Home Run On Wheels

Ron and Patti are in Texas, where things got a bit batty before they head to Houston for Stadium No. 27.

We also recap our trip so far and discuss our least favorite stadiums. Apologies to New Yorkers everywhere. 

With only four stadiums remaining, Patti is approaching her own personal milestone.

Ron and Patti review their visit to Chase Field and how it compares to other stadiums along the way.

With four stadiums remaining, they also preview the rest of the trip as they prepare to depart Phoenix.

In the 50th episode of the Home Run On Wheels podcast, Ron and Patti recap their day trip to the Grand Canyon.

We will then see our 26th stadium on Tuesday when the Diamondbacks play host to the Angels. Our Arizona hosts, Chris and Katie Harris - and two of their children - will join us at Chase Field.

Ron and Patti recap their MLB trip through Arizona with some of their favorite sites and discuss certain obsessions they, and their dog Holmes, have.While the RV is getting serviced in Avondale, Ariz., we are enjoying our stay at the home of our friends in Peoria. Holmes definitely enjoys the extra space, but there isn't much outside time because of the desert heat.

Ron and Patti discuss Patti's birthday weekend in San Diego and why they loved Petco Park, but they also talk about Ron's interview with the GROWTH Foundation founder Deana Ruggieri.

The GROWTH Foundation helps troubled girls in the Los Angeles area through after-school programs, scholarship opportunities and community service to see the value of giving back.

Ron and Patti visited Stadium No. 24 - Angel Stadium in Anaheim - and share their experience of sitting in the studio audience of a sitcom taping.

They watched a taping of Happy Together, a new CBS sitcom starring Damon Wayans Jr. and Amber Stevens West. There were also some Marines from 29 Palms in the audience, which had Ron reminiscing a bit.

Ron and Patti Clements played the part of L.A. tourist over the weekend. They saw a pair of movies, including one at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, drove up to Griffith Observatory, walked the Hollywood Walk of Fame and even got in some beach time.

Everywhere they went, they continued to tell people about their trip to all 30 MLB stadiums and of the message to help foster children.

Ron and Patti review the movies Suicide Roadtrip (a comedy) and the blockbuster hit Mission Impossible: Fallout, and revisit their trip to Dodger Stadium while previewing Monday's visit to Angel Stadium.

Dodgers prospect Jeren Kendall spoke with Ron about trying to move up in the Dodgers organization and growing up in Wisconsin.

Kendall's father played in the Phillies organization and advised his son to be patient with baseball, but most of all, have fun and don't take anything for granted.

Ron and Patti also discuss their most recent visits to the Oakland Coliseum and Dodger Stadium and why they were stuck on the shoulder of an L.A. highway for three hours.

Ron and Patti discuss their trip to the Bay Area and their 21st MLB stadium in 2018.

Ron rants a bit about the city and his disappointment with AT&T Park, which is kid-friendly but not exactly family-friendly.

Thanks to a serendipitous meeting, Ron met Christine Slette in Crescent City, Calif. Christine is the Del Norte County CASA executive director. Christine came out to the RV and spoke with Ron and Patti about CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates).

CASA is a national organization headquartered in Seattle and serves as the voice of foster children in the court system.