There's a red moon rising on the Cuyahoga River...
I have been taking a small break from blogging recently as you could all probably tell. With work and class and the Indians being uninspiring I have not had much to say and not much time to say it.
Since my last entry I have found a new favorite ballpark... Progressive (Jacobs) Field in Cleveland! I finally got to go to Cleveland and see an Indians home game. Two actually. They won two of three against the Cardinals and that was the end of any salvageable season as we know it. I have said before I do not give up on teams easily but I really do think it is over for the Indians this year. My new goal is to finish above Kansas City in the standings.
Grady should be back tomorrow according to him and A-Cab is on his way to what will probably be a short rehab assignment in Columbus so things are looking up in that department. However, the bullpen and starting rotation is just too bad to have any hope for a division winning team this year. Cliff Lee has been looking like his Cy Young self but the bullpen still manages to blow seven run leads when he's pitching which will not get him any more wins. Pavano apparently was suffering from some soreness so they gave him a little rest after two rough starts and we will see how he is on Wednesday. David Huff has been passable, Jeremy Sowers is fine until the fifth inning usually, and Tomo Ohka has been surprisingly good. But the bullpen cannot hold any leads their starters may give them. They manage to find new ways to lose every day and they are incredibly frustrating to watch. I am hoping that the returns of Grady and A-Cab make this team a little more bearable to watch.
So after that downer of a paragraph here are the pictures of my trip to Cleveland!
The famous LeBron billboard. I'm not really a huge LeBron fan but this is kind of a landmark.
Sorry this is sideways. This is me in front of the Bob Feller statue.
That's my favorite Cardinal Colby Rasmus stretching with Ryan Ludwick in the foreground.
Tony! We saw Tony eating in Cleveland's historic Little Italy too. That was fun.
This is the beginning of Major League which I saw about an hour of an the screen at the Jake.
The famous Cleveland seagulls in the upper deck stands behind home plate. The fireworks after every half inning seem to be working in warding off the gulls.
This is me in my new A-Cab shirt in front of the Grady picture at the Jake.
It was a good trip and I clearly chose a good time to see them before they completely fell apart against the Brewers.
A picture of you in front of the Grady poster? I'm shocked! lol! Glad you enjoyed your trip!
Julia
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Cardinals are doing great right now! That's a great picture of you and Grady.
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There is nothing better than watching the Tribe at the ballpark formally known as The Jake! It is beautiful!
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well the indians may actually be regrouping now. how bout that game against the pirates. we do know one thing though...WOOD IS HORRIBLE!
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Cool pics. It looks like a nice stadium and I'd like to go see it some time.
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The Jake is a really nice ballpark (sorry, can't think of what it's actual name is these days), looks like you had good weather while there, too. Oh, I just scrolled back up - Progressive Field. I really dislike corporate naming! My brain can't keep up with all the changes!
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Only one Grady pic who are you and what have you done with Lissi?
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Progressive Field really is nice! That is so cool that you got to see it; I saw them play the Brewers so we probably missed each other by about a week. I was surprised at how nice it was; not that I thought it would be a total dive, but the game we saw was a lot of fun and the fans were really into it! I love all of your pictures (especially the Grady picture, of course.)
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Melissa - when you have a chance, stop on over to my blog. I think you'll like the pictures that are up! :-)
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Hey I like your writing, and especially like that you have interest in all baseball and not just one club. Of course, you having an interest in the Cardinal players is a bonus for me. I'm a huge Cardinal fan! Keep up the good writing.
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Nice job Melissa!!! I just found out that O's pitcher Jason Berken went to Clemson!!!
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Jealous you got to see that series. I'm with ya on the Rasmus front. He's gonna be a star for sure.
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Melissa - congrats on being #15 on the Latest Leader's List!
Julia
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Awesome Pics, congrats on being 15 in the latest leaders.
Hope you start writing again soon
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I love the pics, they're great! And congrats on being #15 on the leader's list.
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