{"id":15976,"date":"2020-05-29T09:25:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T15:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=15976"},"modified":"2020-05-23T13:13:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T19:13:18","slug":"its-still-been-a-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/its-still-been-a-while\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Still Been A While"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/NewMarlinsLogod.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14856\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/NewMarlinsLogod.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/NewMarlinsLogod.jpg 400w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/NewMarlinsLogod-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Exactly 8 months since my last baseball game, the longest drought I&#8217;ve experienced since 1998 into 1999, I figured it was a good time to take another look at the last time I saw each of the 30 major league teams. For someone with season tickets to two teams, one in each league, you would think that I would cycle through each team every few years or so. \u00a0And, for the most part, that does seem to be the case. \u00a0I saw 21 of the 30 teams in 2019, going back to 2018, that number jumps to 23.\u00a0 That&#8217;s nearly 77% of the league in the past 2 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>What about those remaining 7 teams? \u00a0The Dodgers, Rays, Braves, and Padres last appeared in 2017, while 2016 takes care of the Reds.\u00a0 I somehow haven&#8217;t seen the Diamondbacks since 2014, despite being inside their home ballpark more recently than that.\u00a0 That leaves the Marlins, who I have somehow not managed to see in person since 2013.\u00a0 Anyway, here&#8217;s a look at each team and the last time I saw them play.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Team Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Date<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Miami Marlins<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">5\/26\/2013<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">5\/10\/2014<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Cincinnati Reds<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">4\/11\/2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">San Diego Padres<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">5\/13\/2017<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Atlanta Braves<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">9\/2\/2017<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">9\/3\/2017<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">10\/19\/2017<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Houston Astros<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">4\/22\/2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Colorado Rockies<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">10\/2\/2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Seattle Mariners<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">4\/6\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">4\/8\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Kansas City Royals<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">4\/15\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Boston Red Sox<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">5\/5\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">5\/5\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Toronto Blue Jays<\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">5\/19\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Baltimore Orioles<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">6\/2\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">New York Yankees<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">6\/15\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">New York Mets<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">6\/22\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Minnesota Twins<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">7\/27\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">7\/28\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">San Francisco Giants<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">8\/8\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">8\/8\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Oakland Athletics<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">8\/11\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Chicago Cubs<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">8\/24\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Washington Nationals<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">8\/24\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Texas Rangers<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">8\/24\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Cleveland Indians<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">9\/5\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Los Angeles Angels<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">9\/8\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; 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