Thursday, June 2, 2016

MiLB logo baseballs

In 2012, my employer went through a long process of testing an accounting software with the goal of implementing it company-wide later in the year.  I was chosen to be part of the team that would be doing the testing.

Testing was done at the company's HQ in Horsham, PA.  Altogether, I spent 14 weeks there having accumulated 11 round-trip flights between Toronto and Newark.  Fast forward to 2016 and the company still hasn't made the switch to the new software.

Anyways, having lots of free time in the evenings allowed for a lot of sight seeing around Philadelphia, shopping and baseball games.  During one six-week stretch I attended six games in different minor league parks that were located within a short driving distance from my hotel in Willow Grove.  I left each game with souvenirs that included baseballs with team logos and t-shirts etc.

In the four years since I've managed to only acquire two more baseballs via family members (Lansing and Asheville) and one in person (Buffalo).  That's 9 down, 160+ to go.  I've never thought to seriously pursue this more mainly because majority of teams do not ship to Canada and if they do, the cost would be unreasonable.

Below the photo is a complete list of what I own (listed by state).


DELAWARE
Wilmington BlueRocks (5/22/12)

MARYLAND
Aberdeen IronBirds (6/22/12)

MICHIGAN
Lansing Lugnuts

NEW JERSEY
Lakewood BlueClaws (6/25/12)
Trenton Thunder (5/31/12)

NEW YORK
Buffalo Bisons (5/17/15)

NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville Tourists

PENNSYLVANIA
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (5/16/12)
Reading Phillies (5/15/12)