held their own this season.

They are currently the best team in the baseball and the town's hoping they can keep it up all the way through November. Which is why a trip to Dodger Stadium will be worth your while this summer.

Dodger Stadium is a completely different pace from the new Yankee Stadium. It's currently the league's third oldest ballpark, having been first constructed in 1959. Despite its years, it doesn't feel run-down thanks to a bunch of recent small-scale renovations like replacing all the stadium seats in 2005.

And while Dodgertown is close to downtown Los Angeles, the ballpark sits on nearly 360 acres in Chavez Ravine. In overdeveloped Los Angeles, this huge an amount of space for a ballpark is both unusual and sacred. Plus, Dodger Stadium keeps it old school with its corporate-free name. No First Mutual Bank of North Washington Citi America bank name here.

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While Kobe Hits the Beach, LeBron Does DC

June 16, 2009 at 10:27 AM | 0 Comments

NBA Finals Kobe Bryant may be chilling out in Cabo this week, but basketball's erstwhile king is taking a meeting with the president.

LeBron James, last seen exiting the Eastern Conference Finals in quite a hurry, was in DC last night to take in a screening of More Than a Game at the opening night of the SilverDocs Documentary Film Festival. Kristopher Belman’s movie follows five promising young ballers from Akron, Ohio, one of whom just happens to grow up and become the greatest player of his generation (Kobe might argue that title is still pending).

And while LeBron still doesn't have that championship trophy, that didn't stop him from swinging by the White House to chat with Barack Obama for a few.

Of course basketball fans immediately wondered whether the future free agent had a good enough time in the nation's capital to consider a move there next year—can we expect a swing through New York on the way back, LeBron?

Related Stories:
· Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James meets with President Barack Obama, attends premiere of documentary "More Than A Game" [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
· Kobe Will Brave Swine Flu for Cabo Vacation [Jaunted]
· The Obamas Take Paris: A Guide To Their Family Weekend Getaway [Jaunted]

[Photo: Bettor's Edge]

Pig Out At Baseball Buffets At Big League Parks Across The Country

June 10, 2009 at 10:02 AM | 0 Comments

Just like going to the movies, the price of attending a Major League Baseball game has slowly crept up over the years. After paying for tickets, parking, and the mandatory two beers, you usually don’t have much left over for chow. Thankfully, there’s several ballparks offering baseball buffets. For a reasonable price, you get a decent game ticket and enough hot dogs, popcorn, and soda to eat yourself sick. Here’s a couple of teams who have transformed their stadiums into places we wouldn't mind getting indigestion.

The Baltimore Orioles have one of the finest stadiums in the whole league; after all, they pretty much started the whole retro-design thing. For only $40 in advance, you’ll get a ticket to Club Level seating along with access to an all-you-can-eat spread.

The O’s offer hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, nachos, soda, and ice cream to finish everything off. Of course beer isn’t free, but you won’t have room for it anyway. Tickets to “prime games” start at $55—like when the Yankees are in town on a Saturday night.

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Motown And The Steel City Hit The Ice For The Stanley Cup

June 4, 2009 at 1:33 PM | 0 Comments

The Stanley Cup Finals are in full swing this week, as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings hit the ice to battle for one of the sporting world’s most famous trophies. The Penguins may have next generation stars like Sidney Crosby, but the Red Wings know what they are doing and handed the Penguins a defeat in last year’s finals.

Both cities follow their teams closely, so most eyes will be focused on the ice. However, if you feel the need to wander, here’s what each arena has to offer for those less interested in the game.

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Catch The Bi-Coastal Arena Action of the NBA Finals

June 3, 2009 at 2:09 PM | 0 Comments

This Thursday, the Orlando Magic and LA Lakers will take to the court in Los Angeles to battle it out for the title of this year’s NBA champion. Many are already predicting that the Lakers will finish off the Magic without a problem, but after the Magic handled LeBron James and his Cavaliers, we’ll have to just wait and see.

If you’re lucky enough to have tickets to any of the games, we’ve got a little arena rundown for you, just so you know where to go if the game becomes a blowout.

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Ten-Cent Hot Dogs and Major League Amenities at Columbus' New Stadium

May 28, 2009 at 10:07 AM | 0 Comments

If time and tickets are too tight to make it around all of Ohio’s major league ballparks, then we recommend zeroing in on a trip to the new home of the Columbus Clippers. After teaming up with 360 Architecture and shelling out about $55 million, the new Huntington Park recently opened for all to enjoy in the Arena District of downtown Columbus.

The stadium is huge with three different levels to explore, plenty space for the 10,000 fans in attendance to spread out and order hot dogs without hitting someone in the face. Of course the most rowdy fans will likely be getting down to business in one of the park’s three bars. Our pick is the Roof Top Bar on the left field building; unfortunately for you may have to slightly sacrifice your view of the high-def scoreboard for some beers here.

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Vancouver Cracks Down on Olympics Ticket Resales

May 27, 2009 at 12:48 PM | 0 Comments

It's certainly not too early to start thinking about travel to next year's Winter Olympics, which take over Vancouver in February 2010. Just make sure you know who you're buying tickets from.

Olympic organizers recently filed suit in a Canadian court seeking to stop the website RoadTrips.com from reselling tickets to the Winter Games. A similar suit earlier this year tried to stop Coast2Coast Tickets from doing the same thing. The groups buy up event tickets and then sell them as part of larger Olympics travel packages, a practice organizers are seeking to crack down on.

While these brokers claim their sales are legit, we'd say the safest bet is to stick to official tix. The next phase of event tickets go on sale June 6 via the Olympics website.

Related Stories:
· Vancouver 2010 [Official Site]
· Olympic organizers sue travel company [The Canadian Press]
· Looking Ahead To The 2010 Vancouver Olympics [Jaunted]

[Photo: jeffwilcox]

Baseball Mancation Planning Made Easy

May 13, 2009 at 11:15 AM | 0 Comments

It may be one of the most cliché travel goals, but the idea of visiting every major league baseball stadium in the country is something so very appealing and American. However, we’ve only been to like five or six, so we certainly have a lot of work ahead of us. If you also want to bring your numbers up, then we recommend checking out what Roadtrips has to offer. They specialize in getting you and your crew to any number of sports destinations, including the Olympics, the World Cup, auto racing, and the usual big four.

With the baseball season now fully underway, Roadtrips is offering up some special rates for their summer packages. For those interested in attending this year’s All Star Game in St. Louis, they’ve already planned your vacation for you. Tickets, accommodations, and even a gift package are included, so you can start drinking as soon as you arrive at Busch Stadium and not worry about your seats. Rates for this package start at a slightly pricey $1575 per person, but at least you don’t have to deal with the scalpers.

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Jimmy Buffet Gets Drunk on the Miami Dolphins

May 11, 2009 at 10:06 AM | 0 Comments

We knew Floridians had an extra special place in their hearts for Jimmy Buffett's beach bum tunes, but this is taking it to the extreme. To honor LandShark Lager, a beer produced by Buffet's Margaritaville brand, the Miami Dolphins football team has just renamed their home field LandShark Stadium.

Reportedly, Buffett will help finance the deal by performing at the stadium for little or no cost. At a kickoff concert this weekend, Buffet unveiled "FINS," a song he wrote for the Dolphins—no word on whether that was part of the contract.

This brings a whole new chapter to the saga of building naming rights. It looks like the once highly-debated rights are not the hot commodity they once were. We all still remember a couple years ago when Citigroup shelled out $400 million for naming rights on the Mets' new stadium and now the going price on a stadium is a few free Buffet tickets. What's next? Will we be heading to games at Jessica Simpson Field at Cowboys Stadium? In any case, you can now sing "Cheeseburger in Paradise" loud and strong while in the concessions line at the Dolphins stadium.

Related Stories:
· New name for home of Dolphins and UM: LandShark Stadium? [Sun Sentinel]
· Buffett rocks Dolphins’ LandShark Stadium [Yahoo]
· Jimmy Buffett Busted For X in France [Jaunted]

[Photo: LandShark Stadium]

Hot Peanuts and Beer at the Seattle Mariners Safeco Field

May 7, 2009 at 4:48 PM | 1 Comment

This week Jaunted editor Juliana will be sharing her experiences from a recent field trip to Seattle where she wasn't afraid to do all the touristy things in town. Any questions or tips? Let us know.

We're big fans of checking out the local sports scene when visiting new cities. Going to games gives you an experience that lasts a few hours (while sitting down), involves drinking beer, eating hot peanuts and being loud. Plus it's a great way to see how the locals take pride in their hometown. And it's the one place where you won't feel like a total tourist.

So when we visited Seattle and learned that the Seattle Mariners were playing the Oakland A's, we bought some tickets.

This being rainy Seattle, Safeco Field (Pronounced: Safe-Co) has a retractable roof that covers, but doesn't enclose, the ballpark. The night game we attended was during a downpour so the roof was up which kept everyone nice and dry but it was still cold. Luckily we had with us a hat and the aforementioned hot peanuts and beer.

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