Ytowngirlinfla
Posts: 2,295
Apr 15, 2010 7:02pm
im excited going to watch the Cubs play saturday for the first time with a bunch of my shipmates. its kinda our last hoorah. its a early game but im sure we will be toasted by the time we get to the stadium.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Apr 15, 2010 7:11pm
God I love Chicago, very fun city!!
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Apr 15, 2010 7:22pm
Bleacher bumming it?
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september63
Posts: 5,789
Apr 15, 2010 8:06pm
One small tidbit. Dont refer to it as a stadium. It is Wrigley Field. When Jeff Gordon sang "Take me out to the ballgame" one year he said he was so happy to be at Wrigley Stadium. The crowd bood him for that faux paus.
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Apr 15, 2010 8:28pm
Enjoy the game. Wrigley and Fenway are on my Bucket List.
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Jimmie Copas
Posts: 53
Apr 15, 2010 9:28pm
Highly recommend the bleachers!
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slingshot4ever
Posts: 4,085
Apr 15, 2010 9:30pm
Better baseball is played on the South side.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Apr 15, 2010 10:13pm
The bleachers are fun (been twice for Reds games) but man that place is a dump. I felt like it could crumble at any second.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Apr 15, 2010 10:14pm
With all these quakes I feel like that everyday. Bodes well for your SF trip....justincredible wrote: The bleachers are fun (been twice for Reds games) but man that place is a dump. I felt like it could crumble at any second.
CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
Apr 15, 2010 10:52pm
Until they decide to throw the gameslingshot4ever wrote: Better baseball is played on the South side.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Apr 15, 2010 11:29pm
Chicago is a nice city. Wrigley is overrated.
september63
Posts: 5,789
Apr 15, 2010 11:45pm
You can almost feel the history when you are at Wrigley. Dont expect any type of amenities though. You can get a hot dog and a beer but it was pretty acient behind the scenes. Ive heard the new owner spent 50 million though on upgrades. Id assume bathrooms and concessions are better than when I was there.
NNN
Posts: 902
Apr 15, 2010 11:51pm
Day game? Alcohol? Wrigley? Let's defer to the authority on that....Lee Elia.Ytowngirlinfla wrote: im excited going to watch the Cubs play saturday for the first time with a bunch of my shipmates. its kinda our last hoorah. its a early game but im sure we will be toasted by the time we get to the stadium.
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killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Apr 15, 2010 11:59pm
had the same thought years ago when I went to old Milwaukee County Stadium...that place was an absolute anachronism by the time it was torn down for Miller Park.justincredible wrote: The bleachers are fun (been twice for Reds games) but man that place is a dump. I felt like it could crumble at any second.
Actually went to the auction/sale when they cleared the place out before the wrecking ball came.
They literally sold everything. Seats, urinals, dugout phones, sheet metal siding, doors.
Very cool.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Apr 16, 2010 5:30am
since it isnt in a traditional location what is the best way to park? i am headed there in a few week. we arent staying in chicago, just passing through and seeing a game on the way.
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SnotBubbles
Apr 16, 2010 7:58am
I think this website is a dump and could crumble at any second.... :@justincredible wrote: The bleachers are fun (been twice for Reds games) but man that place is a dump. I felt like it could crumble at any second.
To me, Wrigley is a slice of Heaven. I love everything about it. The newer, cleaner, more updated stadiums are nice....but going to Wrigley is better.
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SnotBubbles
Apr 16, 2010 8:00am
Park close to the road you are "passing through" on and take the El Train. It's the cheapest ($1.50 per person) and best way to get there, with it's own special stop just for Wrigleyville.Glory Days wrote: since it isnt in a traditional location what is the best way to park? i am headed there in a few week. we arent staying in chicago, just passing through and seeing a game on the way.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Apr 16, 2010 8:25am
Wrigley, Bleachers, Alcohol sounds like a recipe for a great day or potential disaster if they get their ass kicked
redstreak one
Posts: 1,152
Apr 16, 2010 8:25am
Went to Chicago for the first time ever 3 years ago in the Spring and caught the Reds playing at Wrigley. Great experience, stayed downtown, road the El Train and enjoyed the city. I am heading back with the family for a long weekend at the beginning of May. Love Chicago!
RedRider1
Posts: 3,850
Apr 16, 2010 9:00am
Got to go in 1999...Sammy hit 2 HR's and the stadium got buzzed by a fighter jet that was part of the Air Show. Couldn't have been better.
Scalped 2 tickets for $50 ea. 3rd base side, halfway back.
Great experience.
Scalped 2 tickets for $50 ea. 3rd base side, halfway back.
Great experience.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Apr 16, 2010 9:45am
I've been hearing that for 5 months now. Just sayin'.SnotBubbles wrote:I think this website is a dump and could crumble at any second.... :@justincredible wrote: The bleachers are fun (been twice for Reds games) but man that place is a dump. I felt like it could crumble at any second.
BigAppleBuckeye
Posts: 2,935
Apr 16, 2010 9:59am
Would have to agree with you there SnotBubbles ... while I have yet to visit Wrigley (but I hope to soon), I have been to Fenway Park. And while San Francisco's AT&T Park is by far the "nicest" park I have ever visited, the Fenway experience is unmatched. Just love those old ballparks, it was 100% the reason I used to go to Yankee games at the old stadium (I have little interest in going to their new amusement park in the Bronx, blah) ...SnotBubbles wrote:I think this website is a dump and could crumble at any second.... :@justincredible wrote: The bleachers are fun (been twice for Reds games) but man that place is a dump. I felt like it could crumble at any second.
To me, Wrigley is a slice of Heaven. I love everything about it. The newer, cleaner, more updated stadiums are nice....but going to Wrigley is better.
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Apr 17, 2010 12:32am
did the "day-night' Chicago thing a few years ago.......
(I did not realize until later how few days per season the Sox and Cubs are in town at the same time...)
watched the Reds vs. Cubs at Wrigley in the afternoon...then hit the freeway for the slow 'stop and go' drive to the southside;
to catch the Red Sox vs. White Sox for the night game...
then drove home to NW Ohio after the game.
that was a big day.
(I did not realize until later how few days per season the Sox and Cubs are in town at the same time...)
watched the Reds vs. Cubs at Wrigley in the afternoon...then hit the freeway for the slow 'stop and go' drive to the southside;
to catch the Red Sox vs. White Sox for the night game...
then drove home to NW Ohio after the game.
that was a big day.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Apr 17, 2010 12:43am
Take the El. haha. I dont think you will have much success trying to park anywhere near the stadium. The 3 times I have been I just park downtown (at my at the time girlfriends apartment) and took the El.Glory Days wrote: since it isnt in a traditional location what is the best way to park? i am headed there in a few week. we arent staying in chicago, just passing through and seeing a game on the way.
jpake1
Posts: 2,389
Apr 17, 2010 1:18am
I'm not a baseball fan, but I've been to two games already this year and I loved it. Sooo many fine milfs in slutty Soriano jerseys. Gotta love it.