The Baseball Trip 2015   Day 7

Sunday, August 2, 2015

All right! We can still see the Indianapolis Indians because they are playing a day game this Sunday afternoon. We can watch the game and then skedaddle and get home at a decent hour! That's right, I said 'skedaddle.'

We weren't really that far from the ballpark when we rose that morning, but we were not about to take any chances. Get going. On the way we saw some weird looking buildings, a set of isosceles triangle shaped buildings off to my left. We had no idea what these things could be, but there was maybe a clue that they belonged to some tech extension of De Pauw University. Still don't know.

There's actually a series of exactly shaped buildings behind this one. What looks like a shadow is the second building. Anyone know?

A few minutes later we were at the park, Victory Field.

 Grounds Crew from center field.

Victory field was home to many famous baseball players in its time, like Roger Maris:

And our personal favorite:

Paulie Knuckles!

 Center field scoreboard.

 Left field. Marriott Hotel behind the left field wall.

 Home plate.

 Right field line.

Rowdie, the mascot. He's supposed to be a bear, but Randy and I agreed he looked more like some kind of rodent.

By the way, you may have noticed that the mascots at both Nashville and Louisville big-timed me and left right after the ballgame. I guess triple-A ball is too chi-chi for them to meet the public. Yes,I used the term chi-chi.

You're gonna do this to me? I MADE YOU, GODDAMMMIT! I MADE YOU!

Anyways, Kudos to Rowdie. Even if he does look like a drug-addled dormouse.

So even though Charlotte outhit Indianapolis 10-6, Indi won 4-2. None of our Chicago affiliates won on this road trip.

Hey! Right across the street from our parking lot is Lucas Oil Stadium. Home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL football team!

 Lucas Oil Stadium.

We also drove by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home to the Indi 500. Unfortunately, it was closed up tighter than a barracks sheet with hospital corners, and this is the best shot I could get:

Behind the grandstand at the final turn.

Favorite signs: Actually, we noticed a couple of very punny church marquee signs:

"Use Son screen to prevent sin burn."

"My lifeguard walks on water."

Those are funny, right?

Random observation from Randy: "These road signs probably don't mean anything. They are just there to control the populous."

Favorite Town name: Tab, IN

Exactly the moment I pulled into the garage at home, my phone blew up with emergency warning buzzers - tornado! Seek shelter!

In conclusion:

7 days

6 states

4 minor league ballgames

1 major league ballgame

2 race tracks

1 casino.

2000 or so road miles

2 National Weather Service severe weather warnings.

1-prison
2- people on golf carts not playing golf
2- women on riding mowers.

Well, hell, this was a learning experience!