After a big morning breakfast at Bob Evans in Dayton, we took off for Columbus. The trip was only about an hour and a half. We got into the hotel early, and as the kids made us aware, in plenty of time for a swim in the hotel pool (up to this point, still their favorite part of the trips I think, that and eating at the games). After the pool and a nap, we headed to downtown Columbus for the Triple A Clippers game. It was the innaugural year for the park in Columbus. It definitely had some unique qualities including its single level seating, right field restaurant type seating (like Fenway over the monster) and its unique brick look. Despite some of the interesting design features of the ballpark, we didn't feel it had quite the same mystic as the Dayton field. One other notable thing from that game is the poor food selection. One of the kids greatest joys at games is the unlimited amount of park food we allow. Largely because of grandpa's inability to say know, the kids eat every two to three innings. The food in Columbus is dominated by a large open pit grill. I just remember both the burgers, dogs, and chicken being very dry and rubbery. Also, because of the dominance of this feature, the park seemed to lack other interesting, outside the box food. The other thing I remember is that the home team wasn't big on signing baseball, but the visiting dugout filled up a whole ball. This became another one of our traiditions, buying logo balls and having the home team (most of the time) fill it well before the game with signatures. We sat halfway into the outfield on the rightfield line, halfway up the seats.
We purchased a navy blue Columbus Clippers mini-bat as our souvenir.
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