Travel For Sports Dan Charest

Season 3, Episode 6 takes us to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, home to the best summer wood bat collegiate baseball league going. Representing the Cape Cod League and its 1,600 alumni ballplayers who have made it to the Show is Mike Lane, Director of Public Relations for the Cape Cod League.SHOW NOTES3:30 - What is the Cape Cod League?5:36 - Who Plays in the Cape League?9:56 - Season Dates10:28 - History of the Cape Cod League13:30 - Cape Cod Alumni14:48 - How MLB & Minor League Realignmen...

Season 3, Episode 5 takes us to the nation of Ireland, home of the "fastest game on grass," hurling, which has been a part of Gaelic culture for millenia. Representing Ireland and the sport of hurling is Cormac Ó Donnchú, owner of Experience Gaelic Games, a company that introduces tourists to the passion behind Gaelic sports and allows participants to play the games live.SHOW NOTES4:02 - History of Irish Hurling7:53 - Rules of Hurling15:46 - Scoring in Hurling17:26 - All-Ireland Hurling Final...

Season 3, Episode 4 takes us to Dublin, Ireland, home of the All-Ireland Final in Gaelic football. Representing Dublin and the sport of Gaelic football is Cormac Ó Donnchú, owner of Experience Gaelic Games, a company that introduces tourists to the culture behind Gaelic sports and allows participants to play the games live.SHOW NOTES4:08 - Importance of Gaelic games culture11:40 - Rules of Gaelic football18:23 - Gaelic football in New York & London19:39 - Qualifying for the All-Ireland Fi...

Season 3, Episode 3 takes us to Chicago, Illinois, USA, the one of the most historical ballparks in Major League Baseball, Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. Representing the city is Chicago native and host of the "Bernstein and Holmes Show" on 670 The Score and columnist for the Chicago Sun Times, Laurence Holmes.SHOW NOTES3:32 - Cubs history7:51 - Pre-game experience12:12 - Unique aspects of Wrigley Field 15:20 - Take Me Out to the Ballgame17:10 - Rooftop seating / Wrigley renovations...

Season 3, Episode 2 takes us to the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean nation with arguably the largest passion for the sport of baseball. Representing the game in the D.R. and returning for his second appearance on Travel For Sports is Shane Barclay, President of JapanBall.SHOW NOTES3:38 - History of baseball in the D.R.5:10 - Historical figures of D.R. Baseball7:55 - LIDOM11:11 - LIDOM game experience13:12 - LIDOM rivalries16:13 - Dominican Summer League21:35 - What to do in Santo Domingo24:...

Season 3, Episode 1 takes us to Prague, Czech Republic and the biggest rivalry in Czech domestic football, the Prague Derby between AC Sparta Praha and SK Slavia Praha. Representing the Prague Derby is Homefans.net Superhost and Prague native Michal Pokorný.SHOW NOTES2:30 - What is the Prague Derby? 4:23 - Prague history5:38 - Czech Republic history9:34 - How does a Prague native choose between Slavia or Sparta?10:34 - Prague Derby history11:38 - Fan expectations14:35 - Czech First Division S...