Because of their Chicago roots, Alan and Sharon Baranowski of Elburn, Illinois, have always been diehard Cubs fans. They’ve attended games since they were both children, alongside fathers who passed on their love of Wrigley Field and the Cubs. Sharon even started keeping her own scorecards for every Cubs game she attended. She later began […]
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As a Chicago native, Peg Champley has always been a die-hard Cubs fan. Even after she moved to Chester, Virginia, Peg was able to watch the Cubs play against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, about a two-hour drive from her home. Little did she know, her newfound closeness to the Nationals would complicate her […]
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In 1994, now 65-year-old Ron Shufrin of Stoughton, Mass. was looking to go on a baseball trip when he came across an ad for Sports Travel and Tours. He’s been hooked on traveling with the company ever since, going on one or two trips a year. In fact, Ron has gone on so many trips […]
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Jim Dries of Sequim, Washington, has been a tour guide on Sports Travel and Tours’ Windy City Plus trip for several years. If you ask him, Chicago is one of the best cities to visit in the United States. In terms of its baseball merits, Chicago is one of the few cities—along with New York […]
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As Sally Ryen and her husband, Doug, neared retirement age, they talked of the extensive traveling they would do. “My parents have traveled all over the world, and that’s what Doug and I always thought we would do,” says Sally, of Davis, California. But, two years ago, Doug passed away at 59, shortly after their […]
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