Stay-cationing This Summer? Take An Audio Ballpark Tour...

If the price of gas has you "stay-cationing" this summer, why not enjoy a virtual visit to America's minor league ballparks? It's a bit nostalgic and it's (mostly) FREE! Click on a name for a link to their Audio feed. All times shown are PTown Time (aka: Pacific Daylight Time):

• Chad and Joey (Joliet Jackhammers): Typically play 6 games a week with Mondays off. Gametime 5pm.
• Louis Ott (Erie Seawolves): Usually play at 3:05 or 4:05. You'll need to register with MiLB.com, but it's free.
• Tommy Everidge (Midland Rockhounds): Usually play at 6:05. It's bloody hot in Texas this time of year. You'll need to register with MiLB, but it's free.
• Konrad Schmidt (Visalia Oaks): Usually play at 7pm. I don't know why the schedule displays the Eastern Time Zone... You'll need to register with MiLB, but it's free.
• Stephen Pearson (Wichita Wingnuts): Gametime 5:05. Click on the webcast link.
• Jonny Gomes (Tampa Bay Rays): Each day at gametime, a "listen to the game" and "Gameday" audio link will appear on the Rays homepage. For $12.95/year, you can listen to any regular season, playoff, or World Series MLB game. I prefer the Rays radio crew to the TV broadcast team. And for the craziest of you baseball crazies, you can even download a mobile version of GameDay to your BlackBerry or other PDA. I think it's free.
• DJ Gentile (Mat-Su Miners): Games are at 5 or 6 pm. I haven't tried it yet, but the Miners have something similar to GameDay that you can log onto at gametime.
• Petaluma Valley Little League All Stars: When they get to San Bernardino, the media frenzy starts!