Thank you, Cleveland

Happiness is … Baseball and rock ‘n’ roll. I had a great family getaway with my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and George Three to Cleveland. Thanks for taking a look at my photos these past days.

No game this day

Make no mistake, the Cleveland Browns play there. Before we reached the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, our stroll from the hotel allowed a nice view of Cleveland’s football stadium. It was a Sunday, but the Browns were away at Baltimore, so Karen, Elisabeth, George and I didn’t not have a home game crowd…

A window lake view

Smack in the middle. My dear wife Karen and I didn’t spend a lot of time in our downtown Cleveland hotel sandwiched between the baseball game at night and the stroll to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the next morning. But we did notice that our room on floor 14 did have a…

Just the right vibe

Beautiful spot. As the innings wore on and night fell, I thought Progressive Field in Cleveland looked better and better as my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth, George Three and I enjoyed the Guardians-White Sox game. Yes, the home team won, 3-1.

Yes on the hoodie!

I’ll wear it well. Indeed we arrived at Progressive Field early enough to receive the free hoodies going to the first 15,000 fans through the gates. You know I had to pull mine on right away. That is a Cleveland Guardians hat I bought at the team store as soon as we entered the stadium,…

When in Cleveland

Great setting. Last month, terrific daughter Elisabeth decided it would be fun for George Three, Karen and me to take a quick road trip to Cleveland to take in a new baseball stadium for them. When the weekend arrived, we hopped in her car and happily headed west. The walk from the downtown hotel to…

A summer Retreat

Relax! Wanna go to the Retreat for a relaxing happy hour lunch, I asked my dear wife Karen. Didn’t have to pull her leg. We drive the couple miles from our house to the Village joint at least one sunny summer day each year. They have a great outdoor bar. Two drinks, a filling lunch…

Let’s Go Mets!

Batter up! Great seats, I told George Three countless times as we watched the New York Mets take on the visiting Tamp Bay Rays. Our third-base side tickets provided a great view of the field. I was smiling watching the Mets Mets, as I call them to differentiate from our hometown Triple-A squad Syracuse Mets.…

Hurry up and wait

The Little Apple. The New York Mets organization does a lot of things right at Citi Field. You have to wait in line to pose for a photo with the little home run apple, a replica of what rises beyond the center field fence every time a hometown player hits one over the fence. We…

We’re there!

Citi Field, here we come. We put in a lot of steps as I collected my Christmas present. No complaints. As we spilled out of the Long Island Rail Road’s Port Washington line at the Willets Point station and emerged on a boardwalk-like path, there stood Citi Field. As planned when Elisabeth pulled her car…