Cleveland's West Side Market, St. Ignatius, and Baseball Tryouts

If you live in the Cleveland area, or are ever visiting, be sure to visit Cleveland's West Side Market on a Saturday morning (http://www.westsidemarket.org/). Located just across the Cuyahoga River (West) from the ballpark formerly known as Jacobs Field, the West Side Market is a classic. It opened almost 100 years ago and is a real treasure.

For the past month, my Saturday morning routine has been to drop off my oldest son, Jackson, at baseball tryouts at his high school St. Ignatius. Ignatius is just down the street from the WSM. I then spend the next two hours walking around the Market and having breakfast at a cafe housed inside the Market.

Jackson started at Ignatius this school year, his freshman year. It has been a great year for him. He played for the JV soccer team in the fall and accompanied the varsity team as a ball boy all the way to Columbus and got to see Ignatius win their 3rd State Soccer Championship.

For the past month, Jackson has been trying out for the Freshman baseball team. Over 100 boys tried out for the team. That's right, 106 boys tried out for 17 coveted positions. Jackson got word Friday night after practice that he made the team. He is very excited and I am very proud of him.