The two and half hour drive wasn't that bad at all, although we hit some rain outside Cleveland and that caused the Indians to cancel batting practice.  Once we arrived at the stadium we were given a behind the scenes tour of the stadium by Danielle Cherry.  We saw the press box, media room, the luxury areas of the park, batting cages, entrance to the club house, and of course got to go on the field.  Since there was no batting practice, we were able to walk around at will and enjoy a solitary time on the field.  We each sat next to Jim Leyland, the Tigers' coach, in the dugout, and got pictures with him.

Alon's friend from school Karim and his friend joined us for the game.  We ended up sitting two rows behind home plate, and were able to stay there during the entire game; and what a game it was!  The Indians went down early, after the Tigers scored 2 runs in the 1st.  After a 4 run inning, the Indians tied it back up in the 6th at 5 to 5, but then let off 4 runs in the 7th.  Down 11 to 7 in the bottom of the 9th, it was up to the top of their lineup to try to tie or win the game.  After Sizemore grounded out to second, the team exploded with 2 walks and 5 hits, including a home run and a game winning single by Delluci that sparked a victory celebration on the field. 

We had a perfect view of the game; check out the videos to the right.  After the game, which was "$1 hot dog night" and also "70s night," there was a spectacular fireworks show over the left field scoreboard. 

After leaving the game, we all went to a few bars in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and then back to Karim's house for the night.  Tomorrow, we finally get to have a late wake up, and then are headed off to the Windy City for a few days, see you there...