I remember when I was a kid, watching TSN Sportsdesk in the morning, while eating breakfast and before going to school, and seeing homers being hit at Wrigley field, over its distinctive fences with ivy/vines growing over the top (and the occasional ball that gets hit out of the stadium onto the street behind). To me Wrigley field is unique and vintage, and this trip to Chicago, I had a chance to go visit it.

We went on the opening weekend to catch the Cubs play the Washington Nationals. We arrive a bit late (second inning maybe?) but was still able to get a seat in the bleachers (the area was GA). We found some seats about 5 rows back from the home run fence which was pretty fortunate too.

I don’t recall too much about the game, except that the Cubs were leading 4-1 heading into the top of the ninth, before the Nationals scored 2 runs to make it a nail biter.

After the game, we walked around the stadium a bit, and saw how old it actually was! There were steel girders visible in the narrow hallways, and exits that were a short walk away from your seats. Seeing a structure like this makes me feel like I’m watching a game in the 60s, when baseball was a highly entertaining sport.

Posted by Kevin in Blogs Tags: chicago, sports