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| Introduction | |
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| Take A Baseball Road Trip | |
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| Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | |
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| Go to Opening Day | |
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| Attend A World Series Game | |
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| See the Cubs Play at Wrigley Field | |
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| Watch the Ken Burns Documentary, Baseball | |
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| See the Red Sox Play at Fenway Park | |
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| Experience A Hall of Fame Induction Weekend In Cooperstown | |
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| Play Fantasy Baseball in a Rotisserie League | |
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| Go to a Major Leagure Baseball All-Star Game | |
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| Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum | |
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| Learn to Keep Score | |
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| See Some Grapefruit League Spring Training Games | |
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| Watch the Movie, Bull Durham | |
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| See Some Cactus League Spring Training Games | |
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| Take a Kid to His or Her First Major League Baseball Game | |
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| Read the Book, Ball Four | |
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| Attend a Major League Baseball Fantasy Camp | |
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| Watch the Movie, the Natural | |
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| Visit Rickwood Field | |
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| Watch the Movie, Field of Dreams | |
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| See the Dodgerso Play at Dodger Stadium | |
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| Read the Book, the Boys of Summer | |
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| Own a Baseball Glove | |
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| See the Yankees Play the Red Sox | |
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| Go to the College World Series | |
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| Watch the movie, a League of their Own | |
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| See the Orioles Play at Oriole Park At Camden Yards | |
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| Read the Book, Moneyball | |
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| See the Pirates Play At PNC Park | |
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| Watch the Documentary, Viva Baseball | |
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| Watch the Movie, Eight Men Out | |
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| See the Cardinals Play the Cubs | |
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| Tour the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory | |
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| See the Giants Play at at& T Park | |
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| Attend the World Baseball Classic | |
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| Read the Book, Baseball: A Literary Anthology | |
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| See A Triple-A Pacific Coast League Game | |
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| Watch the Movie, The Rookie | |
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| See A Triple-A International League Game | |
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| See the Indians Play at Progressive Field | |
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| Coach A Season of Little League Baseball | |
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| Watch the Movie, Fob Love of the Game | |
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| Own A Piece of Vintage Baseball Clothing | |
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| Visit the Legends of the Game Museum | |
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| See the Mariners Play at Safeco Field | |
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| Learn to Figure Important Baseball Statistics | |
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| Become A Member of Sabr | |
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| Visit The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum | |
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| Go to the Midnight Sun Baseball Classic | |
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| Play in an Adult Baseball League | |
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| Attend A Fan Fest | |
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| Maintain A Baseball Card Collection | |
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| Watch the Movie, 61* | |
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| See the Padres Play at Petco Park | |
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| Attend A Theatrical Production of Damn Yankees | |
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| Attend the Hall of Fame Classic Weekend in Cooperstown | |
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| See an Interleague Game | |
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| See the Dodgers Play the Giants | |
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| Read the Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti | |
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| Visit the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center | |
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| Watch the Movie, Soul of the Game | |
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| See the Rockies Play at Coors Field | |
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| Attend the Triple-A all-Star Game | |
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| See the Mets Play at Citi Field | |
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| Subscribe to and Read Baseball America | |
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| See the Yankees Play at Yankee Stadium | |
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| Catch A Cape Cod League Game | |
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| Create A Baseball Reference Library | |
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| Visit Green-Wood Cemetery | |
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| Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum | |
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| Own an Autographed Baseball Collection | |
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| Watch the Movie, Major League | |
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| Watch the Documentary, the Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | |
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| See the Brewers Play at Miller Park | |
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| Watch the Movie, the Pride of the Yankees | |
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| Visit the Field of Dream Movie Site | |
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| Attend a Theatrical Production of Bleacher Bums | |
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| Read the Book, Veeck as in Wreck | |
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| See the Phillies Play at Citizens Bank Park | |
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| Read the Book, A False Spring | |
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| Attend Jackie Robinson Day | |
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| Own A Copy of the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract | |
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| Own a Classic Baseball Photograph | |
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| See the Angels Play at Angel Stadium | |
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| Learn the Story Behind �Take Me Out to the Ball Game� | |
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| Read the Book, the Glory of their Times | |
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| Listen to the Great American Baseball Box | |
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| Start A Baseball Bobblehead Collection | |
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| See the Cardinals Play at Busch Stadium | |
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| Attend the Little League World Series | |
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| See the Rangers Play at Rangers Ballpark | |
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| Visit Dedeaux Field and the Use Baseball Hall of Fame | |
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| Read the Book, You Know Me Al | |
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| Watch the Movie, Bang the Drum Slowly | |
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| Attend the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture | |
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| Visit the Bob Feller Museum | |
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| See an Independent League Game | |
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| Read the Book, Only the Ball Was White | |
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| Visit the TY Cobb Musuem | |
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| Umpire A Baseball Game | |
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| Join the Baseball Reliquary | |
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| Watch the Abbott & Costello Skit, �Who's on First?� | |
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| See A Double-A Game | |
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| See the Royals Play at Kauffman Stadium | |
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| Own A Piece of Baseball Art | |
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| Read the Book, Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game | |
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| See A Durham Bulls Game | |
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| See the Twins Play at Target Field | |
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| Listen to Lou Gehrig's Famous Farewell Speech | |
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| See the Tigers Play at Comerica Park | |
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| Hit in the Batting Cages | |
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| Go to an Old Timers' Day | |
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| Watch the Movie, Sugar | |
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| Visit the Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame | |
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| See the White Sox Play at U.S. Cellular Field | |
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| Play Apba | |
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| See the Reds Play at Great American Ballpark | |
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| Play in A Vintage Base Ball League | |
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| See the Braves Play at Turner Field | |
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| Own A Baseball Antique | |
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| Read the Book, Shoeless Joe | |
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| Shop For Baseball Memorabilia in Cooperstown | |
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| Read the Book, the Summer Game | |
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| Play Strat-O-Matic Baseball | |
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| See the Nationals Play at Nationals Park | |
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| Own A Copy of the Barry Halper Collection of Baseball Memorabilia | |
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| Host A Minor League Ball Player | |
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| See the Diamondbacks Play at Chase Field | |
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| Take in A Local Museum Baseball Exhibit | |
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| Read the Book, the Teammates | |
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| Delve Into Some Baseball Scholarship | |
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| See A Single-A Game | |
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| Watch the Movie, Fever Pitch | |
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| Attend the Annual Civil Rights Game | |
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| See the Astros Play at Minute Maid Park | |
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| Catch an Arizona Fall League Game | |
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| Watch the Movie, The Sandlot | |
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| Throw Out the First Pitch | |
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| Eat at A Famous Ballplayer's Restaurant | |
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| Visit the Barnstable Bat Company | |
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| Take A Baseball Tour of Japan | |
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| Read the Book, the Science of Hitting | |
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| See the Blue Jays Play at the Rogers Centre | |
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| See A Short-Season a League Game | |
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| See the Marlins Play at Land Shark Stadium | |
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| Attend the Caribbean Series | |
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| Fix Up A Baseball Field | |
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| Visit the Gravesite of Alexander Joy Cartwright, Jr. | |
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| See the Rays Play at Tropicana Field | |
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| Read the Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. | |
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| Watch the Movie, Cobb | |
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| Visit the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | |
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| See A Rookie League Game | |
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| See the A's Play at the Oakland Coliseum | |
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| Visit George M. Steinbrenner Field | |
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| Attend A Negro Leagues Day Celebration and Game | |
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| Visit the Sports Museum of Los Angeles | |
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| Visit Bowman Field | |
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| Catch A Mexican League Game | |
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| Read Elysian Fields Quarterly | |
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| Visit Elysian Fields | |
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| The Checklist | |
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| Acknowledgements | |