wrigley field up close and personal

the chicago guy for a day

Like a human tumbleweed, Brendan rolled into town, meandered around Chicago a bit and pushed on westward. Unlike tumbleweed, he left his mark on a few places.

Run Fontenot Run!

On a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, we went to see the last game of the Cubs - Marlins series. The last but not least adage holds true here. The excitement started after the 7th inning stretch when Derek Lee hit a homerun to tie the game. Then Fontenot followed with a three-run double to give the Cubs the lead and sent the already frenzied crowd through the roof with excitement. Fontenot continued his crowd pleasing moments with one of the best run down plays in MLB history, according to Pat Hughes. He actually out ran the rundown. It was the little guy that could. At the top of the ninth, Edmonds ended the game with an amazingly acrobatic catch. I am not sure if I was more impressed that he made the catch or that he was able to get up after the catch. Cubs win over the Marlins 9-6.

go cubs go

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, we set out to see the Cubs play the Rockies with the infamous Pekkarinen clan on their annual family outing. As always, a good time was had by all. Except for the first base empire who left early due to a hamstring injury. Regardless of the calamity, the Cubs came through with a 5-4 win over the Rockies. The win gives the Cubs the best record in baseball going into June, similar to their season in 1908 when they won the World Series. Best record or not, any time the Cubs win, it always feels like they just won the World Series. For more pictures, click on the scoreboard.

Dempster on the mound

For the love of the cubs

For a true cubs fan, nothing will stop them from watching the game. Last Tuesday night, the fans were bundled up like snowman to keep warm for the wicked wind that whipped through the stands at Wrigley. A few sought refuge in the bathroom for warmth. And we all know that seeking refuge in a bathroom is dire and must mean love.

Last Thursday night was no different. An anonymous cub fan battled it out with a steel pole in order to watch the game. This die-hard cub fan was seated 1 foot clear of the pole with 3 open seats to his left and 6 open seats behind him. Why wouldn't he move? Cubby Love.

Take a closer look at the photo and you may spot the Prior jersey in front of him. Prior is gone. Cut your losses, remove the letters and keep the jersey. Now that would be Cubby love.

While watching the game, some nut bag of a vendor would walk by and scream, 'PEANUTS!@?!' with a hair-raising scream that was absolute murder the ear drums. There was no love from him.

There was a little bit of chaos on the field as well. Luckily an old friend, Ron Santo, sang the 7th inning stretch and Kerry Wood closed in the top of the ninth to make things right again in Wrigleyville. Cubs beat the Rockies 8-4.