Baseball Road Trip

I'm not Michael, but I can help you somewhat. It depends on several factors - stadium location, day of the week, game time, parking availability, proximity to public transportation. Depending on the city, it can vary from a "piece of cake" to absolutely ridiculous. You have to research each venue for specifics.

In large cities with downtown stadiums for weekday evening games, it's almost always pretty rough, because you will be competing with the normal afternoon rush hour getting there. If it's an afternoon game, you will get caught in rush hour leaving. Some of them have ample parking and close access to the freeway system, but others have neither. With some parks, I would advise you not to even try to drive to, public transportation is the only viable option. Wrigley Field in Chicago is one of those, it's nowhere near a freeway and parking is very difficult and expensive. There is a light rail "EL" station 1 block from the stadium. When I lived there, I parked out in the suburbs and rode the "EL" in. However, US Cellular Field has a huge parking lot and is located right at a freeway exit.

Try to choose your hotels with these factors in mind - where possible, I'd leave the car at the hotel and take public transportation for the least inconvenience. This also minimizes the possibility of getting a DUI if you like to drink beer while watching the game!

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If I could ask what is traffic like around game day, is getting to and from ball parks easy or are there major traffic issues. "these are major issues in Australia for sporting events".

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It really depends upon the city and the stadium.

There are some parks, like those in New York, Boston, Chicago, that have very bad traffic/parking issues, and you'd be better off using mass-transit.

Most of the new generation parks, like Baltimore and Pittsburgh, are in downtown areas without much of their own parking, and you have to share parking on the street and in parking ramps. The good news is that it means you often can find cheap parking if you're willing to walk a few extra blocks, especially on nights and weekends.

There are still some parks that are basically surrounded by parking lots. Philly and Tampa (actually in St. Pete.) are two of these, where driving and parking in the stadium lots, where you are held hostage a bit by what they want to charge, and traffic can be a pain leaving the game. However, if you get there early, you might be able to tailgate and have fun with other fans.

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Yes we expected tickets to be rather expensive for these games in particular, we will be watching and buying in advance.

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There are a lot of games you probably can find on the secondary market for well under face value. Especially, mid-week games with teams that aren't in contention or typically don't draw well. For example, Miami and Tampa aren't likely to sell out, unless they are playing someone like the Yankees. Stubhub, as glc mentioned, is a good place to look. I've been able to get tickets to a couple games this year, about 15 rows behind home plate for as little as $20-25 each.

Turner Field in Atlanta was a nightmare to drive to for a weeknight game several years ago coming from downtown. It took almost an hour to drive the last mile to the park. It is beside I 75/I 85, with only a few streets crossing over the interstate to access the park. There is a huge parking lot across the street where the old stadium used to stand where everyone is filtering into. Transit isn't really an option to get there (city bus stuck in the same traffic). It appears to be about a 30 minute walk from either of the two closest subway stations. My suggestion is to arrive really early (2 hours), grab dinner and watch batting practice.
In Boston, Chicago and New York we have taken public transit to the game, which is really the best option in those cities. You don't want or need to drive in them.

No info but that sounds really fun! :)