TM: He loves it, but for the most part, one of the road trips was when we went out and did a majority of the California teams, but we’ll do it in conjunction with his passion, which is going to U2 concerts. We will find a U2 concert, and fly in, and then plan a baseball game around the same time the concert is. We’ll do a twofer to satisfy his passions, but at the same time, taking in a game.
LA: And it’s like you’ve both got your obsessions and you accommodate both. I have to say, I do disagree on his U2 obsession, not the biggest fan.
Coming up, what to wear when you want to be loyal to your team, but not annoy everyone you are meeting.
When someone goes to see their team play, they usually wear their team’s shirt, or hat, or something. You’re going to see every team play. What do you wear?
TM: I’m a loyalist to the Braves. I have my old Braves hat that I’ve had for probably twenty-plus years, but for a while I had a T-shirt that just had the Major League Baseball logo on it, so if you don’t know the logo, it’s just a batter swinging and then there’s a baseball down in the logo and it’s red, white, and blue. My shirt, instead of the baseball had a little heart on it, just to show that I was there for the love of the game and for the actual organization.
One time I had a tank top for a few seasons where the shirt itself was glittery and it was a baseball, so it had the baseball red stitches going down it and it was just a white tank. It was just, you wear stuff that shows the love of the game. If I like a shirt when I’m there, I’ll buy it, because I do visit the stores inside. If I’m there to see the Red Sox play the Yankees, obviously that’s a very heated rivalry, so I’m not going to wear…
LA: You’re not taking a side.
TM: Yeah, I’m just going straight baseball. I just love baseball guys.
LA: Neutral. You’re like, “I’m neutral. I’m just here to watch.”
TM: Go teams.
LA: Are there stadiums where you’re like, “This food is actually a real insight into the culture of this place,” or it’s just actually stellar?
TM: I would say food is a pretty huge factor when it comes to stadiums. I will seek out a hot dog just because I feel like that’s how I rank the stadiums.
LA: Wait, I love this. And our social media director, Mercedes Bleth is going to be so obsessed with this. Every city she goes to, she eats a hot dog and she ranks them. You guys should talk.
TM: Yeah, it’s amazing. Pittsburgh just came out with this, I think it’s a bratwurst with some pierogies on it. Texas, they do barbecue and you make sure you pick that up when you get there. Baltimore, make sure that you get some crabs or some fish fry, whatever, Old Bay, whatever you can put Old Bay on, Baltimore wants you to be there for it.
