Let's see - between Chicago and Denver, here's my take on baseball (and artery clogging food). About 30 miles west of Chicago in Geneva, there's the Kane County Cougars, the low A affiliate of the A's. They are a prime example of a successful low minors team. Their stadium was built in 1991 and recently renovated. They generally have good size crowds in August and the 2 best items on the menu are grilled BBQ pork chop sandwiches and carved prime rib sandwiches. Buy a general admission ticket ("lawn seats") and essentially go where you want, the ushers don't hassle you unless a seatholder shows up. Field of Dreams is just about mandatory. There's low A ball in Clinton, Davenport, and Cedar Rapids. The Clinton stadium is a 1930's era building, the food specialty is the Garbage Pail - it's a pot luck of whatever deep fried finger foods they have that night. The stadium in Davenport is also from the 30's but recently reconstructed, sit behind 3rd base up high and you get a spectacular view of the river and the Centennial Bridge. The Cedar Rapids stadium is brand new, excellent breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches. There's AAA ball in Des Moines and Omaha, Omaha plays in Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series. You can get an easy major league fix in Kansas City, they never sell out these days.