On June 9, Terry Miller of Lehighton, visited Safeco Field in Seattle to watch the Mariners play the Cleveland Indians.

No one, except Miller and his family, knew that the result of the game would be insignificant compared to what he achieved personally on that day.He completed his mission to have seen at least one baseball game in each of the 30 major league stadiums."I don't know if I would call it special, but I feel it certainly was an accomplishment," said Miller, who works in finance as a freight auditor in Allentown.He began his trek to the ballparks' circuit in 1999 and 17 years later, he estimates it has cost him nearly $9,000 to watch America's pastime in every MLB city."And all I have to show for it are the ticket stubs," he said with a laugh.Miller loves to travel. He and his wife, Betty Jean, have taken every form of transportation to all 50 states and to several destinations abroad. Other than baseball, he holds a keen interest in history, especially with the 1804 exploration of the Great Northwest by Lewis and Clark."I guess you could call me an explorer, too," said the 43-year-old, who graduated from Lehighton Area High School. Miller has also lived in Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with the latter being his favorite American city.His love for baseball began as a child when his father took him to Phillies and Red Sox games. He liked Mike Schmidt, but his favorite Phillie was catcher Bob Boone.After all the games he has seen in all the parks and stadiums, San Francisco's AT&T Park is his favorite arena."It's quite beautiful with the bay behind the park," he explained. "I used to watch Barry Bonds hit balls into that bay. I was there when he hit the home run to put him one behind the record. After that they walked him each time he came up."His least favorite place to see a game is US Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox."It's kind of an ugly gray in color."Across town in the Windy City is the Cubs' Wrigley Field. Miller enjoyed the electric atmosphere where the fans come out and root hard and loud for their team, no matter how good or bad they are."Wrigley's building itself is not the best and because it's in the heart of the city, the traffic and the parking can be problems. Cubs' fans though, are the most intense, which makes it a great place to enjoy a game. I would say the only other fans who are almost as intense would be Yankee fans."Miller has become sort of a connoisseur of ballpark beer through his years of spectating the sport. At $9.25 for a 16-ounce cup, he rates Yankee Stadium as the worst venue in which to buy a cup of suds, adding that selection and quality are also poor.Seattle, his last stop, however, is another story."I'm a fan of microbreweries," he said. "The Mariners definitely offer the best beer in quality and selection. They even have the old-time wooden casks that are pumped by hand."While he enjoyed a nice cold one or two during the games, Miller pointed out that he found the people who sit around him to be sometimes more interesting than the games themselves."I like to meet people and I have no problem starting a conversation. In Cincinnati, a guy sitting next to me was upset that his beautiful city didn't get the respect it deserved. You could tell how proud he was of his hometown."Miller has seen his share of fights in the stands, too. One in particular was in Oakland where two fans began arguing so much about the teams in the game, they ended up throwing punches until they were escorted out by security.He's never caught any of the countless foul balls that were hit near him, but one line drive into the stands remains in his memory."At a Ranger game a batted ball struck an older woman sitting near me in the head and she had to be taken to an ambulance. It can be dangerous depending upon where you sit."No one game or player stands out as a best memory, and in fact, watching almost 90 contests over the 17-year span is not what Miller has enjoyed most about being a fan.He loves the sounds of the game."For me, it's the crack of the bat, the pop of the ball into a glove, and the roar of the crowd that keep me going back."He's not yet seen a playoff or World Series game, and if he could travel back in a time machine, Miller would like to watch a game in San Francisco's Candlestick Park and also see Hall of Famer Hank Aaron swing the bat for the Braves.Now that his baseball journey has ended, he was asked what's next for him to do."I've already seen 26 college football games across this country. I would like to see a game in each division of every major conference."From the diamond to the gridiron, it certainly looks like this fall, Terry Miller will be on the road again.