Florida Baseball Stadiums - First Week of 2009

During our trip to Florida and cruise, we stopped by the Florida Marlin's stadium. The stadium is called many names including Dolphins Stadium, Pro Players Stadium and the Orange Bowl. When we were driving to our hotel (from Tampa... another Blog post coming) we were part of traffic that was stopped by a motorcade. About a dozen motorcycle police stopped traffic followed by 3 black Suburbans with flashing lights. I was wondering if President Bush or President-Elect Obama were in Florida because I could not figure out who else would warrant this audacious entourage. After the Suburban passed, three busses followed painted in the Florida Gators football colors. The Florida Gators team was staying at the Westin Diplomat... our hotel. Andrew and I rode up the elevator with Tim Tebow, Heisman Trophy winner.

After our cruise, and on our drive back to Tampa from Miami, we stopped off at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Rays who played in the 2008 MLB World Series. The gift shop wasn't open.