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Friday’s night it’ll be “Lets Go Mets,” but the addicting chant of “Fu – ku – do – me” dominated our repertoire Thursday afternoon at Wrigley, as the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves in the bottom of the 11th inning on a walkoff hit batsman.
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Before Thursday, I had never seen a walkoff hit batsman in person. Now I have.
Our first trip to the friendly confines of Wrigley was a blast. It’s an absolutely beautiful ballpark with a terrific atmosphere, friendly and funny ushers and great fans. Hardly a single soul left the building before the ninth, and an amazingly large majority stayed until the final errant pitch.
There were so many cool points about the trip, but it’s 2 a.m. and I need to get some sleep, so I’m going to skip the prose and just hammer out some bullet points:
- Again, the ballpark just pours out the aura, from the ivy on the brick home-run fence to the old scoreboard to the Harry face on the press box window. I spent most of BP just looking at scenery.
- I’ve never heard, or sang, such an enjoyable chorus of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame.”
- Perhaps it’s my immature side, but it’s a heckuva lot of fun to chant “Fu – ku – do – me” (clap, clap, clap clap clap) over and over. It just doesn’t get old.
- My kids weren’t happy about this point, but there were about five beer vendors who dropped by for every one soda/Gatorade vendor. I like those odds!
- After traveling some 700 miles from South Dakota to see the Cubbies play, we wound up sitting next to a guy visiting Chicago from North Dakota. How cool (and odd) is that?
- I haven’t had the opportunity to pee in those bathtub urinal things since the Tampa Bay Bucs knocked down the Old Sombrero. It sure brought back some memories.
I’ve got a ton more, but I need some shuteye. We’re shacked up in western PA and still have 380 miles to go before we hit NY.
Was the barbershop quartet playing when you walked in? Did you do a lap around the outside to get a feel of the neighborhood? Did you take the “L” in? I’m with you, I was blown away by Wrigley. Hope Shea is fun for you and the boys and that you have some funny near misses with the Modulas.
Didn’t see the quartet, but did take the El and did get a feel of the neighborhood around Wrigley. Cool area.