| In the summer, fans have a hard time leaving behind | | | | several times. The owner was following the trade his |
| satellite TV MLB (major league baseball) channels. I'm | | | | son, Paul Lo Duca, to a new team, so, besides |
| a St. Louis Cardinals fan who is addicted to watching | | | | watching the Cardinals play, we learned firsthand from |
| my team play every night during the baseball season. | | | | him about Lo Duca's career. |
| Thus, finding a good sports bar has become an | | | | Every September, we drive down to Hilton Head |
| essential part of summer vacation travel for us.That | | | | Island, SC where we own a timeshare at Island Club. |
| means looking for one as soon as we hit vacation | | | | Both my husband and I are tennis players, and we |
| destinations. It also means searching the Internet ahead | | | | bought at Island Club because we think it has the best |
| of time for possibilities in the area we are visiting. | | | | all around tennis facility on the island. (Excellent pros, |
| Earlier this summer, when we did a timeshare | | | | available courts, no fees for owners.) We spend our |
| exchange into Bonita Springs, FL, I was thrilled to | | | | days on the courts and our nights at Casey's Sports |
| discover Big Al's Sports Grill. The food was good, the | | | | Bar & Grille. The food is good, and there are 40 TV |
| service excellent, and they put my game on the wide | | | | sets for following my team. |
| screen TV each night while we were there. This sport | | | | Trips to Boone, NC revealed Geno's Restaurant & |
| bar not only features dozens of television screens on | | | | Sports (which was closed on Sunday last time we |
| the walls, but it also has screens embedded in the | | | | were there). We also discovered a nice family sports |
| entrance floors so that those fans waiting for tables | | | | bar on Blowing Rock Road that closes at 11 p.m. which |
| can watch games as well. | | | | is far too early if you want to see the end of games |
| When we have a chance to travel to Sedona, AZ, we | | | | played in the Midwest and the West. |
| head to Steak & Sticks at Los Abrigados. The | | | | When fans travel, there's nothing like finding a good |
| restaurant has a great menu and plenty of TV | | | | sports bar at the end of the journey. It can add the |
| screens. Last summer, while I was promoting my book, | | | | finishing touch to a good vacation trip. |
| Eagle Rising, set in Sedona, we visited Steak & Sticks | | | | |