2007 TOUR FOR THE CURE

presented by Louisville Slugger

> IN THIS REPORT

HELLO FROM THE ROAD

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TOUR SPONSORS
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FAVORITE THINGS
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FUNDRAISING
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THE SCHEDULE
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TRAVELS
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BALLPARKS
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PHOTOS
page 10

ADDITIONAL NOTES
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> HELLO FROM THE ROAD

Hello Everyone,

For the second straight year, the Tour for the Cure completed its massive 189-game, 44,000-mile trek across North America,
raising funds for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Tour began in 2006 with Cass Sapir, who founded
the TFTC and passed the torch on to Tim Riley in 2007. It’s safe to say that we’ve come a long way (literally) in just a short
time of two years. We have raised tens of thousands of dollars for cancer research, met with tons of great people across the
country and seen A LOT of baseball.

Since it began, the Tour has raised almost $50,000 for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We hope to see
that number increase substantially as the Tour continues throughout the upcoming years. In 2007, the Tour welcomed three
official sponsors of the Tour—Louisville Slugger, StubHub, and TomTom. Louisville Slugger played a crucial role in this year’s
Tour—signing on as the official presenting sponsor and providing the TFTC with an immense amount of support throughout
the trip.

The Tour for the Cure would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who made the Tour possible. In addition to our
official sponsors, the TFTC Team wants to thank all of the Major and Minor League teams who opened their gates, welcomed
the Tour into their ballparks and encouraged us to raise money for the Jimmy Fund. A fundraising venture like the TFTC is
truly a team effort, and we could not have done it without the overwhelming support from all of the individuals at each ball-
park. We hope that you enjoyed our visit as much as we did. Last but certainly not least, we want to give a special thank you
to family, friends, and even perfect strangers who kept us fed, offered us a place to stay, and made sure we always had clean
clothes on our backs.

Included in this report is a short summary of the 2007 Tour for the Cure—a recap of the schedule, travels, fundraising, and a
whole lot more. I hope you have a chance to read it all the way through, as it provides a nice snapshot of life on the Tour. If
you have any questions or comments, or are interested in participating in the 2008 Tour, feel free to send me an email. I look
forward to hearing from you! Until then, enjoy the greatest time of the year in baseball—the pennant races, the playoffs, and
the long road to the World Series.

See you on Opening Day 2008.

Sincerely,

Tim Riley
Director, 2007 Tour for the Cure
timriley@tourforthecure.org

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> TOUR SPONSORS
The 2007 Tour for the Cure partnered with three sponsors who helped make the Tour a smashing success and contributed
both monetary and in-kind donations.

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER
> > presenting sponsor of the Tour for the Cure

The Tour for the Cure’s first presenting sponsor, Louisville Slugger stepped up to the plate in a very big way, providing both
the monetary support that covered 50% of the Tour’s expenses and customized mini-bats to give away at every game. Lou-
isville Slugger is synonymous with the world of baseball—since the company was founded in Louisville, KY over 120 years
ago, Louisville Slugger has sold more than 100,000,000 bats—making it, without question—the most popular bat brand in
baseball history. We are thrilled and honored to have Louisville Slugger as our presenting sponsor for the 2007 season. Spe-
cial thanks to Rick Redman at Louisville Slugger for helping us along the way! We could not have had such a successful Tour
without Louisville Slugger’s participation.

STUBHUB
> > official ticket provider of the Tour for the Cure
StubHub is the largest ticket marketplace in the world, based on sales. On StubHub.com, fans of all types can buy and sell
tickets to any event—baseball, football, basketball, soccer, hockey, music concerts, and even Broadway shows. StubHub
recently became the official online provider of secondary tickets for MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball.
During the course of the Tour, StubHub supplied the Tour for the Cure Team with tickets to any Major League game any time
we were in need of seats. We are grateful to StubHub for providing such an excellent service and great seats to a number of
MLB games. Special thanks to Joellen Ferrer at StubHub for always making sure we had tickets for all the games!

TOMTOM
> > official GPS of the Tour for the Cure
TomTom is the “number one-one GPS-S in the world-world.” TomTom provided the Tour for the Cure Mobile with a GPS
Navigation System, ensuring that we would never get lost during the course of the 45,000-mile trip. The use of a GPS unit
was essential every day on our Tour. Our TomTom GPS unit guided us across North America through 46 states and three Ca-
nadian provinces. Special thanks to Karen Drake at TomTom for our GPS unit! We would still be lost somewhere in the Mid-
west without it.

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> FAVORITE THINGS
Here is a collection of gadgets, tools, and supplies the Tour for the Cure used on a daily basis.

1ST ROW 2ND ROW 3RD ROW 4TH ROW

2007 Chrysler 300M Motorola SLVR phone Coleman Sleeping Bag Levi’s 501 Bootleg Jeans
Apple 12” G4 Powerbook Chuck Taylor All-Stars Raffle Tickets Moleskin Notebook
Verizon Wireless USB720 Modem Nikon D80 w/ 18-55MM Lens Plain Whiteboard, 24” x 36” Propel Fitness Water
Apple 5th Generation iPod 30GB Nikon 55-200MM Lens Expo Dry Erase Markers Nature Valley Granola Bars
Griffin iTrip FM Transmitter Phillies Hat (1950 Cooperstown) Car Charger Power Strip 3-Pocket Waist Apron
TomTom One GPS Canon Camera Backpack Tour for the Cure Baseball Tee

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> FUNDRAISING
The Tour for the Cure’s mission was to raise money for the
NUMBER OF FUNDRAISERS
Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute while visit-
ing every Major and Minor League Ballpark. 107
HOW WE DID IT
NUMBER OF FUNDRAISERS
Minor League Games RAINED OUT (CANCELLED)
9
The Minor League is where the Tour did the bulk of our
fundraising. Once the 189-game schedule was set in place,
we would contact teams in advance and ask to set up a
fundraiser. The team gave us a table and a signed item to NUMBER OF INFO TABLES
raffle off (such as a team signed jersey, bat, ball, or other (NO FUNDRAISING)
memorabilia). The Tour for the Cure Team sold raffle tickets
from the time the gates opened until the start of the 7th
18
inning. The winner of the raffle was announced during the AVERAGE AMOUNT RAISED
7th inning stretch. All of the money collected during the PER GAME
game went directly to the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-
Farber Cancer Institute. $225.16
KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL RAFFLE RAFFLE TICKET PRICES
1. The Prize. The most desirable prizes were usually rare
1 ticket = $1
jerseys and team signed bats. 8 tickets = $5
2. Team Involvement. The more the team endorsed the 20 tickets = $10
Tour for the Cure through announcements during the game, 50 tickets = $20
the more receptive people were to our cause.
3. Selling Tickets in the Stands. Having the ability to raise TOP FUNDRAISERS
money in the stands determined whether the night would 1. Fresno Grizzlies | $805 | Team signed jersey
be successful. Each ballpark had different policies and
guidelines for raffles—some prohibited fundraising in the 2. Idaho Falls Chukars | $720 | Team signed bat
stands and only allowed the TFTC to sell raffle tickets in
3. Binghamton Mets | $579 | Player signed jersey
the concourse area. Typically, we raised four times as much
money selling tickets in the stands. 4. Midland RockHounds | $570 | Team signed bat

Major League Games 5. Trenton Thunder | $525 | Team signed jersey

The Tour for the Cure’s focus at Major League games was
more on promotion and publicity rather than on actual
TOTAL FUNDRAISED ON TOUR
fundraising, as fundraising in MLB ballparks is restricted.
The Tour for the Cure did local press (tv, radio and print)
and participated in pre-game ceremonies such as throwing
$22,063.00
out the first pitch. Similar to the Minor League, MLB teams
donated signed memorabilia to be auctioned off online at
the end of the Tour.

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> THE SCHEDULE
Planning to visit 189 different Major and Minor League ball-
parks in 159 days is quite simply, a logistical nightmare. In HOURS SPENT PLANNING THE
order for the schedule to fall into place, it takes a lot of FULL TOUR SCHEDULE
time, patience and a bit of a luck along the way.
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MAPPING OUT THE TOUR
NUMBER OF TOTAL GAMES
189
The key to planning a trip such as this one is to schedule
as many doubleheaders as possible while taking off as few
days as possible long the way. Typically, both the Major
OPENING DAY OF THE TOUR
and Minor Leagues have day games scheduled a few times
throughout the week. Armed with a 160-page spreadsheet
that contained every game from each Minor League and
APR 4 NEW YORK METS VS.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Major League team, the Tour for the Cure Team sat down in
front of our computer and started mapping out the sched- FINAL DAY OF THE TOUR
9 FLORIDA MARLINS VS.
ule, one game at a time. Below is a list of the leagues that
were visited during the trip. SEPT
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Major League Baseball
TOTAL DOUBLE HEADERS
30 teams
American League | 14 teams
National League | 16 teams
38
Minor League Baseball ... AND ONE TRIPLE HEADER
ON JULY 26, 2007
159 teams 11 AM ROCHESTER RED WINGS
Class > Triple-A 1 PM BUFFALO BISONS
International League | 14 teams
Pacific Coast League | 16 teams 7 PM JAMESTOWN JAMMERS
Class > Double-A
HARDEST STRETCH OF THE TOUR
Eastern League | 12 teams


Southern League | 10 teams
Texas League | 8 teams 52 GAMES IN 30 DAYS
Class > High-A
California League | 10 teams LONGEST STRETCH OF THE TOUR
Carolina League | 8 teams WITHOUT A DAY OFF
55 DAYS
Florida State League | 12 teams
Class > Low-A
Midwest League | 14 teams
South Atlantic League | 16 teams
Class > Short-season A
NUMBER OF DAYS OFF


New York-Penn League | 14 teams
Northwest League | 8 teams
9
Class > Rookie
Appalachian League | 9 teams
Pioneer League | 8 teams

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> TRAVELS
N U M B E R O F S TAT E S V I S I T E D

46
NUMBER OF CANADIAN PROVINCES VISITED

3
N U M B E R O F M I L E S T R AV E L E D

44,547
N U M B E R O F D AY S O N T H E R O A D

160
A V E R A G E M I L E S T R A V E L E D P E R D AY

278

GAS PRICES
April 3 to September 9

$4.00
May 25
$3.48
New Mexico
July 4
$3.50
$3.05
Montana September 9
$2.79
Pennsylvania
$2.50

April 3 August 10
$2.48 $2.46
Pennsylvania
$2.00 Mississippi

April May June July August September

A FEW TRAVEL FACTS

Each year, the average American uses 500 gallons of Over the course of the 160 day trip, there were only

gas and travels approximately 12,000 miles every year. 30 days when gas was not purchased.
In just over five months, Tour for the Cure used over
The number of flat tires or speeding tickets received on
1,750 gallons of gas and traveled 44,547 miles.
the trip: ZERO.
44,547 miles is the equivalent of traveling around
the world slightly less than two times. In baseball Longest 24-hour stretch of traveling: 952 miles

terms, the Tour instead could have ran around the bases and five different cities—Boston, MA, Burlington
VT, Ottawa, ON, Syracuse, NY, and Pawtucket, RI.
653,356 times.

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> BALLPARKS
MAJOR LEAGUE FAVORITES
THE BASICS BEST FEATURE DID YOU KNOW?

AT&T PARK Located by the bay, AT&T Park Fans can eat the delicious garlic Of the 45 homeruns Giants
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS is a great place to see a game fries and surf the internet at the players have hit into McCovey
even if fans are wearing sweat- same time, thanks to the 122 Cove (located past right field),
B. 2000 | C. 41,503 shirts in July or August. wireless internet access points 35 of them have been hit by
D. HOK SPORT located around the park. Barry Bonds.

FENWAY PARK Fenway is the oldest park in all The 37-ft high and 240-ft long The lone red seat located in the
BOSTON RED SOX of baseball, and is home to Green Monster is the best out- right field bleachers (Sec. 42, Row
some of the most passionate field wall ever constructed, 37, Seat 21) marks the furthest
B. 1912 | C. 38,805 fans in all of sports who are complete with a manually oper- homerun ever hit at Fenway by
D. OSBORN ENGINEERING known as Red Sox Nation. ated scoreboard. Ted Williams.

PNC PARK PNC Park is the smallest park The seating and the views—the The right field wall is 21 ft. high, in
PITTSBURGH PIRATES in all of baseball, with afford- highest seat is only 88 ft. away honor of #21 Roberto Clemente.
able seating options that also from home plate—and most The bridge connecting the down-
B. 2001 | C. 38,496 provide a more intimate setting seats include a clear view of the town with the ballpark is also
D. HOK SPORT for a baseball game. Pittsburgh skyline. named after Roberto Clemente.

SAFECO FIELD Safeco field is one of the more The food is top notch—home to A railroad yard sits out past center
SEATTLE MARINERS expensive parks recently built, the best concession stand name field, and the sound of the train
costing $517 million. The ball- for Thai food called ”Intentional horns can be heard during games
B. 1999 | C. 47,116 park offers views of both Puget Wok.” If you desire fish, try the when the trains pass by the park.
D. NBBJ & 360 ARCHITECTURE Sound and downtown Seattle. “Ichi-roll Sushi.”

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DELICIOUS FOOD

Each year, there are over 2400 games played in Major League Baseball CHEESESTEAKS
from April to September. The Tour for the Cure was fortunate enough to CITIZENS BANK PARK
have the chance to see a lot of great professional baseball all across Forget hot dogs. A lot of ballparks offer “Philly Cheesesteaks”
the country. Here are a few of our favorites from our travels around the but none of them come close to the real deal. If you want to
30 Major League ballparks. know what a cheesesteak is supposed to taste like, come to
Philly and grab one at Ashburn Alley in CBP.

MEMORABLE GAMES
. UNIQUE SEATING OPTIONS
NEW YORK METS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS THE PARK AT THE PARK
BUSCH STADIUM, APRIL 4, 2007
GAME NUMBER: 1 PETCO PARK
An elevated grass area, the “Park at the Park” is located be-
Our first game of the trip, the Tour drove over 1,500 miles to get there.
yond the center field, offering $5 grass seating along with a
Game time temperature was 34 degrees.
giant video screen that displays the game in case you can’t
see every play.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
.
ATT&T PARK, JUNE 11, 2007
GAME NUMBER: 84 ATMOSPHERE
Our last game in California, Barry Bonds hit career homerun #747 on
his way to breaking Hank Aaron’s record. DODGER STADIUM
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES The left field bleachers are the best place to have a good time
YANKEE STADIUM, AUGUST 4, 2007 at this ballpark, where beach balls were constantly batted
GAME NUMBER: 144 around the crowd during the Tour’s visit. Ushers tried to cap-
ture all the beach balls, but were taunted, teased and booed
Sitting in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium, the Tour witnessed Alex
by fans for doing so. Baseball fans + beach balls = FUN.
Rodriguez hitting his 500th career homerun over the left field wall.

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> BALLPARKS
MINOR LEAGUE FAVORITES
THE BASICS BEST FEATURES DID YOU KNOW?

CIVIC STADIUM An older ballpark with a com- The majority of the seating con- Shortly after it was built, the
EUGENE EMERALDS munity feel that has been a sists of a large wooden grand- people of Eugene authorized
home to baseball for almost 70 stand, giving the ballpark a clas- the City to deed the ballpark to
B. 1938 | C. 6,800 years, making it one of the sic old-school feel. the Eugene School District for a
D. N/A oldest in the Minors. grand total of $1.00.

MONTGOMERY RIVERWALK Built out of an old train station The 360-degree concourse gives A train still runs past the left field
STADIUM from 1897, Riverwalk Stadium fans a chance to watch the wall. Rumor has it that the mayor
MONTGOMERY BISCUITS is the best example in all of game from an infinite number of of the city has pledged $1,000 to
baseball of how to incorporate places. The curved right field any Biscuits player that hits a
B. 2005 | C. 7,000 existing space into a design. wall is one of the more interest- train as it passes by the stadium.
D. HOK SPORT ing designs of an outfield. (It has happened at least twice.)

WEST END FIELD If you can’t get tickets to see The ballpark has a very intimate Shoeless Joe Jackson used to
GREENVILLE DRIVE the Red Sox in Boston, come feel, as all 5,700 seats are lo- work in Greenville as a cotton
to Greenville to see a Fenway cated between the foul poles. textile worker and played for the
B. 2006 | C. 5,700 Park replica that has the same Keeping with the Fenway company’s baseball team. He
D. THE DLR GROUP dimensions of the original. theme, the crowd sings “Sweet eventually went on to play for the
Caroline” during the 8th inning. Greenville Spinners.

WHATABURGER FIELD Whataburger Field is named This place has all the possible A little league field sits out past
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS after the tasty fast-food chain amenities you could want, in- center field, where kids play each
of the same name. It is a newer cluding a pool, hot tub, basket- night before Hooks games. After
B. 2005 | C. 7,000 park that pulls out all of the ball court, 27’ ft. high rock wall, the kids finish their games, they
D. HKS INC. stops and has the feel of a and great views of the Harbor can walk over and watch the
Major League stadium. Bridge from all around the park. Hooks play.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DELICIOUS FOOD

Minor League baseball has a lot to offer fans of all ages. Teams TURKEY MIKE’S
offer some great promotions for their fans, including 2-for-1 tickets, SAN JOSE MUNICIPAL STADIUM
Thirsty Thursdays, and all-you-can-eat deals, making these games The Tour didn’t eat at ballparks every night, but of all the
affordable and fun. In addition, each ballpark has its own quirks times we did, the BBQ at Turkey Mike’s always comes to
that make it distinguishable from other parks across the country, mind—a place where you can get sausage, chicken, and
whether it be food, seating, or crazy mascots. Here are some of our hamburgers along with two sides.
favorites from around the Minor Leagues.

UNIQUE SEATING OPTIONS

TOP WEEKLY PROMOTIONS
3RD BASE DUGOUT
FEED YOUR FACE MONDAY RECREATION PARK
HAGERSTOWN SUNS Every ballpark has “the best seats in the house” but the
For $10, fans can get a ticket and all the food they can eat (hot Visalia Oaks park offer something a bit more unique—a
dogs, nachos, pretzels, etc.). third dugout located down the 3rd base line just for fans
who want the same view as the players.

GUARANTEED WIN WEDNESDAY

CASPER ROCKIES ATMOSPHERE
If the Rockies do not win the game, every fan is given a general DUTCHESS STADIUM
admission ticket for a future home game.
HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
“Fun is Good” is the team’s official motto, and rightfully so.
DOLLAR MONDAY This park has one of the best and most humorous PA an-
BURLINGTON BEES nouncers you’ll find in the Minors, and the fans are treated
All general admission tickets, hot dogs, pizza, popcorn and cans of to promotions between every half-inning. In the 6th inning,
soda are just one dollar. all of the kids in the stands form a giant conga line in the
main walkway. The fun never stops here.
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> PHOTOS

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> PHOTOS

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> ADDITIONAL NOTES

Visit http://www.tourforthecure.org to read blog entries, view pictures and videos of all of the ballparks visited during the Tour.
Any questions or comments can be sent to timriley@tourforthecure.org.

The Jimmy Fund

>> http://www.jimmyfund.com
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
http://www.dfci.org
Louisville Slugger
>> http://www.slugger.com
StubHub
>> http://www.stubhub.com
TomTom
>> http://www.tomtom.com

A version of this report is also available online

> > http://www.scribd.com/doc/300014
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Videos from the Tour for the Cure
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