Tribe & Red Sox. End of Day 2 (Sam)

Tribe game was the best kickoff I think we could have asked for.  45(ish) people, Panini's before,  & Mrs. Pavia's billboard signs wishing us luck (& eventually getting us on the jumbotron).  Rick Vaughn bobble head night, Major League clips between innings & an 80's firework show after the game.  Perfect weather. Plenty of beer.  Sound too good to be true?  Well, Sully showed up, so it was. (Don't worry, you're still my favorite).  Joe bought a ginormous Hulk fist, which we thought was the worst purchase in the history of spending money, until we saw it was a koozie and immediately decided it was to be the central focus of our attention for the rest of the game.

Bottom line: First trip to The Jake, huge success.  Sans the final score of the game, 14-12, Brewers.

Waking up at 5:30 a.m. after a semi-rowdy first night in Cleveland wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.  Most definitely because Pavia drove first.  (Thanks, dude).  11 hours, half a bag of beef jerkey, & one terrible tasting Red Bull (mainly because there was no side of vodka) later, we arrived in Boston.  Meghan's house, to be exact.  It's an unreal apartment with roof access (ladder to the skylight leading to the roof) & an amazing view of the city.  We saw where she works, Fenway Park & on a clear day, we could probably see all the way to Cambridge.  Fenway was breathtaking & the reason I love baseball.  The old school billboard, the Green Monster & the classic '20s structure gave it the same classic atmosphere.  You almost forget you hate the Red Sox once you're in there.  We had tickets in about the 50th row on the 3rd baseline.  Awesome tickets- Just ask Matt. (For those of you who don't know, Rachel got Matt these tickets for his birthday). In fact, as you're reading this, the following conversation is taking place:

Sam: Hey what row do you think we were in at the game today?

Matt: I dunno, but we had pretty awesome tickets.  How'd we get those awesome tickets?

Sam: I dunno Matt, since this is the 7th time we've discussed it, is it because you're a stud & a heartthrob & ladies love you?

Matt: You should write that in your blog.

I will refer to Pavia from this point on as LL Cool M

Tomorrow is a day full of Boston touring.  Meghan says it's small so it should be easy to get around.  Seafood dinner- because we hear it's awesome- & roof drinking.  Then off to New York & Cooperstown.  Thanks Pavia family for a great kickoff & thanks Meghan for being our first host on the trip.

Hasta en NY.

-Sam