Trip to Cleveland Series

If you are a regular reader, you probably would have noticed that I haven't posted in a few days. That is because I went on a little trip to Cleveland to see the Braves on Saturday and Sunday. It was my 1st time there and also the 1st time for the Braves since the 1995 World Series. I would certainly go there for another interleague series in the future whenever that may be. It was overall a very good trip and a new experience for me.

Saturday after the game, I got Travis Hafners' autograph. I probably could have received more from some of the other guys but I didn't feel like getting an autograph from players like David Dellucci was really worth it.

On Sunday morning I watched the majority of the Braves players get out of their taxis and enter the stadium. I was able to get some autographs from Brian McCann, Tim Hudson, and Bob Wickman since they were the only players to walk up and sign.

Jacobs field is a nice ballpark. I would probably rank it 3rd at all of the parks I've been to as far as looks, food, seating and so forth. (PNC, Citizens, Jacobs, Veterans, Skydome/Rogers Centre)

I missed the National Anthem for the 1st game, but I got to see the Barenaked Ladies sing for the 2nd one. I believe it was Tyler Stewert (drummer) who threw the 1st pitch.

I was happy with the result of the series. I didn't expect the Braves to win any of these games. Two out of three games against a good AL team is good enough for me. I did feel that they could have swept the Indians, but poor fielding and hitting lead to the loss of the final game.

-Chipper got his 2,000th career hit Sunday.

-Edgar Renteria went 5-5 with a homerun and 2 rbi Saturday.

I wanted to try to stay away from any kind of ranting, but Andruw Jones is absolutely horrible right now. I really wish Bobby Cox would use some common sense and put him further back in the lineup.

On Monday the Braves play another hard opponent, the Boston Redsox. Curt Schilling will be on the mound for Boston and Chuck James for Atlanta.