Day 9 - August 4, 2017
It's only a ninety minute drive from Presque Isle to Cleveland, so we can sleep in. The skies opened up on us again as we traveled to Thistledown Racino, another combination racecourse and casino. Ohio, however, doesn't have card tables, so we did not bother with the casino part of the hybrid. Slots are not our thing.
Breakfast at Shirley's Country Kitchen was real good.
Mmmmmm....mushroom omelet with everything else on the menu. Yes, now I am that guy who takes pictures of his food.
Anyway, there was a guy going into the restaurant just before us who tied his dog up outside. The little guy yapped so much that his owner asked for a seat by the window. He then went outside and put the dog up on the window sill. Not a sound after that.
Little Scruffy.
After breakfast we headed west toward Cleveland, or specifically, North Randall, Ohio - a little southeast of Cleveland proper. Thistledown is no different from other once well-attended racetracks that have seen their day - not much of a turnout. Everybody was inside playing slots. Horse racing was once the most popular sport in America, but no more.
Nonetheless, pictures from the track:
From along the rail.
Muddy track that day.
Later, we lit out for the home of The Lake County Captains, Classic Park. You have to park across the street, a four-lane highway. Then you cross a walking bridge back across to get to the park. My fear of heights did not appreciate this.
The bridge.
Front gate, taken from the bridge.
First thing we did was to get something to eat; we usually don't eat lunch. Randy thought it was cool that they served kielbasa, so we ordered some. The guy brought out this gigantic box, so I'm thinking he's putting both sandwiches in it. Nope.
You certainly don't need a side of fries.
And that bread was like a half of a French loaf. Classic Park is located in suburban Cleveland. (The Indians were in town, playing the Yankees, but it was sold out.) And guess what? It was superhero night! No kidding...we saw Wonder Woman, Spiderman, Captain America, and Batman. Awesome!
Superhero night!
Random observation from Randy: Wonder Woman wanted no part of that. She was definitely not interested in your picture.
But hey! They came over and sat right in front of us!
Spidey tried to web me.
Okay, so pictures of the park:
Center field scoreboard.
Left field bleachers.
Right field pavilion area.
From center field.
Home plate area.
The South Bend Cubs beat the Captains in a close one, 15-9. The wind was blowing straight out so hard there must have been 6 home runs hit by just lofting it into the jet stream. It was a wind chill in the forties; it's only the second time in I don't know how many years of the Baseball Trip that I threw on a sweatshirt. Honest to God. I even had to cross that damn bridge to go back and fetch it from the car.
Favorite town name: Chagrin, Oh
IAD - 0
KAPO - 2 with dog
- 2 swimming
Tomorrow: Home.
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