{"id":497,"date":"2012-06-15T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-1199783855.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/15\/fathers-day-and-baseball-timeshare-vacation-idea\/"},"modified":"2012-06-15T14:33:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T14:33:00","slug":"fathers-day-and-baseball-timeshare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/15\/fathers-day-and-baseball-timeshare\/","title":{"rendered":"Father\u2019s Day and Baseball \u2013 Timeshare Vacation Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dLj79fEEwk8\/T9tFKQdeN9I\/AAAAAAAAEAg\/28UI7NVAZEw\/s1600\/baseball.jpg\" style=\"clear: right;float: right;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-left: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/baseball.jpg?9c5a24dfde323aed30ab68304f34fd9a\" width=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A day at the Ballpark and America\u2019s National Pastime could be the perfect Father\u2019s Day gift. Many of the Major League baseball teams are playing at home on Sunday, June 17, right where there are some great bargains for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redweek.com\/timeshare-rentals\" target=\"_blank\">renting a timeshare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. New York City.<\/b> The Mets are hosting the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field, where the team moved in 2009 from famous Shea Stadium, home to the Mets since 1964.<\/p>\n<p>You can rent a timeshare for Dad\u2019s New York City baseball getaway right in Manhattan. For example, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redweek.com\/resort\/P1533-the-manhattan-club\" target=\"_blank\">Manhattan Club<\/a> has timeshare rentals starting at just $150\/night.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tropicanaimages.jpg\" style=\"clear: left;float: left;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/tropicanaimages.jpg?014a41dcf57381458a27b989578a447c\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>2. St. Petersburg, FL<\/b>. The Tampa Bay Rays will be hosting  Miami at Tropicana Field (see photo left), a domed stadium where the Rays have played since their first season in 1998 (when they were known as the Devil Rays).  Tropicana Field is currently the only domed stadium in Major League Baseball that is not retractable.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of great timeshare rentals available throughout the Tampa Bay area, which includes St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay, and Sarasota, among a number of other beachside towns. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redweek.com\/resort\/P1962-camelot-by-the-sea\" target=\"_blank\">Camelot by the Sea <\/a>resort starts at just $104\/night.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Oakland, CA<\/b>. The Oakland As will be hosts to the San Diego Padres at the O.co Coliseum, where they have played since 1968. The Coliseum is part of the multipurpose Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum complex, and is also home to the NFL Oakland Raiders.<\/p>\n<p>A stay across the bay in San Francisco would give dad the best of both worlds for this baseball vacation. Put dad up at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redweek.com\/resort\/P1834-the-donatello-resort\" target=\"_blank\">timeshare rental at the Donatello Resort<\/a> for just $110\/night, where he&#8217;s just a cable car ride away from succulent steamed crabs at Fisherman&#8217;s Wharf.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hzmU6jFY_XM\/T9tFiTy0o1I\/AAAAAAAAEAo\/UhRAzSlHTNY\/s1600\/angels.jpg\" style=\"clear: right;float: right;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-left: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"149\" src=\"\/content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/angels.jpg?b6cb2c55171038b3864640a4e62d2d2b\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>4. Los Angeles, CA<\/b>. Two home games are being played in the Los Angeles area on Father\u2019s Day. The American League LA Angels are hosts to Arizona in Angel Stadium of Anaheim (see photo right). The Angels have played in \u201cThe Big A\u201d since 1966. The halo around the \u201cBig A\u201d is lit every time the team wins (at home or on the road).&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>And the National League Los Angeles Dodgers will be hosting the Chicago White Sox at Dodger Stadium, the third oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball (after Boston\u2019s Fenway Park and Chicago\u2019s Wrigley Field).<\/p>\n<p>Southern California is full of timeshare rentals of every description. Dad could stay at a timeshare rental at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redweek.com\/resort\/P535-dolphins-cove-resort\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins Cove&nbsp;Resort<\/a>&nbsp;in Anaheim for just $93\/night, and which is, coincidentally, within walking distance of Disneyland.<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Washington, D.C.<\/b> The Washington Nationals are hosts this Father\u2019s Day to the New York Yankees.  The team moved to the new Nationals Stadium, with views of the Capitol, in 2008. Originally the Montreal Expos, the Nationals\u2019 first three seasons were played at RFK Stadium when they became a national franchise team.<\/p>\n<p>A trip to our Nation\u2019s Capital can give dad more than baseball \u2013 such as the Air and Space Museum (it\u2019s free!).&nbsp;The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redweek.com\/resort\/P527-wyndham-old-town-alexandria\" target=\"_blank\">Wyndham Old Town Alexandria timeshare rentals<\/a> start at just $69\/night, and it&#8217;s&nbsp;an easy Metro ride to both Nationals Stadium and the Smithsonian museums on The Mall.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Father\u2019s Day, Dad!<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: vectorgraphics.com<br \/>Photo Credit (Rays): fotr.mlblogs.com<br \/>Photo Credit (Angels): neontommy.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A day at the Ballpark and America\u2019s National Pastime could be the perfect Father\u2019s Day gift. 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