travel

  • Terry’s Travels: Salt City – Syracuse Mets

    Terry’s Travels: Salt City – Syracuse Mets

    Some fast facts from our quick stop in Syracuse, NY: The Syracuse Mets are a Minor League Baseball team based in Syracuse, New York, and they serve as the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. Since rebranding from the Syracuse Chiefs in 2019, the team has embraced its connection to the big-league Mets, giving… Read more

  • Terry’s Travels: The Ballad of El Gordo – Hill City Howlers (Lynchburg, VA 4/11/26)

    Terry’s Travels: The Ballad of El Gordo – Hill City Howlers (Lynchburg, VA 4/11/26)

    What was sure to be an extraordinary night, getting to sit in a Sky Box, and getting to chat with Jason Prill (Howlers director of broadcasting and media relations) about all the fun stuff the Howlers have going on (Watch the Full Interview here), became so much more unforgettable than we could ever have imagined,… Read more

  • Terry’s Travels: The First Flight With the Flying Squirrels (Stadium Speed Run #1 – Richmond, VA 4/10/26)

    Terry’s Travels: The First Flight With the Flying Squirrels (Stadium Speed Run #1 – Richmond, VA 4/10/26)

    On April 10th, 2026, we took a trip out to Richmond, Virginia, not only to see the Flying Squirrels and the new “Carmax Park”, but actually, primarily, to see “The Diamond” next door before its destruction. Anyway, Once we conquered our first seemingly impossible task (finding a parking spot), we made our way across the… Read more

  • The Archives: (2019 Summer Tour) – The Orchard: How to get into a baseball game with a piece of paper and a pen – Fort Wayne TinCaps

    The Archives: (2019 Summer Tour) – The Orchard: How to get into a baseball game with a piece of paper and a pen – Fort Wayne TinCaps

    View the full photo gallery! The Fort Wayne Tin Caps, a reference to the (apparent) one time area local, Johnny Appleseed, have a very modern ballpark in Parkview Field. Located in the prime of Fort Wayne, I believe this is the type of location all city slicker MiLB teams (such as the Charlotte Knights) are… Read more

  • New Thing-a-day: the New York Islanders Mascot is a….Dragon?

    New Thing-a-day: the New York Islanders Mascot is a….Dragon?

    So, if you didn’t know, or knew and were wondering the correlation, the New York Islanders (NHL) Mascot is Sparky the Dragon. In order to answer the question as to why, we have to cover some unrelated history (at the time), and answer the question of “when” they adopted the Dragon as their mascot. After… Read more

  • Terry’s Travels – 4/3/26 – Columbus Clippers (Columbus, OH)

    Terry’s Travels – 4/3/26 – Columbus Clippers (Columbus, OH)

    On April 3rd, 2026, Terry and our crew headed Down to Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio for some Triple-A baseball action between the Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Guardians) & Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh Pirates). This trip also marks stop #1 on our quest to see all the Guardians affiliates in less than a Month! In what was… Read more

  • Boomin’ Birthday Bash – Columbus Blue Jackets vs Utah Mammoth

    Boomin’ Birthday Bash – Columbus Blue Jackets vs Utah Mammoth

    What a better way to Celebrate the Birthday of our own Donny P. Then with the First game Featuring the newly dubbed Utah “Mammoth” in Columbus. The Mammoth came out with the first goal, and after a little back and fourth, ended up leading by a score of 4-2 in the third – not that… Read more

  • The Indianapolis Combine Experience

    The Indianapolis Combine Experience

    On Match 1st, 2026, we hit the road for Indianapolis, Indiana, Home of the Indianapolis Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium, for the 2026 NFL Combine.  The combine experience had a lot to offer (Including free on site parking), with a bunch of different opportunities to test your own skills in things such as the 40-yard dash,… Read more

  • Halloween23: Fear Tiers – Halloween Haunt at Kings Island (2025)

    Halloween23: Fear Tiers – Halloween Haunt at Kings Island (2025)

    Haunted House rankings and reviews by Professional Haunters! Overall Event Fear Tier: B Tier (Certified “Top Haunted Event”) A Breakdown of the Houses at this event NEW FOR 2025! Order of the Dragon: Overall Ranking – 9/10 This was a very solid haunt, and a big step in the right direction for the event – inside the house was… Read more

  • The Diarrhea Meter: Punk Rock Summer Camp at Four Chord Music Festival

    The Diarrhea Meter: Punk Rock Summer Camp at Four Chord Music Festival

    Full Four Chord Music Festival Analysis – Overall Rating: 4.5/10 On September 13th & 14th, 2025, Chewing on the Wire took to the Four Chord Music Festival in Washington, Pennsylvania, held at EQT Park, the home of the Frontier League’s Washington Wild Things Baseball Team. The festival featured bands like Bowling for Soup, Jimmy Eat… Read more