Snowbound Progressive Field.....

Today was a great day to head over to the baseball field and check out some camera positions for the upcoming season. We might be making a couple of changes and thought we would swing over and take another peek at them. It always looks so desolate in the winter - but even having said that, it is indeed one of the better looking parks around the leagues. Great sight lines and an open look to the city make give it some real flair. Hey I worked out of old Cleveland Stadium... growing up with it, then working out of it, and then saying goodbye are all fond memories but this park has soemthing special (so much for unbiased reporting!).

Now I sit here typing this and watching a game on STO featuring the Indians and the Red Sox in a regular season broadcast from Progressive Park, and I can't wait to begin the season (Beckett vs. Carmona). After seeing the snow all over the field and standing on home plate today (or approximately where it is), and now watching the Indians take the lead in this game, I have to admit, I am ready to go!

We looked at sightlines, foul lines, and baselines - having to guess for all of them. There is a good sense about what we would like to do and how we will proceed, so that should not be an issue. I will have more on that as the season draws near - and explain in greater detail the objectives we would like to accomplish.

I started to think that maybe this is what opening day may look like in 2008...we know what it looked like in 2007! Somebody said "break out the zamboni". HMMMM....I will have to check the longe range forecast, the groundhog outlooks, the Farmer's Almanac, and also check to see if my left knee is throbbing (a sure-fire weather predictor).

Naw............ it couldnt happen again................. could it?