We left early so that we would have plenty of time to wander around the stadium. A lot has changed since the last time we were there. We also wanted to grab some dinner and I was set on having a Rally Drum Red Ale.
We took a few pictures on the plaza with Bob Feller and Larry Doby and then headed to the entrance. They scanned our tickets and I walked through the gate. Himself followed after me.
Buzz!!!
They now have metal detectors at the entrances. Those weren't there five years ago. So he had to empty his pockets to see what was causing the fuss. Wallet - no. Keys - nope. Camera - maybe. Pocket knife? Yep! That was it.
With the size property we have, a pocket knife is just a useful tool we have gotten in a habit of carrying. But not, apparently, good at a ball game. Since there was no place to 'check' it and pick it up after the game we had to bring it back to our car that was parked about a quarter mile away. No big deal since we had given ourselves plenty of time.
After stopping at the car, we decided to take a more 'scenic' route back to the ballpark - through an old cemetery neither of us had ever been in. Every time we have gone by it, the gates have been closed. What an interesting place!
The almost nine acre Erie Street Cemetery dates back to the early 1800's. Among its interments are veterans who participated in conflicts from the Revolutionary War through the Spanish–American War as well as many of Cleveland's earliest pioneers and leaders.
The almost nine acre Erie Street Cemetery dates back to the early 1800's. Among its interments are veterans who participated in conflicts from the Revolutionary War through the Spanish–American War as well as many of Cleveland's earliest pioneers and leaders.
“An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered;
an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered.”
an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered.”
– G.K. Chesterton, All Things Considered, 1908
Chesterton had it right. Even before the game began, we had an adventure!
And, the Indians didn't disappoint. Kluber's pitching was spot on and we saw victory number twenty - the game that tied the American League record for number of consecutive wins.
Go Tribe!
And, the Indians didn't disappoint. Kluber's pitching was spot on and we saw victory number twenty - the game that tied the American League record for number of consecutive wins.
Go Tribe!
AMDG
Isn't it amazing how all these twists and turns in life are exactly where God wants us to be? Life is truly an adventure :)
ReplyDeleteI love walking through a good cemetery, especially an unplanned side trip. Though, I will admit, this was not at all what I expected this post to be about given the title :).
ReplyDeleteIt was a bit of a "click bait" title, wasn't it? When Himself emptied his pockets, the man told him, rather grumpily, You can't bring a weapon in. You could stab someone in the neck.
DeleteHuh? That was rather specific. Wonder if he was speaking from experience??
Oh thank you for this! I'm a Tribe fan, too! And I used to work just down the street from that cemetery. I really do love Cleveland. It's so under appreciated by outsiders.
ReplyDeleteSo glad your husband didn't think to remove that "dangerous weapon" from his pant pocket.