NYC/Boston/Cooperstown road trip

[DevilRays1969]

My buddy and I are planning a NYC/Boston/Cooperstown road trip next year. We're planning on going for 7 or 8 days--probably 3 days in NYC and 2 each in Boston and Cooperstown. Not sure where we'll be flying into--the Yankees/Red Sox/Mets schedules will determine the order of where we go--but we'll be renting a car for Boston & Cooperstown. Not going to deal with driving/parking in NYC so we'll either pick up the car on the way out of the city or drop it off on the way in depending on whether we hit NYC first or last. As for Boston, again I don't want to deal with driving/parking downtown so we'll probably stay on the outskirts and take public transportation into town. Has anyone done a road trip similar to this? Any relatively inexpensive hotel/restaurant suggestions in NYC, Boston and Cooperstown? And when do the 2007 schedules come out?

Also, as far as tickets, does anyone have favorite seats at Yankee Stadium, Shea or Fenway? Or seats we should avoid at all costs?

[Captain Cold Nose]

My buddy and I are planning a NYC/Boston/Cooperstown road trip next year. We're planning on going for 7 or 8 days--probably 3 days in NYC and 2 each in Boston and Cooperstown. Not sure where we'll be flying into--the Yankees/Red Sox/Mets schedules will determine the order of where we go--but we'll be renting a car for Boston & Cooperstown. Not going to deal with driving/parking in NYC so we'll either pick up the car on the way out of the city or drop it off on the way in depending on whether we hit NYC first or last. As for Boston, again I don't want to deal with driving/parking downtown so we'll probably stay on the outskirts and take public transportation into town. Has anyone done a road trip similar to this? Any relatively inexpensive hotel/restaurant suggestions in NYC, Boston and Cooperstown? And when do the 2007 schedules come out?

Also, as far as tickets, does anyone have favorite seats at Yankee Stadium, Shea or Fenway? Or seats we should avoid at all costs?
I've stayed at the Red Carpet in Cooperstown, just a very short drive from what i guess you would call downtown. A decent cheap hotel.
Dining is fairly cheap, but don't go there expecting the marvelous food and options you'll get in the other locations. There's a seafood restaurant off the lake where you can get lobster extremely cheap, but you shouldn't expect more than you would from any small town, which is precisely what Cooperstown, in all its charms, is. The town practically shuts down after 6.

[RuthMayBond]

My buddy and I are planning a NYC/Boston/Cooperstown road trip next year. We're planning on going for 7 or 8 days--probably 3 days in NYC and 2 each in Boston and Cooperstown. Not sure where we'll be flying into--the Yankees/Red Sox/Mets schedules will determine the order of where we go--but we'll be renting a car for Boston & Cooperstown. Not going to deal with driving/parking in NYC so we'll either pick up the car on the way out of the city or drop it off on the way in depending on whether we hit NYC first or last. As for Boston, again I don't want to deal with driving/parking downtown so we'll probably stay on the outskirts and take public transportation into town. Has anyone done a road trip similar to this? Any relatively inexpensive hotel/restaurant suggestions in NYC, Boston and Cooperstown? And when do the 2007 schedules come out?

Also, as far as tickets, does anyone have favorite seats at Yankee Stadium, Shea or Fenway? Or seats we should avoid at all costs?Thanks, I'll be watching this thread, I'm planning a DC/ Baltimore/ Philly/ NYx2 trip next year. I'd like to know about tickets too. Look in the Yankee forum for their schedule, and as for Boston

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/schedule/tentative.jsp?year=2007&c_id=bos

[NYMets523]

Having no car in NYC is absolutely no problem. The Subway is a great way to get around. Even walking is not too bad.

Shea is outside of Manhattan in Queens and takes about 30 min to get to.
Yankee is in the Bronx which is closer. I haven't been there in years so I can't help you there. I'm not sure if Yankee Stadium offers tours when they're away during the season, but if they do I suggest one. It's a great way to check out the stadium for a cheap price.

Boston is very different from NYC. Difficult to navigate for an out-of-towner and the main transportation (The T) is not that great. It's basically a trolley car that goes above and under ground. It is slow and always packed. Going to a Red Sox game is also rather difficult. Again, I think a tour would be a better option. Cheaper way to see the stadium AND you get to go up on the Green Monster. You're best bet with Boston is actually staying in a hotel in the city and walking to Fenway. Just drive to the hotel and park your car in there the whole stay.

If you really rather avoid staying in Boston, you can always stay in Brookline which is a suburb minutes outside of Boston. They have a lot of cheap hotels because of all the colleges nearby (I suggest the Mariot Courtyard. It's on the main street but you have to turn onto this side street that looks like an alley).

Both NYC and Boston have a lot of good places to eat. Just ask the hotel people and they can give you a great list of places.


About Tickets. Getting good ones to Fenway is tough. The cheapest is standing room or obstructed view ones. Shea is not very difficult but since the Mets have been winning, it will be more difficult in the past years. You still should be able to get decent tickets b/c it can seat 55,000+. Yankee I'm not sure. Might be difficult but if you can get a game against a bad team (like the Royals or D-Rays), shouldn't have much of a problem. If they happen to play the Red Sox (or vice versa when you're in Boston) forget about it.

[bigworm_122]

i stayed in the midtown hotel in boston when i visited, we actually took the "subway" to the game and walked back. it is very affordable, and parking is readily available at the hotel, for $12.00 a night

[RuthMayBond]

i stayed in the midtown hotel in boston when i visited, we actually took the "subway" to the game and walked back. it is very affordable, and parking is readily available at the hotel, for $12.00 a nightI guess that means I go to small towns, since I'm used to free hotel parking :laugh

[bigworm_122]

I guess that means I go to small towns, since I'm used to free hotel parking :laugh

most cities i go to, i alwalys pay to park since parking is so hard to find, the only time i did not ahve to pay was this past year in chicago, i have paid up to $25.00 a night just to park my car

[RuthMayBond]

most cities i go to, i alwalys pay to park since parking is so hard to find, the only time i did not ahve to pay was this past year in chicago, i have paid up to $25.00 a night just to park my carThat makes me feel better since I paid $20 to park in SF a couple blocks from the stadium (and this not at a hotel), although I did get away for free at Oakland and Anaheim :D

[sportslovingwife]

i stayed in the midtown hotel in boston when i visited, we actually took the "subway" to the game and walked back. it is very affordable, and parking is readily available at the hotel, for $12.00 a night


I stayed at The Midtown also. Nice hotel, I guess we got lucky though since we didn't pay for parking there. Walked to and from the stadium.

Karen

[DevilRays1969]

Thanks for all the tips--Midtown hotel in Boston sounds like it's definitely worth looking into. I do have one question for any New York people--Is there train transportation between NYC and the airports in White Plains, Newburgh or Albany? I'm considering flying into one of these airports because it seems rental cars are more expensive at JFK, LGA and EWR.

[sportslovingwife]

Not sure about transportation between those airports and NYC, but wanted to give info on transportation to the stadiums from the city. If you take the 4 train you will get to Yankee Stadium and the 7 will take you to Shea. How you get to those trains will depend on where you stay.

Hope this helps

[DevilRays1969]

Not sure about transportation between those airports and NYC, but wanted to give info on transportation to the stadiums from the city. If you take the 4 train you will get to Yankee Stadium and the 7 will take you to Shea. How you get to those trains will depend on where you stay.

Hope this helps

I've heard about the 7 train ;) (thanks, John Rocker!!) Not sure where in the city I'll be staying--my wife stayed at the New Yorker (midtown near Penn Station) a year or 2 ago and liked it.

[DodgerBlue8188]

I've heard about the 7 train ;) (thanks, John Rocker!!) Not sure where in the city I'll be staying--my wife stayed at the New Yorker (midtown near Penn Station) a year or 2 ago and liked it.

I stayed at the New Yorker two summers ago and last summer I stayed at a Holiday in around mid-town. I prefered the Holiday Inn. I'd like to go on a trip like that but sadly I'm the only one I know that would like to do something like that

[catcher24]

CCN is correct about Cooperstown. I would strongly suggest if you're a AAA member (or know one), get a New York State tour guide to check out the hotels in the area, and make an early reservation. I think everything but the Otesego (spelling?), where the HOF'ers stay during induction week, is basically a motel. No worries about paying for parking!!:clapping But they fill up during the summer because of the museum (two others in addition to the HOF), and because of the lake. Cooperstown itself is a great little village. If you like delis, there is a great one on the main street, just a bit down from the HOF and on the other side. Can't remember the name. Lots of small, cheap diners. Great bakery on the main street (geez, I can't remember if it's called Main Street, but I think it is) if you like that sort of thing for breakfast. And make sure you take the time to walk over to Doubleday Field. Great little ballpark!

[NYMets523]

Thanks for all the tips--Midtown hotel in Boston sounds like it's definitely worth looking into. I do have one question for any New York people--Is there train transportation between NYC and the airports in White Plains, Newburgh or Albany? I'm considering flying into one of these airports because it seems rental cars are more expensive at JFK, LGA and EWR.

Albany is too far. It's quicker to go from Boston to NYC than from Albany to NYC. Newburgh is pretty far out from NYC as well. White Plains isn't a whole lot better.

Getting a flight to Newark and getting a rental there is probably your best bet. It's closer to NYC than JFK and is easier to get a flight to than La Guardia.

Another alternative would be to get a flight to La Guardia and get a car service to take you to your hotel. You really don't need a rental car when you're in NYC. The Subway goes virtually everywhere.

[DevilRays1969]

Thanks for the suggestions--I'm not a AAA member myself but have checked some Cooperstown links on the HOF website (I think one is cooperstown.com). I'm leaning towards taking my trip in April, May or September because hotels/motels definitely are cheaper in Cooperstown (and maybe also in NYC and Boston) and flights are cheaper.

[DevilRays1969]

Albany is too far. It's quicker to go from Boston to NYC than from Albany to NYC. Newburgh is pretty far out from NYC as well. White Plains isn't a whole lot better.

Getting a flight to Newark and getting a rental there is probably your best bet. It's closer to NYC than JFK and is easier to get a flight to than La Guardia.

Another alternative would be to get a flight to La Guardia and get a car service to take you to your hotel. You really don't need a rental car when you're in NYC. The Subway goes virtually everywhere.

We're also going to Cooperstown, and Albany if I'm not mistaken is the closest airport--and Southwest goes there. Might also consider Newburgh because I can fly there on Allegiant or Air Tran for cheap IF there are train connections to NYC. (I'll be renting a car for Cooperstown/Boston but if I start in NYC I won't pick up the car until on the way out of the city or if I end in NYC I'll drop the car off on the way in.

[catcher24]

If you might go to Cooperstown first, you could check Syracuse airport as well. A little farther than going to C-town from Albany, but not too bad, really. Don't know if fares to that location would be cheaper or not. September is a great time to go. I went very early October the last time I went, and it was great. My wife and I shared the Hall with maybe two dozen others. It was almost like a private viewing!

The last time I went to C-town (1993 - far too long ago!)

[DevilRays1969]

Just had a crazy idea--how far is Pittsburgh from Cooperstown? I'd love to see a game at PNC Park. I've got about 8 days budgeted for my trip so I may have to sacrifice a day somewhere but I'd probably skip going to a Met game at Shea to go to PNC.

[Captain Cold Nose]

Just had a crazy idea--how far is Pittsburgh from Cooperstown? I'd love to see a game at PNC Park. I've got about 8 days budgeted for my trip so I may have to sacrifice a day somewhere but I'd probably skip going to a Met game at Shea to go to PNC.
It's about seven to eight hours. Pittsburgh is fairly West in Pennsylvania.

[sportslovingwife]

It's about seven to eight hours. Pittsburgh is fairly West in Pennsylvania.


Correct- I just did a quick city to city drive search and it was 7 1/2 hours

[DevilRays1969]

Correct- I just did a quick city to city drive search and it was 7 1/2 hours

Yikes--further than I thought. Probably going to have to save Pittsburgh for another trip.

[catcher24]

No doubt at least the 7 1/2 hours indicated. I live in western New York (Jamestown), and it's about 5 hours to C-town from here, and about 3 1/2 to Pittsburgh. You'd save some time taking the quick route (not via my hometown,. which isn't in a direct line between the two), but not enough to take it below 7+ hours. It would be a very scenic drive, though!

[DevilRays1969]

Does anyone know when the 2007 schedules come out? That's the one thing I need to plan my trip (okay, that and Southwest booking flights past March).

[hellborn]

When I went to NYC with friends for baseball this past summer, we stayed at the Comfort Inn, right in Flushing's Chinatown. The rates were decent, there was secure parking nearby in case you do have a car (not necessary), it's very close to LaGuardia (5 minute cab ride), and maybe a 15 minute walk to Shea. There is also excellent dining nearby, I highly recommend getting soup dumplings at Joe's Shanghai. Very convenient to the subway for Yankee, too. We were pretty spooked about the idea of staying in the Bronx, and the neighborhood in Flushing was not fantastic, but OK. My friend drove his brand new 350Z, against my recommendation, and he was VERY happy that the parking was guarded 24/7.
If I were heading to Boston and had to worry about having a car, I would pick a hotel near the Alewife station in Cambridge. I know there are a few right off Route 2 practically next to the station, I can help you find the names if needed. I would think that parking would be free there, that area is not incredibly built up. Alewife is the last stop on the red line and you'll have to change to the green at Park St station for Fenway, but it's a piece of cake. I know there is a station called Riverside at the terminus of the green line right off 95/128, but I don't know that area and find that the trains that run from Fenway in that direction after games are very small and make 1000 short stops (they're actually trolley cars that run at street level). Alewife is very close to Harvard, Central, and Kendall, which are all near hopping parts of Cambridge if you like the nightlife, and Park St is underneath the Boston Common and Gardens, which are very close to the Newbury St shopping and pretty close to Govt Center/Faneuil Hall.
Don't know anything about Cooperstown, but I can say that you should not be tempted into crossing through NH and VT to get to upstate NY, unless you want a very long and difficult, though scenic, drive. This is definitely not the way to go at night. Mass Pike/90 might be a total no brainer from Boston, anyway, but I drove 9/101 from NY when I first moved to NH from Chicago and it was just terrible. Looks short on the map, but it took forever and was genuinely scary at night. During the day, the views might be worth it, but plan on it taking quite a while. I would take 90 in a heartbeat either way.

BTW, you can ALWAYS buy tickets on eBay...just might be serious $$$. Fenway is definitely a problem, be prepared to shell out. You'd think that Yankee wouldn't be so bad, but we paid $125/ticket for OK seats to see the Bosox on a Monday night (Beckett gave up 11 runs, thank you so much Josh). Other teams probably wouldn't be so expensive. We easily got tickets for Shea on a Sunday from the Mets website at face value.

[hellborn]

Does anyone know when the 2007 schedules come out? That's the one thing I need to plan my trip (okay, that and Southwest booking flights past March).
I think that the schedules are already out on the teams' official websites...my buddy sent me one for the ChiSox a few weeks ago.

[RuthMayBond]

Does anyone know when the 2007 schedules come out? That's the one thing I need to plan my trip (okay, that and Southwest booking flights past March).Everybody's at least home schedules are out except for Yanks, Mets, Orioles and Cards. Padres & Rockies only have home skeds

[DevilRays1969]

When I went to NYC with friends for baseball this past summer, we stayed at the Comfort Inn, right in Flushing's Chinatown. The rates were decent, there was secure parking nearby in case you do have a car (not necessary), it's very close to LaGuardia (5 minute cab ride), and maybe a 15 minute walk to Shea. There is also excellent dining nearby, I highly recommend getting soup dumplings at Joe's Shanghai. Very convenient to the subway for Yankee, too. We were pretty spooked about the idea of staying in the Bronx, and the neighborhood in Flushing was not fantastic, but OK. My friend drove his brand new 350Z, against my recommendation, and he was VERY happy that the parking was guarded 24/7.
If I were heading to Boston and had to worry about having a car, I would pick a hotel near the Alewife station in Cambridge. I know there are a few right off Route 2 practically next to the station, I can help you find the names if needed. I would think that parking would be free there, that area is not incredibly built up. Alewife is the last stop on the red line and you'll have to change to the green at Park St station for Fenway, but it's a piece of cake. I know there is a station called Riverside at the terminus of the green line right off 95/128, but I don't know that area and find that the trains that run from Fenway in that direction after games are very small and make 1000 short stops (they're actually trolley cars that run at street level). Alewife is very close to Harvard, Central, and Kendall, which are all near hopping parts of Cambridge if you like the nightlife, and Park St is underneath the Boston Common and Gardens, which are very close to the Newbury St shopping and pretty close to Govt Center/Faneuil Hall.
Don't know anything about Cooperstown, but I can say that you should not be tempted into crossing through NH and VT to get to upstate NY, unless you want a very long and difficult, though scenic, drive. This is definitely not the way to go at night. Mass Pike/90 might be a total no brainer from Boston, anyway, but I drove 9/101 from NY when I first moved to NH from Chicago and it was just terrible. Looks short on the map, but it took forever and was genuinely scary at night. During the day, the views might be worth it, but plan on it taking quite a while. I would take 90 in a heartbeat either way.

BTW, you can ALWAYS buy tickets on eBay...just might be serious $$$. Fenway is definitely a problem, be prepared to shell out. You'd think that Yankee wouldn't be so bad, but we paid $125/ticket for OK seats to see the Bosox on a Monday night (Beckett gave up 11 runs, thank you so much Josh). Other teams probably wouldn't be so expensive. We easily got tickets for Shea on a Sunday from the Mets website at face value.

Thanks for the tips. For Boston, I've been looking at either a Motel 6 or Super 8 in Quincy (think that's at the south end of the Red Line). Probably a long way from anything though--I might do better to stay in Cambridge. BTW....hopefully I find a place to stay walking distance from the T but do you have any idea how much it costs to park in a park-&-ride lot?

My friend & I want to do the tourist thing in NYC so I think we're going to stay in the city. Probably fly into NYC, stay there for about 3 days and pick up the rental car on the way out or fly into either Boston or Albany, pick up the car, go to NYC last and drop the car off on the way in.

The only way I'd drive thru NH & VT between Boston & Cooperstown would only be to add them to the list of states I've been to. Looks like pretty much a straight shot on Mass Pike/NYS Thruway (rt. 90).

As for tix...I'm planning to try and get them off ticketmaster if possible. Hopefully we'll know exactly when we're going when single game tix go on sale. I'm just looking for upper deck at Yankee Stadium (because I hear you can't get into Monument Park from the bleachers). At Fenway I really want to get the $27 seats in the left field corner. But I'll settle for bleachers over anything past 1st base.

[hellborn]

Thanks for the tips. For Boston, I've been looking at either a Motel 6 or Super 8 in Quincy (think that's at the south end of the Red Line). Probably a long way from anything though--I might do better to stay in Cambridge. BTW....hopefully I find a place to stay walking distance from the T but do you have any idea how much it costs to park in a park-&-ride lot?
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As for tix...I'm planning to try and get them off ticketmaster if possible. Hopefully we'll know exactly when we're going when single game tix go on sale. I'm just looking for upper deck at Yankee Stadium (because I hear you can't get into Monument Park from the bleachers). At Fenway I really want to get the $27 seats in the left field corner. But I'll settle for bleachers over anything past 1st base.
Alewife parking is $5 for 24 hours. The lot will usually fill up during the morning on work days, but there are always a lot of spots open again when I get there just before 5pm on game days. Security seems to be good in that lot, too.
This hotel is basically next to Alewife...
http://www.cambridgegatewayinn.com/rooms.html .
It has free parking and has rooms for under $100. The area is not beautiful, but you're probably not going to be hanging around there, anyway. You can be in Harvard Square in under 1/2 hour from your room. I'm afraid I don't know anything about Quincy, except that it is pronounced "Quinzey" around here. ????
Things might be better next year since the Bosox didn't have a great year, but their tickets usually sell out in hours. I have a friend who works two phones plus the internet and gets in line in the wee hours, so I don't have to deal with it, but you should probably count on scalping tickets somehow, in person or online. Yankee should be OK if it's not a Bosox game...
Best of luck!

[efin98]

Thanks for the tips. For Boston, I've been looking at either a Motel 6 or Super 8 in Quincy (think that's at the south end of the Red Line). Probably a long way from anything though--I might do better to stay in Cambridge. BTW....hopefully I find a place to stay walking distance from the T but do you have any idea how much it costs to park in a park-&-ride lot?


Quincy is a decent place to stay if that's an option, it's a smaller city than Boston or Cambridge but is worth the additional trip time(about 10-15 more minutes on average to Boston) for the money you save on the hotel room and is convenient to I93/Rt. 3 and I95/Rt. 128 so you can get out of town pretty quick(provided you don't get stuck in rush hour traffic).

Parking at MBTA lots will set you back anywhere between $2-$5 depending on location. They fill up but you should be able to find out online how full the lots are.

As for tix...I'm planning to try and get them off ticketmaster if possible. Hopefully we'll know exactly when we're going when single game tix go on sale. I'm just looking for upper deck at Yankee Stadium (because I hear you can't get into Monument Park from the bleachers). At Fenway I really want to get the $27 seats in the left field corner. But I'll settle for bleachers over anything past 1st base.

You should be able to find seats in the upper deck for a decent price on most days except against the Mets or Red Sox. If you book early enough you might be able to snag really cheap $5 tickets(plus fees/taxes) to the upper deck but they will be against the horrid teams.

The tickets you want for Fenway are usually the last to sell from what I've seen so you should be able to get them. Odds are you will end up with tickets to either the roof deck, bleachers, or grand stand- not bad seats, but not quite what you want.

[efin98]

Alewife parking is $5 for 24 hours. The lot will usually fill up during the morning on work days, but there are always a lot of spots open again when I get there just before 5pm on game days. Security seems to be good in that lot, too.
This hotel is basically next to Alewife...
http://www.cambridgegatewayinn.com/rooms.html .
It has free parking and has rooms for under $100. The area is not beatiful, but you're probably not going to be hanging around there, anyway. You can be in Harvard Square in under 1/2 hour from your room. I'm afraid I don't know anything about Quincy, except that it is pronounced "Quinzey" around here. ????

If parking up there is full there are lots over in Medford at Wellington or Somerville/Boston at Sullivan Square(both on the Orange Line) that are about a 5-10 minute drive from Alewife.

[hellborn]

If parking up there is full there are lots over in Medford at Wellington or Somerville/Boston at Sullivan Square(both on the Orange Line) that are about a 5-10 minute drive from Alewife.
A coworker has told me that there is almost always good parking on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, which is basically just across the Charles from Fenway, but I've never tried it. I did park illegally in an MIT lot for opening day this year, but I needed really detailed directions to find it and don't have them anymore.
I'm usually very happy with parking at Alewife and taking the T, it's safe and easy.

[DevilRays1969]

I stayed at the New Yorker two summers ago and last summer I stayed at a Holiday in around mid-town. I prefered the Holiday Inn. I'd like to go on a trip like that but sadly I'm the only one I know that would like to do something like that

Is that Holiday Inn also known as the Martinique? (33rd & Broadway I think.) I booked it for some co-workers a few years back.

[DevilRays1969]

The latest on my trip (although this could be subject to change) is the week before Labor Day. The tentative schedule I have worked up is as follows:

Saturday 8/25: Fly to New York
Sunday 8/26: Mets vs. Dodgers Time: TBD
Monday 8/26: Sightseeing in NYC
Tuesday 8/27: Yankees vs. Red Sox 7:05 p.m. (Drive part way to Cooperstown after????)
Wednesday 8/28 Cooperstown (or drive to Cooperstown in the a.m.)
Thursday 8/29 Cooperstown
Friday 8/30 Drive to Boston--Red Sox vs. Orioles 7:05 (or Pawsox vs. Scranton)
Saturday 8/31 Red Sox vs. Orioes 7:05
Sunday 9/1 Red Sox vs. Orioles 2:05
Monday 9/2 Fly Home from Boston (or drive or take train to NY & fly home???)

A few questions:

1)Is it more expensive to fly into one city and out of another (i.e. fly into New York and out of Boston)?

2) Getting from NYC to Cooperstown--am I better off renting a car in NYC (say from Enterprise) or would I be better off taking the commuter train upstate and renting a car there? I'm debating renting a car on the way to the Yankee game, going to the game, then driving part way to Cooperstown after the game to save $$ on lodging.

3) When are the NY/Penn league schedules released? Would like to know if the Oneonta Tigers are playing when I'm in Cooperstown (or the Staten Island Yankees or Brooklyn Cyclones when I'm in NYC).

4) And as for NY hotels--I'd mentioned the New Yorker before (wife stayed there in 2005-said it was pretty good) but has anyone had any experience with the Hotel Wolcott or the Hotel Pennsylvania? Good? Bad? They all seem to be in the same general area near MSG & Empire State Building and in same general price range.

[RuthMayBond]

The latest on my trip (although this could be subject to change) is the week before Labor Day. The tentative schedule I have worked up is as follows:

Saturday 8/25: Fly to New York
Sunday 8/26: Mets vs. Dodgers Time: TBD
Monday 8/26: Sightseeing in NYC
Tuesday 8/27: Yankees vs. Red Sox 7:05 p.m. (Drive part way to Cooperstown after????)
Wednesday 8/28 Cooperstown (or drive to Cooperstown in the a.m.)
Thursday 8/29 Cooperstown
Friday 8/30 Drive to Boston--Red Sox vs. Orioles 7:05 (or Pawsox vs. Scranton)
Saturday 8/31 Red Sox vs. Orioes 7:05
Sunday 9/1 Red Sox vs. Orioles 2:05
Monday 9/2 Fly Home from Boston (or drive or take train to NY & fly home???)You're not gonna catch the Phils or Nationals? (last chance to see the Nats in RFK I believe)

<A few questions:

3) When are the NY/Penn league schedules released? Would like to know if the Oneonta Tigers are playing when I'm in Cooperstown (or the Staten Island Yankees or Brooklyn Cyclones when I'm in NYC).>

I don't think they're real quick about it but you can keep checking

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/schedule/index.jsp?sid=l127

[DevilRays1969]

You're not gonna catch the Phils or Nationals? (last chance to see the Nats in RFK I believe)

The way this itinerary works out it would be darn near impossible because of the off day in NY. If I go another time when the Mets and Yankees are home on back to back days anything is possible.

Ideally I'd like for them to both be home at the same time and be able to catch a day game at one ballpark and a night game at another but I doubt that will ever happen. But then again you don't go to New York to just see baseball and nothing else right?

[RuthMayBond]

The way this itinerary works out it would be darn near impossible because of the off day in NY. If I go another time when the Mets and Yankees are home on back to back days anything is possible.I can do that for you if that's what you're looking for

<Ideally I'd like for them to both be home at the same time and be able to catch a day game at one ballpark and a night game at another but I doubt that will ever happen.>

I think the NYPD union would have something to say about that ;)

<But then again you don't go to New York to just see baseball and nothing else right?>

You mean like some guy who went to California to just see baseball and nothing else? :rolleyes: ;)

[sportslovingwife]

Is it more expensive to fly into one city and out of another

You would need to do some research for that. You need to check out the airfare arriving at one and leaving from another, then arriving and leaving from the same. But also, when you price using the same airport- factor in traveling back to that airport. The cost of the rental car and gas and see if it still worth it- provided the airfare is cheaper that way.

I once flew into St Louis and home from Chicago- there was really no difference in airfare if I had flown it and out of one airport. Just do a thorough search of it all.

Karen

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I just did a real quick search for you. Assuming from your name you live in Tampa Bay- I have you leaving there going to JFK and going home from Boston. That ticket was about $250. Arriving and leaving from JFK your ticket would be around $230- $240. I would say leave from Boston to go home.

[catcher24]

But then again you don't go to New York to just see baseball and nothing else right?

That's what I plan on doing. Neither my wife nor I have any interest in going any further into the city than is necessary!

When are the NY/Penn league schedules released? Would like to know if the Oneonta Tigers are playing when I'm in Cooperstown (or the Staten Island Yankees or Brooklyn Cyclones when I'm in NYC).

Like RMB said, probably won't be out until February or March (season doesn't start until mid-June). My hometown Jammers are in the NY-Penn, and the season may be over (or will be very close to over) by the time you get into New York. They normally have their playoffs over the Labor Day weekend.

[RuthMayBond]

Like RMB said, probably won't be out until February or March (season doesn't start until mid-June). My hometown Jammers are in the NY-Penn, and the season may be over (or will be very close to over) by the time you get into New York. They normally have their playoffs over the Labor Day weekend.And I hope my Scrappers give all your teams heck :D :gt

[catcher24]

Posted by RMB:
And I hope my Scrappers give all your teams heck

They always give the Jammers trouble. I can't remember the last time we took a season series from Mahoning Valley!:confused:

[RuthMayBond]

They always give the Jammers trouble. I can't remember the last time we took a season series from Mahoning Valley!:confused:Let's keep it that way :D

[bigworm_122]

Tuesday 8/27: Yankees vs. Red Sox 7:05 p.m. (Drive part way to Cooperstown after????)
Wednesday 8/28 Cooperstown (or drive to Cooperstown in the a.m.)
Thursday 8/29 Cooperstown



i haven't been to cooperstown in about 6-7 years, but it is about a 4 hour drive from the city, and the hall of fame only takes maybe 3 hours at most to go through, and not much else to do there. i have driven from long island, to copperstown and back in the same day.

so 2 full days in cooperstown may be a little much.

so you may be able to add a day to either NYC or BOSTON for sightseeing

[DevilRays1969]

i haven't been to cooperstown in about 6-7 years, but it is about a 4 hour drive from the city, and the hall of fame only takes maybe 3 hours at most to go through, and not much else to do there. i have driven from long island, to copperstown and back in the same day.

so 2 full days in cooperstown may be a little much.

so you may be able to add a day to either NYC or BOSTON for sightseeing

Or squeeze in some games in say Philly or Pittsburgh or maybe Toronto (If I have a passport by then):clapping

[catcher24]

Posted by Bigworm_122
and the hall of fame only takes maybe 3 hours at most to go through, and not much else to do there.

You're kidding, right? I spent a day and a half at the HOF, and still didn't see everything I wanted to. You sound like my nephew - dash in, look around, out again! That's like wolfing down a fantastic gourmet meal in five minutes! The HOF is something to be savored, not devoured in a hurry. Take your time; immerse yourself in the experience.

As far as nothing to do, depends on what interests you. There is a lot to do for those with the right interests. Many intrigueing shops in the village; golf courses in the area; the lake and related activities; as well as the Farmer's Museum and the James Fenimore Cooper Museum. Also wineries in the area.