She cannot stop going on and on about the city. She was there for four days and crammed just about everything that she could think of in. She has a friend there and they went boating on the chain of lakes, on an architectural tour, to a Cubs game, to Blarney’s (sp?), to the bars at night. She loved it so much, she wants to take me back there next week.
The boating was her favorite part, but she said that the Cubs game was like no other sporting event she had ever been to. She said it was like you dream of games, with father and grandfathers teaching sons and grandsons how to keep score, people actually there to watch the game. She said one of the funniest things was when two really good looking women kept getting up, people starting booing them and someone yelled “go to the mall!” At a Diamondbacks game, people go to be seen with as little clothes as possible. Apparently, they actually go to Wrigley to watch baseball.
Okay, a game that resembles baseball. Although this year, it could be characterized as baseball ever since Pinella got thrown out a couple of months back.
Most Sox fans would say most Cubs fans don’t know crap about baseball. Most Cubs fans would say most Sox fans are criminals… Different topic.
I live about 6 blocks from Wrigley and have been to over 100 games over the years, and I’ll agree w/ both that a lot of people go to the game to watch the game, and a lot of “tourists” show up to see Wrigley and whomever is playing.
Wrigley and Chicago are a great place to see during the summer as everyone is out as much as possible because the winter sucks so much.
At Wrigley?!?!?!?!? I’ve been to a dozen Cubs games and have never witnessed this. But, I like it. I guess they need something to do in between beers.
with father and grandfathers teaching sons and grandsons how to keep score,
Maybe you caught them during a winning streak and lots of grandfathers took their grandsons to the game to explain to them, “The Cubs are winning … this may never happen again in your lifetime.” I’m still laughing at the idea that Cub fans know how to keep a scorebook. Did you actually “look” at the scorecard? They were probably practicing writing their name, trying to spell it right 3 times out of 10.
I wasn’t there, but compared to AZ Diamondbacks games, it had to be quite impressive. If you want one of the worst baseball experiences, come here to Chase Field when the Marlins are in town.
Don’t get me wrong, Wrigley is one of my favorite places in the world, and indisputedly one of the best places to watch a game. It’s just that the Cubs so frequently suck that the crowd often tunes out and the ballpark turns into a gigantic beer garden…and there’s nothing wrong with that. However, now that the cubbies are on a bit of a roll, far more attention will be paid to the games. But more importantly, hopefully Sox fans will STFU about 2005.
No thanks. I’d rather catch a Royals-Pirates game on a Tuesday night when it’s raining and 38 degrees. =)
I still tell everyone who will listen that one of the best baseball experiences is Miller Park in Milwaukee. That is a FUN park. Wrigley Field is a good baseball experience. The sun, the Ivy, the pinstripes, the old scoreboard. Cubs fans aren’t notorious for watching the game. Most times we’ve been there it’s been a cell-phone-a-thon and beerfest … as compared to StLouis.