Classic Bev

Sorry about the big delay in posts, but it’s been a crazy semester so far! With IS, work, and all of my classes (plus all of the fun little things), it’s been hard to find time to sit down and talk about it. But now that it’s Fall Break, it seems like a good time to reflect on the semester thus far. I’ll break it down over the next few days to fill in the important stuff, though the only thing that seems dominant in my head is BASEBALL.

Seemingly nothing to do with Wooster, I know, but I have been a Cleveland Indians fan since I moved to Ohio. We went through a few rough years after the ‘97 World Series–we haven’t even hit the postseason since 2001. But this season has been AMAZING. We’re heading back to Cleveland running off of one of the best games I’ve ever seen (did anybody else catch the 11th inning? 7 runs? Postseason record? Just checking.) and hopefully we can finish off the Red Sox there.

The Wooster Activities Crew plans trips and events all around campus and also in Cleveland and Columbus. Browns games, visits to museums and galleries, late night movies on the Quad (Knocked Up is on the 18th, can’t wait for that one)– WAC sponsored a trip to a Tribe game in September that was an absolute blast. I drove up with a few of my friends (Red Sox fans, actually, remind me to disown them…) for batting practice so we could try to catch a stray ball or two. And it worked! After memorizing the Detroit roster (Tribe BP was already over), we started calling to players when they had the ball and they tossed two right to us! I have the ball in my dorm room now, sitting in a tiny Tribe hat, if only to maintain that while it may have been a Detroit ball, I’m still loyal.

One of the best parts of the game though, besides the four home runs, was being able to watch it with a huge group of my friends. There were at least 30 Wooster kids there, all sitting in the same section, and it was SO much fun. The Tribe has given me the opportunity to hang out with my friends during the year (watching the game while “doing homework” aka screaming obscenities at the screen while other people do homework…sorry guys) and during the summer (my close friend and first year roomie Allison had never been to a pro baseball game before a Tribe game last summer. Unfortunately, she’s a Red Sox fan too. Where do I find these people!? ). As we enter Game Three, I find myself relieved that we don’t have class until Wednesday. It’ll give me the chance to catch up on some homework, relax, and cheer on my boys. Go Tribe!