August 2010
Awesome
A 15-4 win is pretty awesome. (15 runs is the most the Tribe has scored in a game this season.) So, some notes!
- The Royals intentionally walked Hafner twice. I have no idea why. (Bob Frantz on the postgame show speculated that they might think it’s still 2006.)
- The fireworks, as usual, were pretty awesome. They weren’t really “set to the music of the Beatles,” though. It was more just “fireworks and some Beatles music.”
- I particularly enjoyed the fireworks which launched up, shot off to the side, then exploded. If anyone is actually reading this and knows what these are called, please tell me. It’s bothering me that I can’t find out.
- Most of the songs I was hoping for were included; the two I didn’t hear were “Lady Madonna” and “Back in the USSR.”
- The offense overshadowed a couple of nice defensive plays – a back-to-the-plate running catch by Brantley in center and a leaping grab of a liner by Cabrera.
- Someone sitting behind me said that the scoreboard was more fun to watch than the game. I had to resist turning around and strangling them.
- I was next to the Indians bullpen – which is good, but every time a pitcher started warming up, people were standing up and moving around to see who it was, which made it hard to see the game at some points.
- Chris Perez’s hair is just as wacky in person as it is on TV.
Saturday’s Game
So, I went to the game on Saturday; I haven’t gotten around to writing about it until now. As usual for an Indians loss, I’ll write about stuff other than the score.
Jordan Brown went 3-4; it’s good to see him start to heat up.
The bobblehead is pretty cool. The box includes a transcript of Herb Score’s call of the play. (I have searched in vain for a video of the play. In the process, I learned that Kenny is one of only two people to play in the World Series and the NCAA Final Four. The other was Tim Stoddard, who also finished his Major League career with the Indians.)
Kenny Lofton personally guaranteed that Cleveland would win a championship. (Notice he did not specify which championship.)
(Video: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10724777 )
I had a very nice seat (section 102, row G).
There were some Twins fans sitting behind me. They were cool, though.
Whoever caught the second Twins home run threw it back, to a chorus of cheers. He was later escorted out, prompting a chorus of boos.
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