4-14-10 Progressive Field

It was time for my return to Progressive Field in Cleveland.  Of the ballparks that I’ve traveled to, I enjoy ballhawking most at Progressive Field.

I arrived at 3:30 and was second in line behind fellow Pittsburgh ballhawk Nick Pelescak.

When the gates opened, I was hoping to fill my pockets with Easter Eggs.  Alas, I only found one ball, despite looking in virtually every row and seat.  At the very least, I was on the board.

My second ball of the day was from Indians reliever Chris Perez.  A ball rolled to the warning track and several of us asked for it.

Sweet spots:

STATISTICS:
Game:  7 balls (3 hit, 1 thrown, 3 found)
Season:  24 balls (13 hit, 3 thrown, 5 device, 3 found)
Games: 5 games
Average:  4.80 balls per game
Career:  602 balls
Streak:  101 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance:  10,071

2009 through 5 games: 20 balls (Four balls ahead of last year’s pace)

I’ll close with another brief youtube video that I took from left field: