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Skybox on Sheffield: Cubs – Brewers.

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Julie managed to track down some rooftop tickets from groupon.com for about $80 so we headed to the Skybox on Sheffield for the Cubs – Brewers game.  I’ve never sat on any of the roof tops until today and the view was much better than I would have thought.  Then again it’s hard to compare to the last time I was at Wrigley Field.  The weather was perfect, the Brewers were terrible and the Cubs hit everything.

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Side Notes:

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* Myra and Julie were on a recon mission for a good portion of the 6th inning.

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** Isn’t this the saddest looking unofficial mascot you’ve ever seen?  I’m pretty sure the Cubs have a restraining order on ‘Billy Cub‘ so he’s not allowed to cross the street and his is forced to endlessly wander around the perimeter of the block.  If you would like to contact ‘Billy Cub’ here’s his email:  billycub78@yahoo.com

Sal has the best seat in the house.

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Once again Legendary Traffic Coordinator Sal Pisconeri came to town.  The main purpose of the weekend was to see another Cleveland sports team lose a game despite itself.  We accomplished this with the best seats in Wrigley Field.  I of course secured the tickets figuring no way a ‘Row 1’ seat can really be obstructed view.  I was wrong.   Dead wrong.  As you can see in the top photograph there was a load bearing steel I-beam directly in front of my seat.  I could only see the batter, center and right field.  Really quite amazing.  On two separate occasions I was shocked to learn from Sal (who sat to my right) that the Indians had the bases loaded.  This is because I could not see any of the bases… at a Baseball game.

Classic.

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The Kyle Neugebauer Bachelor Party was also in town, which of course led to a couple bar ‘throwouts’, several broken bottles and some really bad choices.  On the other hand Sal and I managed to go nearly the entire weekend with just two meals. I have to say if you’re going to spend 48 hours in Chicago and only eat twice you do as we did.  Wiener’s Circle (after 1am) and Lou Malnati’s deep dish pizza (I’ve moved on from my infatuation with Giordano’s over the last 8 months).  Needless to say Lou Malnati’s put us into a food coma which lasted about 4 hours and threw us off our game.

But as great men always do… we rallied.

Cubs – Dodgers at Wrigley Field.

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Last night I went with Lauren and a couple friends to the Cubs – Dodgers game at Wrigley Field.  Our seats were probably the closest I’ve ever had to the field in a baseball game and we were right next to Dodgers’ bull pen.

My thoughts on Baseball (Pitching):

Seriously, count the pitchers in the picture above.  Nine.  Maybe one of them is a coach… maybe.  So let’s go with eight.  Now add the guy playing in the game right now, back to nine.  Nine pitchers.  Is it me or that enough to field an entire team?  I have no idea how many players a team can dress but I’d be willing to bet it’s change over the last 60 years.  Why is this necessary?  Nine pitchers.  What other sport in the world allows you to have eight backups for one position?  And this is without me even getting into the pitcher who will come out just to pitch to one guy and then he’s done for the night.

When did this madness begin?  Please… some one explain it to me.

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As you can tell from the photo above we sat behind a couple young southern gentleman from Alabama.  For those who don’t know these guys are sporting ‘Joe Willy Namath’s‘.

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Todd Laureano was keeping the world safe last night.

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Quick Commentary:

  1. First photograph – This man is not of a ‘Photographer’.  That’s just a guy sitting at the game with his wife.  Lens Envy.
  2. Second photograph – Harry Caray was in attendance.
  3. Third photograph – That man is wearing black leather pants and a hooded sweatshirt.  I’m pretty sure the only reasonable excuse is that he is literally at the end of closet and all other clothes are filthy.
  4. Same photograph, check the couple in the same row looking at him in total disgust.

*Side Note:  The rest of my photographs from the game are here.