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Trophy helmet, special dog, ponchos: ALCS Game 4 sights, sounds at Progressive Field (photos)

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Marc Bona (via Cleveland.com)
Julie Shipley of Seven Hills wore a homemade medieval trophy helmet.Coco's Selfie Space hung some special positive messages - at least one had a Guardians World Series title in mind.The popular Ike is known as the In good weather for postseason games, bands set up between Rocket Arena and Progressive Field.Crowds lined up early Saturday - a much better day than Friday to be outside.Parking prices hit a wide range for both nights.The white tents to the left are security checkpoints for Gateway Plaza.Flight Social got into the spirit of things.Apparel ranged from hoodies and shirts to a variety of other items on the street.Parking tends to increase during big games downtown.Luther Trammell sang the blues on East 4th Street.Various red rally towels have been given to fans; this is Friday's.E. 4th Street usually fills with a solid pregaming crowd, but the rain kept them away Friday.Diehards stood in line Friday, hoping for a coveted standing-room-only spot.There's a lot of cameraderie of the SRO crowds at Progressive Field.Friday was rainy with slightly higher temperatures than Saturday.It didn't look promising before Friday's scheduled start.Friday's overcast and rainy day never changed, and the game was called minutes after 9 p.m.People stayed under the covered concourses as rain fell steadily Friday.Ponchos were a big seller on the street during the steady rain on Friday.Rally House got into the spirit downtown.We saw prices from $40 to $80 in downtown lots and garages.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – What a difference a day makes.

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