The Fan’s Journey
Founder’s Note, August 2025: Right now sports fans, stories here are mine — reflections, memories, and a few crazy dreams scribbled in notebooks or captured mid-game in ballparks across the country. But this section is just getting started.
One day, this page will feature fan-submitted stories from all over — the kind of moments you never forget: road trips with strangers who become friends, unexpected seat upgrades, once-in-a-lifetime games, and stadium firsts that feel like bucket list gold. Until then, you’re invited to browse my own fan journey.
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SPORTS FANS STORIES
These are the memories that shaped us — road trips, rivalries, milestones, and moments that remind us why we love sports. Here’s a look at our current features from the YSM Journal.
The Origin of Your Sports Match (YSM)
Three Years, One Dream: Building YSM In the summer of 2022, somewhere high above the western US, I jotted a few crazy notes about a concept I had, during a flight to Las Vegas. I was heading there for something sports related, of course, the NBA Summer League, but my...
The Not-So-Reluctant Chaser
I am not sure she knew what she was getting into…. Was she THAT reluctant? When I started this journey to visit all 30 Major League stadiums, I figured I’d be doing most of it solo—that’s how it started in 1986, on a family trip to California. I had just graduated...
Journey to 30: A Ballpark Dream Realized
My MLB stadium journey is more than just a checklist — it’s been the timeless thread running through every chapter of my life. Highlights from my MLB Stadium Journey It started in 1974, with my very first Major League game in my hometown of Houston. I was...