The ballpark is only seven miles from the house that we own here. We arrived at the park around 11:15; the side gate near the parking lot was open and we bought the best available tickets—behind the plate in 5th row, which turned out to be scout territory. At least 10 speed guns were aimed at the pitcher with each throw.
As we went through security, we received a ticket for an autograph, which was to take place outside the team store at noon. They do this on Wednesday and Thursdays for first 200 people who are here allegedly before the gates open. But since yesterday was so cold and windy, I guess that there weren’t anywhere near that many people at the gate prior to opening. Andrew Marte and Chris Gimenez were appearing. I got one autograph from each on a nice postcard purchased at the team store. Tracy found a great all-team spring training 2010 shirt there too. Bob Feller was in his usual spot in the concourse behind section 107 or so. It was announced that he would not be at the next two home games.
I got lots of Cleveland autographs before the Padres even arrived. I have no idea who most of them are—sorry Tribe fans—I will have to look at the photos that Tracy took. Sandy Alomar was the only name I was really familiar with. We just don’t see the American League that often.
Cleveland beat the Padres handily—not only did they bat around in one inning, everyone on the team managed to score in the inning! I didn’t really recognize many players names on the Padres either—it was a split squad—but Chris Denorfia looked familiar, as he played for Oakland last year.
We stayed the whole game. Oh, the waffle cone ice cream ($6) was amazing, and Tracy liked the chili cheese dog.
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