how do baseball teams travel between close cities?
for example, would the yankees and phillies (if the yankees win) take a flight to the other city when the cities are within a couple hrs. i'm a cubs fan and am curious if they fly or bus to milwaukee which is like an hr and a half away.
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I think everyone always flies unless its a series in the same city. Except for maybe the I-95 Special (Nats and Oriels). The Subway series in NYC or the Freeway series in LA. What do they call it when the Sox play the Cubs?
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That's a good question. It takes less than 2 hours to take a bus from Yankee Stadium to Citizens Bank Ball Park. They would travel right down I-95, making this yet another I-95 series. It takes about half an hour driving time to and from the different airports and the stadiums total. The flight time is an hour from LGA to PHL. So if it takes them more than half an hour to board and deplane, they're better off driving, plus it's got to be easier on everyone anyway. I don't know if they fly or drive, but driving certainly makes more sense. Note, I-95 covers the Marlins, Nationals, Oriels, Phillies, Yankees, and Red Sox. 3 of the 5 teams in each the NL and AL East. The closest are the I-95 special teams of the Nat's and O's. The "I-95 Series" was the nickname for the 1983 Baltimore-Philadelphia series. New York and Philly are roughly the same distance. That's probably going to mean more road fans than usual at both stadiums.
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It's up to the team to determine travel policy, whether or not it wants to shoulder the expense of flight (and, given how much easier a bus is in general, the added aggravation of the airports). And the northeastern cities are close enough that some teams do choose to travel by bus. In 1992, the Angels were using an off-day to travel from New York to Baltimore when the lead bus (of two) crashed. Several people were injured; manager Buck Rodgers was the worst, and needed three months off to rehab his broken bones; Alvin Davis was the only player who had to stay hospitalized more than one night. Various other, lesser injuries; everyone recovered. Players from the second bus were among the first on the scene, and helped pull teammates from the wrecked bus. http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/1992_Angels_Bus_Crash (This is the most severe incident in many decades wherein MLB might have had to enact its disaster policy. Thankfully for all, it wasn't THAT bad.)
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I've always wondered that myself. I live near New York City, and when I have to go to Philly, I drive down I-95. If the yankees beat the angels and face philly in the series, i would think they would take a bus. By the time you figure in commute time to the airport, getting on the plane, the flight time, getting off the plane, commuting to the ballpark, I think it would be quicker to just take a bus, not to mention that it would be a hell of a lot cheaper.
