I'm filing this bad boy from a Red Lobster in Ft. Pierce, Fla. My waitress finally stopped looking at my screen over my shoulder, giving me the chance to post. It got kind of creepy when she started correcting my grammar in my emails.

I have no idea where I'm going to end up tonight, I've got an eye on Patrick AFB, but think I have the stamina to drive even further north.

I began the morning in Key West, and while I enjoyed driving the Keys during the daytime, the trip is slow (a lot of 45 mph driving) and redundant.

The biggest highlight of my day was my visit to LandShark (sic, nee Joe Robbie, then Dolphin) Stadium in beautiful downtown Miami Gardens. I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to the New Yankee Stadium for all the things I've said because I think I've found the most soulless place in the entire MLB.

If there were 500 people on hand for the first pitch I'd be shocked (seriously). This is a Major League team that has won more World Series than the Yanks in the 21st Century (2000 was the 20th Century) and has a bunch of exciting young players.

I do have to give credit to a sizable Wisconsin contingent that came out in force. Although, I was kind of creeped out by the grifters wearing Marquette jerseys. Alright, I get it, you're proud you're from Milwaukee, but that D. Wade jersey is not flattering on you. On a side note, is there a word in the English language that sounds like it means more than "grifter"? And why are there so many of them in South Florida?

Granted there was a--surprise--rain delay, which apparently happens often (this is Florida, if you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes and it'll change), but that could not have possibly driven away more than a couple dozen fans. Seriously. That said, thank God the new ballpark (scheduled for 2012) will have a retractable roof.

Florida weather

There was some buzz about the Yanks coming to town in a couple weeks, in fact they advertised Derek Jeter and A-Rod during the pregame announcements. It's a sad day when you have a highly successful franchise (2 world titles in less than two decades of existence) and you resort to advertising other teams' players to sell tickets. It should also be noted that the Marlins team shop also sells Mets and Yankees souvenirs, which is just weird.

I'm so lonely

The stadium is huge (it's a football field, first and foremost capable of seating 76,500), but even when the Yanks come into town and it's sold out, it's going to feel empty (baseball capacity is only 38,560). You're so removed from the field. At the same time, the lack of patrons enabled me the opportunity to have a shot at a couple balls during batting practice, and you can get real close to the players on the field and in the bullpens. Also, I didn't have to worry about lines at the concession stands or in the men's room. I did feel awfully lonely, though.