Indianapolis Indians

Katie and I, and my mom and dad went to Victory Field last night to see the Indians home opener against the Norfolk Tides. The Indians held their annual opening day "60 Degree Guarantee," but alas, the gametime temperature was only 59 degrees. So every one of the 12,073 fans in attendance can use their ticket stub to get into any other home game during April. That's a pretty sweet deal that will save us $18 sometime later this month.

The Indians played pretty well, winning 9-3. They were ahead 6-0 going into the top of the seventh, when the starter, Luis Munoz, started to tire out. He gave up three in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-3 before being pulled. The Indians answered with three more runs in the bottom of the eighth against former big leaguer Esteban Yan to seal the deal. After the game, there was a really nice fireworks show, which they apparently do every Friday night after the game. We had to wait a little while for them to set everything up on the outfield grass, but it was worth the wait. I don't know the details of who put the show on, but it was very impressive. The Tribe moved to 6-3 overall, a half-game behind Toledo for the West Division lead in the International League.

I took a few pictures, but none of them are any good. Dusk was not friendly to my camera, and I'm not to the point where I feel like carrying around a tripod all the time yet. I just need a new lens instead... :)