Cleveland July 29,2008

Another day under the roof felt extremely nice, except we didn’t get to sleep in as much but it was well worth getting up for what we were about to do today. We left Gray’s relatives house by 1030 or so to head to Progressive Field in Cleveland. We arrived at the ballpark just in time to take the 130 tour. This tour was much more worth the one we took in Boston. We got to go inside a party suite which holds 40 people and they also have dugout suites at field level. We also got to go into the actual dugout and batting cages and were extremely close to the club house. After the tour we were on our way to our campsite to set up when Mrs Jodon called and said there was rain in the forecast so we tried to go get our refund from the campsite but they didn’t allow us. We decided that we would find a hotel towards the way we were headed after the game after traveling an hour or so. This would also cut down on our driving time the next day a little bit. We headed towards the stadium about 545 and went to our seats.

 

Jason’s Stadium Review: Progressive Field: Even after 15 years of life, Progressive Field (aka Jacobs Field, aka The Jake) is one of the premiere ballparks in America. The mini-monster (such as the Green Monster in Boston) in left field, the bleacher seats in centerfield (as the ones in Wrigley Field), the Restaurant in the Left Field foul area and the monuments in centerfield. The Jake is a great ballpark. My favorite feature was after Take Me Out To The Ball Game, they played a song where during the chorus, they spell out O-H-I-O. With motions. It makes it a great experience, even when the Indians are losing. The fans are pretty spirited as well, because as I just said the Indians were losing, but the atmosphere was still pretty electrifying.

 

Kyle’s Souvenir of the Game: There was a deal of the game. 2 adjustable Indians caps for only $30. Gray and I took the deal to get some sweet looking hats. They are definitely worth wearing many times in the future.

 

The Tribe fans weren’t very enthusiastic although their team was losing so we didn’t get a very good feel for the crowd. After the game we headed south towards our hotel for the night to miss the rain. Tomorrow is a long road day back to the South. Yes!