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One of the great benefits of being a ballpark hound is the road trip…How much baseball can you pack into a long weekend? For those of you looking for a great 4 day getaway in the Northeast,here’s an Independence Day bonanza of baseball activity.
- Start your journey with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. They’ve got a doubleheader on Friday against the Syracuse Chiefs,starting at 12:30. Game 1 is peanut free,for those of you with allergies,plus they’re giving away foam Statue of Liberty crowns,and having a fireworks show.
- Saturday,spend the day in the “cradle of liberty”,Philadelphia,PA. Liberty Bell,South Street,and a 7:05 start against the Mets at Citizen’s Bank Park.
- Sunday,head down to Delaware and go see the Wilmington Blue Rocks face off against the Kinston Indians at 1:35. It’s Jetsons tribute day,plus you can have a catch with your kids on the field before the game,and kids run the bases afterwards.
- The Trenton Thunder! You might be an inning or two late,but stay late for yet more fireworks after the 6:05 game
- Sleep in,because you have until 1:05 to make it to Reading for a AA Phillies game against the Connecticut Defenders.
- Wrap it all up in Scranton at 7:05 for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees at 7:05 against the Pawtucket Red Sox. What better way to cap a road trip than a Yanks/Sawx matchup. Wouldn’t you know it? More Fireworks too!
7 Games,6 Parks,4 days. that’s a road trip to remember.
