Jacobs Field, Cleveland

Here we are, another Sunday, another day at the ball park. This week we go back in time. Back to 2002. The place Cleveland, Ohio. The park, Jacobs Field. The home team, the Indians. I had to go back into the old boxes and find these. Believe it or not... first box. Anyways, I want you to look at these pictures and notice two important things. Number one, the sign says, "Jacobs Field" This was before they sold out to some insurance company and renamed it Progressive Field. Wasn't Flo enough? Number two, take a look at that infield. It's black. Don't know what it was but the infield at Jacob's Field was darker than anywhere else and I liked that. And that last picture with the little man... quick who is the Indians Mascot? We saw him from across the field and ran t o catch him as he was sliding out of the upper deck.

OK, the game. Saturday August 10th, 2002. A rare afternoon game. Just me and my son, the girls were off doing something that interested them. The opponent, the Texas Rangers, with their highly overpaid shortstop E-Rod. This day the 'W' goes to the Tribe, 4 to 3. Texas had tied it up in the top of the 8th but bottom of the ninth it proved to be Cleveland's game. Winning pitcher was Ryan Drese for starter Bob Wickman. Losing pitcher was Dan Kolb for starter Rob Bell, who left the game losing after 6 innings. Ellis Burks knocked in the only homer of the game for the Indians. Other notable players for Cleveland were Jim Thome at first, Milton Bradley in center and Omar Vizquel at short. The list for the Rangers starts with Alex Rodriguez at shortstop, Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez behind the plate, Raffy Palmeiro as DH, Carl Everett in right field and as always Michael Young at second base. And finally the Indians mascot? Slider.