Wallop Lumber Co. Field Report

Dispatches from the Road

Bat Promotion Tour — 2026 Season

Complete · 50 dispatches · 30 ballparks · March – September 2026

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Vol. I · No. 01

The Lower Parking Lot

Scottsdale, AZ · March 23, 2026

Bats distributed to date: zero. Equipment managers contacted: zero. Miles driven: thirteen hundred and change.

Begin with No. 01 →

Part I

West

Scottsdale, AZ → Seattle, WA · 12 dispatches · Mar – May

  1. 01 The Lower Parking Lot Scottsdale, AZ Mar 23
  2. 02 Behind the Cage Phoenix, AZ Mar 25
  3. 03 Game Two San Diego, CA Mar 28
  4. 04 The Sound San Diego, CA Mar 29
  5. 05 The Cage Phoenix, AZ Apr 3
  6. 06 Bats Are Cheap Los Angeles, CA Apr 9
  7. 07 The Good Seats Los Angeles, CA Apr 13
  8. 08 Forty-Two Sacramento, CA Apr 16
  9. 09 The Refosco San Francisco, CA Apr 23
  10. 10 In the Rack Hillsboro, OR Apr 27
  11. 11 Knockwood Knockwood, WA Apr 29
  12. 12 The Globe Seattle, WA May 3

Part II

Crossing

Walla Walla, WA → Bayou La Batre, AL · 7 dispatches · May

  1. 13 Walla Walla Walla Walla, WA May 6
  2. 14 The Tuesday Meeting Denver, CO May 8
  3. 15 The Hitchhikers Childress, TX May 10
  4. 16 Two Teams Arlington, TX May 12
  5. 17 Mission Control Houston, TX May 14
  6. 18 Pop. Pillow. New Orleans, LA May 16
  7. 19 Bridgewater Bayou La Batre, AL May 18

Part III

South

St. Petersburg, FL → Durham, NC · 7 dispatches · May – Jun

  1. 20 No Appetite St. Petersburg, FL May 20
  2. 21 Memorable Miami, FL May 24
  3. 22 Drilled and Drained Miami, FL May 27
  4. 23 Two Beds Savannah, GA May 31
  5. 24 Ninety Atlanta, GA Jun 2
  6. 25 Hartsfield Atlanta, GA Jun 4
  7. 26 The Bull Durham, NC Jun 8

Part IV

East

Washington, DC → Pittsburgh, PA · 13 dispatches · Jun – Jul

  1. 27 The Visitors Washington, DC Jun 14
  2. 28 A Statement from the Wallop Home Office Knockwood, WA Jun 16
  3. 29 The Curb Washington, DC Jun 18
  4. 30 The Wall Washington, DC Jun 23
  5. 31 The Good Day Baltimore, MD Jun 28
  6. 32 The Story New York, NY Jul 1
  7. 33 Kept Cooperstown, NY Jul 3
  8. 34 The Run of the Place Queens, NY Jul 9
  9. 35 Spoken For Philadelphia, PA Jul 15
  10. 36 The Wall With Nothing On It Boston, MA Jul 20
  11. 37 What They Left Toronto, ON Jul 23
  12. 38 Everybody Came Detroit, MI Jul 26
  13. 39 Higher Pittsburgh, PA Jul 29

Part V

Midwest

Cleveland, OH → St. Louis, MO · 11 dispatches · Aug – Sep

  1. 40 Posted Cleveland, OH Aug 2
  2. 41 On Background Cincinnati, OH Aug 6
  3. 42 I'll Catch Up Louisville, KY Aug 9
  4. 43 Anything Else Louisville, KY Aug 16
  5. 44 Three, Four Chicago, IL Aug 20
  6. 45 The Homestand Chicago, IL Aug 24
  7. 46 Maple and Ash Milwaukee, WI Aug 31
  8. 47 A Decent Hour Minneapolis, MN Sep 3
  9. 48 Working Life Kansas City, MO Sep 10
  10. 49 Every Word Kansas City, MO Sep 13
  11. 50 The Whole Way St. Louis, MO Sep 18

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