Gametripping.com originally launched in June of 2004, when I returned from visiting (then) SBC Park in San Francisco. I've been to several other ballparks since and as I plan each new trip, this site becomes better and better for me.

On February 22, 2005, I appeared on 1510 The Zone (1510 AM) in Boston. Here, in 4 parts, is the interview I gave on GameTripping.com.

While you're listening to the interview, start on your first Gametripping entry. The interface allows you to log your experiences visiting ballparks across the country. If you're heading on a trip this summer, be sure and lookup the ballpark you're heading to. The idea here is simple, to build a quality resource for of all to collect our ballpark experiences and use these reviews to do our own game tripping.

Gametripping.com enjoyed a well-deserved rehaul in January and June of 2007. The goal was to add functionality to position GameTripping as the Ultimate Ballpark Guide. Most importantly, Flex 2 drives the new stream-lined ballpark review feature (shown at the right), allowing users to review each ballpark they have visited in 90 seconds.

In this powerful and exciting re-launch, a new feature called Ballpark Collection lets you track, view and share all the ballparks you have visited and reviewed throughout Major League baseball. Additional new features on the ballpark’s profile include the GameTripping guide (powered by Yahoo! Maps) and the GameTripping Gallery (powered by Flickr). In essence, the ballpark’s profile becomes a pretty compelling mashup driven by 2 of the most popular APIs.

Also new is the addition of the GameTripping badge. Once you create an account, you will be given free code to put on your blog or MySpace page. This code displays a special Flash module that will show your audience how many reviews you have made on GameTripping.com. When the module is clicked, your readers will be led right to your Ballpark Collection.

Enjoy, Chuck Freedman, creator