What started out as a bit of a dud ended up simply amazing. We woke up in Indy, and tried to visit the Indiana Historic Society...CLOSED. Then the Indiana State Museum...CLOSED. Wow...so I thought, how about the Indy Motor Speedway? Why not...so we made the short hike west and walla...OPEN! We had a great time at the Museum and then a tour of the track...Sam loved it! They held the Brickyard 400 the day before, and it was quite a mess, but still cool.
After this we hit the road for Evansville, with a quick stop for food in Terre Haute. We arrived in E-ville, then proceeded downtown for a bit of sightseeing. I had made special arrangements for Sam to visit the pressbox at Bosse Field, and meet the announcers beforehand. We arrived and met them for a few minutes. Then we headed back to the game until the top of the 5th...where Sam made his radio debut!
The co-host scooted over and then Sam put on the headset and was interviewed by their announcer, Mike Radomski. Great guy...as well as his co-host Bill. Sam was nervous but came across great! He even was asked to call a batter...which he did. He was beaming after the experience...and I can't thank the hospitality of the Evansville Otters staff enough for giving Sam such an amazing opportunity! The game itself was a nail-biter with the Otters winning in the bottom of the 9th with 3 runs. A former RailCat actually helped win the game. Sam rushed down to the ex-RailCat, Brian Kolb, to have him sign his hat.
Another treat was Bosse Field...the third oldest in baseball. They also filmed "A League of Their Own" at this site, and some artifacts from the filming still remain. Just for kicks I actually ran the bases with a bunch of kids...since I still am one.
After the game we took a quick walk along the Ohio River and then back to the hotel for a swim. What a fantastic day!
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