DFWB On The Road: Cincinnati

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Today was the last regular season game for National League Central Division Champion Chicago Cubs, played at Cincinnati. Alfonso Soriano hit a home run on the second pitch of the game, but the Cubs eventually fell to the Reds 8 to 4 in a game that, truthfully, doesn't really count for much.

We now await the Cubs' postseason run and look forward to the possibility of celebrating The Big Win, only 99 years after the Cubs last won the World Series.

DFWB On The Road: New York City 2

Today in NYC we went on a tour of Yankee stadium and then to the taping of the Conan O'Brien Show. William Shatner was the guest and it was great to see the "In The Year 2000" bit right in front of us. Afterwards we headed out to Shea Stadium for a Mets vs Cubs game. The game was tied going into the 9th when things went from bad to Wuertz with bases loaded and Carlos Delgado up to bat. The count was full and... the winning run was walked in. It was a letdown of an ending, but the whole game was well played.

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DFWB On The Road: New York City

Yesterday was our tourist day in NYC. We went to Ground Zero, Wall St., Staten Island, up the center of Manhattan up to Central Park and Times Square, and back down to Tribeca/Greenwich Village later in the night.

Today we will be going to a Yankee stadium tour, the taping of the Conan O'Brien show, and a Mets vs Cubs game at Shea Stadium later tonight.

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DFWB On The Road: Philadelphia

The Cubs vs Phillies game today was a wild one. The Cubs were down until the top of the 7th when they tied up the game with some help from a 3-run pinch hit home run by Matt Murton. As soon as the score was equalled, rain started coming down in sheets and the game was delayed by rain. After singing the 7th inning stretch, the Phillies came back and won the game 11 to 7. Overall it was a whacky and exciting game, full of offense and great plays. We also visited some historical sites in downtown Philly and we are now in New York City.

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DFWB On The Road: Washington DC

Yesterday was spent in our nation's capital, touring the historic and significant sites that we could make it to and catching a great Nationals vs Marlins game. The Nationals blanked the Marlins 6-0 on 15 hits and had a no-hitter going through 5 innings.

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DFWB On The Road: Baltimore

Great game tonight between the Orioles and the Devil Rays. The Orioles won 11 to 6, securing a series sweep over the Devil Rays.

There were three home runs in the game, 1 robbed home run, 1 player ejection, and 1 overly-inebriated fan that ran onto the field during the ejection.

Time to get some sleep - Washington D.C. tomorrow

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DFWB On The Road

The contributors of DFWB will be hitting the road starting Thursday, May 10.

We will be visiting a number of great American cities on the eastern seaboard, visiting Major League ballparks and taking in American history all along the way.

Basic Agenda:

May 10
Baltimore, Maryland - Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ 7:05PM EST

May 11
Washington, D.C. - Washington Nationals vs Florida Marlins @ 7:05PM EST

May 12
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs @ 3:45PM EST (FOX)

May 13
Tour New York City

May 14
New York City, New York - New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs @ 7:10PM EST (ESPN)

Expect blog postings from the road including high-resolution pictures of the ballparks and cities on our tour.

We will try to keep up with our regular postings about Fort Wayne developments.