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7/18, 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians - Jacobs Field
(Or, "It's nice, but I usually stay in four star parking lots.")


Box score | Recap
R H E
Twins
Indians
1 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0
1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 15 0
6 10 0

Steve and Jeff arrived in Cleveland at around 5:30 AM. What the hell do people do in Cleveland at 5:30AM? Ever the non-conformists, they found a parking lot near a bus stop and took a quick nap. God did not make Jettas for sleeping though, so after a couple of hours they were enjoying a delicious McDonald's breakfast.

Nothing exciting happened between then and the opening of the gates at Jacob's Field

Jeff's Review of Jacob's Field:
Ambience: Hot
Pizza: Yes
Ducks on bathroom mirrors: No

No, seriously, this was the best park they'd visited on the trip thus far.

What? Oh, right….well, at any rate, they both really liked it a lot.
Since it was a day game it wasn't too full, but the fans who were there were really into the game, even late. One surprise was their lack of hostility - this was about twelve hours after Twins CF Torii Hunter (right) was hit with a pitch and proceeded to throw the ball back at the pitcher and most of the fans didn't bat an eyelash when he came to the plate. No booing, not too many sarcastic comments.

To Jeff and Steve's dismay, Torii Hunter did not have a hissy fit today, nor did the Cleveland faithful make a point of reminding him of his antics.

I don't mean to paint a bad picture of Red Sox fans, but if that happened in Boston Hunter wouldn't be "that guy who robbed Bonds in the All-Star Game." He'd be "that guy who got hit with all those bottles at Fenway."

Torii was able to keep his mind on the game and belted a two run homer, much to the delight of Steve and Jeff, who actually convinced the high-schoolers next to them that they were traveling around following Torii Hunter. Let's hear it for Cleveland schools!! Ha ha! I kid, I kid. Considering their age and the fact that they like groups like System of a Down, these kids were surprisingly knowledgeable and afforded some insight on Cleveland…

Jeff: We're looking to sample some of the local flavor…what food is Cleveland famous for?

Kid: What do you mean?

Jeff: You know, New York has pizza, Baltimore has crabs…what does Cleveland have?

Kid: Cleveland has nothing. Cleveland is the "Mistake by the Lake." Everybody who lives in Cleveland should just move to Cincinnati.

Jeff: Oh.
Jeff and Steve wish to apologize to the people of Cleveland. When your best hope for escape is Cincinnati…well, things just aren't as good as they should be. (More pictures below.)






   


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