We were excited and looking forward to our trip up north to the Cleveland Indians baseball game. Going to baseball games is one thing we enjoy, and can afford, doing as a family. We try to go to a couple of games throughout the season, but this season we won't be able to since we will be moving to North Dakota. So, once the Indians' 2009 season tickets went on sale, we selected a game early in the season so we could go to at least one game before our big move. Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing what Mother Nature will bring for the game until the day of the game.
Typically we sit in those bleachers over there, but this time we decided to spend a little more since it is the only game we'll get to go to this year and we got these seats on the lower level. We like the idea of possibly catching a ball, so we like home run territory or this section of foul ball territory was a great location too. By the way, that big tall yellow foul pole played an important role in the game we were at. We also chose to go on Tues., April 28th because it was dollar dog night . . . between the five of us we only ate seven dogs. Cassie is not a huge hot dog fan, maybe because that is all we fed her when she was a toddler and as she's older now she knows what they are made of. But she did eat one and then she had a hamburger, which the usher in our section gave her a hard time about.
When we arrived it was NOT raining, but our seats were wet so the usher wiped them off. This was our view of the infield from our seats. When I got the tickets I was so excited because we would be in the right area to try and get autographs before the game. Well, due to the weather I'm not sure we really wanted to even be at the stadium so trying to get autographs was so far from any body's mind.
We were close enough we could see the players warm-up, and Mackenzie was excited when she saw Shin-Soo Choo on the field -- that's her favorite player.
Well, we were in for a long night. The game started at 7:05 and it took two hours to play three innings. It was cold and we were all layered up with shirts and gloves and then covered up with blankets. By the top of the 3rd inning the Indians were losing 7-3 and we were beyond freezing!! Mackenzie was chattering. The kids were whining about going to the hotel and just watching the game. Mackenzie had even stated loud and clear that we were leaving by 10:00 p.m. because by then we would have froze ourselves for three hours!! Well, remember that yellow foul pole . . . the Indians were losing 7-4 and Ben Francisco hit a three-run home run that bounced off that foul pole. YEAH!! We were back in the game tied 7-7. Now we couldn't leave; however, at 9:16 Mackenzie informed me we were leaving in 44 minutes!! By the time the 3rd inning was over, Jay pointed out that all the games that started at the same time as ours were already over or just finishing. We were definitely getting our moneys worth.
We hung in there as it got colder. It never really started raining, but this mist moved in from off the lake. We tried warming up with hot chocolate and coffee. As the mist got thicker and heavier you could feel the moisture in the air. So, it just got colder and the wind started to pick up.
This tells you how cold and desperate fans were . . . these fans were Red Sox fans and they broke down and bought an Indians fleece blanket.
Well, we finally gave in to the elements at the top of the 6th inning. We said farewell to those around us and headed out of the stadium at 10:00 p.m. On our way to the hotel, which was only about 15 minutes away, the Red Sox broke the tie in the 7th inning by scoring one run. At that point we were glad we had left. By the time we got checked in to our hotel and into our room the Indians had scored again and the game was tied 8-8.
So we made ourselves comfortable in the warmth of the hotel room and finished watching the game together. We ate our peanuts, cotton candy and other snacks without freezing. Have you ever tried eating nachos with gloves on? . . . . it's not that easy. We were excited that the game ended in the bottom of the 9th when the Indians scored on a Red Sox error.
GO TRIBE!! a 9-8 victory
I know it was cold and somewhat miserable, okay very miserable weather conditions. But I had a blast hanging out with the kids and watching the game with my husband, one of his favorite past times. We got to hoot and holler and cheer for the Tribe. Here's hoping the Clippers game we're going to May 12th is a little warmer and more enjoyable.
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