Indians Game

Mariners over Indians, 3-2. I'm not a big Mariners fan, but I rooted for them anyway. Next time I will have to get tickets to an Indians-A's game.

Friday afternoon we drove up to Cleveland for a baseball game with the Petries. Sam's mom gave us the 4 tickets to the game, so we made it a double date with the Petries. We went to the Great Lakes Brewery for dinner and Great Lakes beers on tap. I've never thought all that much of their beers, but on tap they were amazing. The brewery is just across the river from the stadium and offers a $1 Fatty Wagon shuttle service to and from the games so we didn't even have to pay for downtown parking.

We had 1st baseline, upper deck tickets which put us in the setting sun. It was HOT!

Sam and Stephen went through several beers sitting in the sun. The stadium wasn't very full so we moved during the 7th inning stretch to right behind home plate at the very top where there was a great breeze. The view was also really great.
I hadn't been to a baseball game since high school. It was a lot of fun and I remembered how much I really like baseball especially going to the games. There were some good plays and some really botched plays. The Indians 2nd baseman was not looking too sharp that night. Ichiro Suzuki opened the game with a single, stole 2nd, moved to 3rd on an out, and was brought home by the next batter. Talk about manufacturing points! Shin Soo-Choo, Indians right fielder, was probably the best batter of the night and the Mariners pitcher was pretty much afraid to pitch to him. There were fireworks at the end of the game, but it got too loud and smoky so we left before the end.
We spent the night with the Petries and the next day, while Stephen was at work, we went to a local park on the lake. Unfortunately, we didn't have our swimsuits but we waded out. The water felt really good on such a hot, humid day. It was a really great beach and park. We walked along a creek and found remnants of what appeared to be an elevated roadway.
It finally rained and cooled things off while we were walking back to the car. We said goodbye to the Petries over gin and tonics as if we weren't going to see each other for a while. Then we all remembered we would be hanging out next Saturday for the baby shower and cook out.

I will need to rest up for next weekend because I have my sister-in-law's birthday party on Friday, Petrie-Pullmann baby shower in Saturday, and my brother-in-law's and nephew's birthday party on Sunday. August is a busier month than I expected.