I'm back at The Cell again today for the second (and last) Home Away From Home series of the Florida Marlins and Montreal Expos. I went alone and this time sat in Section 130, but in the very first row in front of the screen. Though the angle is gorgeous and the proximity to the players is wonderful, the netting still plays 3-D tricks on you and it gets hard to focus sometime. The people around me are... strange again, though not as vocal as yesterday. The attendance is up slightly to 5,457 from yesterday's 4,003, and they are at least as vocal as yesterday. The concessions seem to be more organized today and, in general, everyone seems to be more organized and settling-in to the "Home Away From Home" concept.
The game was good again and the Expos almost came back to win (or the Marlins almost allowed themselves to lose).
The teams go back to Miami. Hurricane Ivan (or "Pudge" as the team call it), went way west and didn't touch anywhere near Miami, making it feel like the teams never had to use "The Cell" in the first place.
Still, it was awfully unique and I am glad that I had a chance to experience it.
(Boxscore)
2008
2006- Are you there?
2005- Bigger TiVo
2002- A & W
- Which Sim Are You?
- Crazies around the world
- Host is back
- FTP host is gone...
- *THUMP*