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Comment by Mike O. on March 14, 2012 at 8:21pm

Do the Lake Front Brewery Tour......The best beer tour I have been on. They actually let u drink before, during and after the tour. The also have the original slide from the old ball park. I took a tour of Miller Park last summer and for being 10 years old was well maintained. Out of the 12 major league ball parks I have been to Miller Park had the best food and surprisingly the cheapest beer prices....hmmmm

Comment by jvolks (19) on March 11, 2012 at 11:00am

Milwaukee is awesome.  We were there last year.  See if you can go on the Pabst Brewery Tour if you're there on a day that they offer it.  It isn't owned by Pabst anymore, some guy bought it and turned it into a catering hall and offers tours one or' two days a week.  Cincinnatti has a small bar not too far from the stadium, "O'Mally's in the Alley."  Cheap drafts with a local flavor.  We just had sandwiches though.  Cleveland has the Winking Lizard right by Progressive Field.  We're staying at the Raddison that is in walking discance to the field, Rock n Roll HOF and all the great pregame bars and restaurants in Cleveland.  We'll be in Chicago and Cleveland later in August this year for the Yankees on our way back from Denver and Kansas City.  Have fun!

Comment by Paula Vaughnn on March 5, 2012 at 5:31pm

Oh - and about Milwaukee... We were there for game 5 of the NLDS last year, and although our Diamondbacks lost, we still thought Milwaukee was a great baseball town, Brewers fans exceptionally friendly and welcoming, and Miller Park a great venue. 

If you end up staying downtown on your trip, you can get a bus to & from the ballpark from Mo's Irish Pub. http://www.mosirishpub.com/milwaukee/

Comment by Paula Vaughnn on March 5, 2012 at 4:34pm

How cool -- we thought about renting an RV for our trip, but it seems as expensive (possibly even more expensive) than traveling by car and staying in hotels along the way. Am really interested to hear how you like it --  Enjoy your trips !

Comment by Tim Choiniere on March 5, 2012 at 6:33am

Agree with the previous posters.  Been to all of them except Cleveland.

Milwaukee actually lets you tailgate before the games due to the lack of options around. We stayed at a Ramada Inn in downtown. There is a neighborhood with a lot of bars and restaurants (may be called Germantown). We went to the Water St Brewery within here and it was very good.

Pittsburgh - my favorite stadium. Make sure you have time to walk around the stadium and enjoy it. Beforehand, go to Primanti Brothers for dinner. Awesome sandwiches and good beer.  Also, would recommend taking the funicular up Mt Washington for an awesome view of the 3 Rivers and the stadiums. We drove out after the game so I cant help you with a hotel.

 

Cincy - ok stadium but definitely enjoyable.  Didnt go anywhere before or after the game. 

Comment by Thequesters Too on March 3, 2012 at 7:09pm

Ryan,

I agree with Mary on Milwaukee but if I remember correctly there wasn't much around the ballpark to see or do. Chicago doesn't need to be explained.

Now for Detroit I would not recommend hotels near Coamerica because there isn't much going on there after hours. I would suggest however find some alternative location that suits your needs as well as any travelling partners (such as the Ford Museum).

As for Cleveland I usually integrate a trip to either the Rock and Roll museum or the Football HOF down in Canton. If any of those places are on your Radar then I would suggest a hotel closer to those establishments. 

When going to PNC stay in downtown and walk across the bridge to the stadium. It's easy, cheaper than driving and you can have a few without having to worry about the cops. 

Cincy...All I can say it depends on where you are parked. If you're close to the stadium they close the lots at a particular time so the ability to drink after the game is diminished. If further away then you have a better chance on taking your time. However, most of the good drinking establishments around Great America are close by. So, really, it is a double edged sword in Cincy.

The best place on your trip to just go out and enjoy a good game would be Pitt, regardless of how well the team is doing. 

Comment by Mary (17) on March 3, 2012 at 6:52pm

Ryan, both trips sound great, and I can comment more about the second trip. I have not been to Cincy or to White Sox, but can recommend the other parks highly. This will be a very urban trip - don't rent cars as you can get around well on public transportation. In Milwaukee we stayed downtown on Wisconsin Avenue, and there is a public bus out to the game a couple of hours before game time, check the website for the city bus transportation. Sausages, of course, are the thing to eat there. There are several motels \hotels downtown and walking distance to Progressive Field ("the Jake"), so look on Hotels.com. That park has a ballpark mustard that is sold in the team store, and getting a bottle is a great souvenir. For Comerica Park, there is a Hilton Garden Inn about three blocks from the park that is good, and it is also near Greektown, not big but good food, including breakfast. I stayed with relatives in Pittsburgh so can't comment on hotels there, but the park is on an island in the river, so has a great view of downtown. With all of these I strongly recommend that you get to the park as early as possible and walk around to see the sight lines, check out sculptures, displays, etc. If you look on my blog you will see write-ups for Cleveland and Detroit which may give you some more information.