We felt optimistic for a win on Sunday, but sort of missed the mark there (yes, that is a bad jab at Luke Carlin). We were planning to head up to Chicago for a White Sox game and some sightseeing, but we decided not to risk the rain. So the giant vortex of suck took us to Cincinnati for a night featuring Homer Bailey and Josh Banks.

Well, for those of you that watched we somehow scored more runs than the other team. This is definitely a new and creative way to lose. Huh, what's that? My brother Wes tells me that we didn't lose. That we w...w..won a game? I'm not even sure what that means.

Anyway, this was my first visit to the Great American Ballpark. I was not impressed with the food or the look of the field. Good location though. After going to St. Louis and feeling the color red pulse through me at all times and the stadium immediately making you feel that you were seeing a team with a rich tradition, the GAB didn't give off any of that. The Steamboat thingy is cute, the music is better, the beer is better, but it felt like a stale ballpark. I sat at field level so I'm hoping that some higher seats with a few of the river will improve the ambiance. They did have cheerleaders though. The St. Louis pep-ralliers seemed better, but the pom-poms were an interesting twist.

I'm still real sorry that I don't have any pics yet. For anyone who wants to know. I'll be at the games on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday, I'll definitely be at batting practice and I'll be wearing a Peavy jersey, my seats are in section 419, row J, seat 11. Wednesday, I'll be sitting in section 131, row FF, seat 12. I'll also be in Pittsburgh Thursday and Friday if anyone cares.