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We went out to Tropicana Field tonight to see the Cleveland Indians take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Wow, parking at the Trop is now $20! I miss the good old days (i.e., before the 2008 World Series season) when parking was free! Anyway …

My daughter was in need of a new Rays t-shirt and wanted a “jersey” so we hit the team shop first thing. I wasn’t about to drop $90 on a “real” jersey so I ended up getting her a t-shirt instead with Ben Zobrist’s name and number (#18) on the back. Apparently she didn’t want to jump on the Evan Longoria bandwagon. 😉 It turned out to be a good choice: Zobrist walked three out of his four times at the plate and scored two of the Rays four runs. The Indians unfortunately (for me) lost the game 4-0.

Usually when I go to the Indians/Rays there are quite a few Cleveland fans in the stands with me. Not so this time. While I did see a lot of Cleveland shirts and jerseys (including myself of course), I was the only Indians fan in section 121.

We were supposed to see the Go-Go’s after the game as part of the Rays Summer Concert Series, but unfortunately the band cancelled their tour last month. That was a shame as my daughter was really looking forward to jamming to “We Got the Beat.”

Overall, though, we had a great time at the ballpark. I almost totally forgot about LeBron.