[photo courtesy cleveland.com]
Indians 5, Orioles 4
CLEVELAND (AP) — Perhaps the only player in the ballpark that could have caught Grady Sizemore’s home-run ball was the guy who hit it.
Sizemore sped around the bases with an inside-the-park home run, Jake Westbrook got his first win in five starts and the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 Friday night for their sixth straight victory.
“I’d rather trot than run,” Sizemore said after his second career inside-the-park homer.
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“It feels great to get a win,” Westbrook said. “Grady was fun to watch. He was running sideways. He was flying.”
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Last night at the Indians game I was able to see history made. Up until the 5th inning, the game was somewhat boring and moving at a rapid pace. Then came in a new Oriole’s pitcher and we had fireworks, 5 innings before the scheduled ones would take place. Finally, the Indians got to the Oriole’s starting pitcher, Steve Trachsel, something we couldn’t do all night. A new pitcher entered, and we took advantage. We got hit, a single, and then history. I, and my good friend Scott and brother, Josh, were able to see the 5th inside the park homerun in Jacobs Field history, hit by our good friend Grady Seizmore.
[photo courtesy cleveland.com]
This hit, sparked the crowd, the Indians and after a crazy top 6, we went on to increase our win streak to 6 games and take a 1.5 lead in the Central Division.
Something is wrong with this picture. The Cleveland Indians have won 6 straight games, are playing well in April, and are in first place. The Cleveland Cavs are in the playoffs, have won their first 2 playoff games, and have a chance of going deep into the playoffs. This is not right. Cleveland sports teams are cursed, this is definitely not cursed. Are we finally turning the corner? I think we will see the answer of that question when the Cleveland Browns draft in the first round today. I am thinking that no matter if it is the right choice now, it will be the wrong choice in 2 or 3 years, or maybe simply 6 months from now…
After the game, as it was Superhero Weekend, the fans were treated to Superhero Fireworks. The fireworks were the same great fireworks as usual, the only difference was that they played superhero theme songs instead of the usual firework music. I had brought my camera, as it goes everywhere with me, so I was more than ready to shoot the fireworks as they exploded out of centerfield. Today’s A Photo A Day was the first fireworks picture I took. My camera, amazingly, has a scene function that allows you to set a scene, like fireworks, so that the user doesn’t have to fiddle with all of the intricate settings. Instead, the camera makes sure to have all of the correct settings in place for when you are ready to snap that picture. I set the scene, looked through the lens, lined up the fireworks, took the picture and then simply tried not to move. The result of those actions is the photo below, one of the best fireworks pictures I have taken; and to think, it was done without a tripod.
Until tomorrow…or is it today…anyways, enjoy the photo!
