Indians Win 4-3 (10 innings)
Jacob's Field has a fan friendly appearance and a great downtown location. I like the way that the upper concourses allow you to see what is outside the stadium, it is better than the old stadiums where you feel like you are in a cement dungeon. While this is a nice feature between innings it lacks what the new stadiums have, that is getting in line to get some food and still watch the game. I found interesting that there was no music or ballgame related chants during the game. There was music played between innings, but no "Charge!" or "Here we go Indians!" during play. This gave the stadium an unusual calm feeling. Don't get me wrong, the fans cheered and hollered plenty when called for, but were otherwise subdued.
The game was another good one. Marty and I realized that we have seen more than our fair share of extra inning games. The home team winning a game on a homer gives such a strong charge of emotion it's hard to explain. Of course, we wouldn't have had that moment if the umps hadn't screwed up an earlier call reversing a home run to a foul ball. Chuck Finley threw 4 perfect innings before having it all blow up in the fifth. Cleveland can be proud of its stadium and fans.
