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US Cellular Field: White Sox – Tigers.

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Yesterday afternoon Julie and I headed down to the South Side again for the White Sox – Tigers game.  There were a lot more Tigers fans at the stadium than I was anticipating but I should have known considering how many Red Wings fans show up for the Hawks games.  The White Sox held their own after giving up 2 runs to open the game in the first but the wheels fell off when Miguel Cabrera hit a home run in the top of the 9th inning.

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Side Notes:

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* Beerman doing what he does best.

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**During the game I took the opportunity to head up to the the far seats near right field at the top of the stadium.  This photograph is from there.

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*** I’m not sure what the deal is with people from Michigan drinking their beer with straws but it’s the point where I can consider this a cultural trait.  The Tiger fans started a ‘Let’s Go Tigers’ chant that I countered with a ‘Bail Out’ chant and that led to this exchange between a Tigers fan and myself:

Me: Bail Out! Bail Out!
Tigers Fan: What kind of car do you drive?
Me: None.

U.S. Cellular Field pregame - #Yearofbaseball

**** Julie and I did a walk around Bridgeport before the game with and had some drinks on the South Side.  This is a photograph I took as we walked by the stadium about 3 hours before the game started.

*****Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 9
Stadium Opened: April 18, 1991
Capacity: 41,432
Attendance: 31,037
Food: 1 churro.
Beer: 4 Miller Lights
Opponent: Detroit Tigers
Pitchers: W: Verlander, L: Crain
Miles From Home: 9.6
Ticket Face Value: $19
Seat Location: Section 518, Row 9, Seat 16

Wrigley Field: Cubs – Mets (game 3).

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Yesterday Julie and I headed down to Wrigley Field for the final game in the Cubs – Mets series.  The game started off well enough with Jose Reyes scoring on a combination of a double and a couple of fielding errors, or in my score book an in the park Home Run.  Then RA Dickey fell of the mound and the wheels came off.  Once again we stayed in the lower deck to avoid the wind instead of our purchased upper deck seats.  The stadium was empty but I’m sure that had a lot to do with it being a 45°F Thursday day game.  Either way the Mets once again were defeated 9-3 by the Cub.s

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Side Notes:

The view from my seat at Wrigley Field - #Yearofbaseball

* The View From My Seat.
** Julie took nearly all of these photographs and her full set is on Flickr as well as her recap of the weekend at chicagometsfan.com.
**Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 8
Stadium Opened: April 23, 1914
Capacity: 41,118
Attendance: 33,378
Food: 1 Hot Dog,
Beer: 1 Old Styles
Opponent: New York Mets
Pitchers: W. Zambrano, L. Beato
Miles From Home: 0.7
Ticket Face Value: $62.10
Seat Location: Section 223, Row 20, Seat 13

Wrigley Field: Cubs – Mets (game 2).

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Last night Julie and I weathered the storm to see the Mets victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. We decided to sit in a couple of the many empty 200 level seats instead of our upper deck seats, which was key to staying.

Side Notes:

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* The View From My Seat.

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** When the rain finally became overwhelming to everyone in the stadium except the Cubs manager Mike Quade they called the game. For some reason, as you can see in the photographs a above, Quade thought the game should go on.

***Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 7
Stadium Opened: April 23, 1914
Capacity: 41,118
Attendance: 36,666
Food: n/a
Beer: 3 Old Styles
Opponent: New York Mets
Pitchers: W. Gee, L. Coleman
Miles From Home: 0.7
Ticket Face Value: $62.10
Seat Location: Section 223, Row 20, Seat 13