I went to the game at Wrigley today

[Taylor]

46 minutes ago, nate said:

You sit in stop and go traffic on surface streets for more than an hour just to get there.  The streets are riddled with potholes, narrow, and irritating.

How can anyone stand living in such a crowded city.

I'm guessing it's like New York where most people take public transportation.

[yk9001]

I am interested in what happened to those bleachers across the street, after they put up the new RF scoreboard.

[nate]

I don't know but the scoreboard situation was also stupid.  You have to look four different places to piece together what is going on.  Balls, strikes, outs in one spot, score in another, hits/errors and inning in another.

[Taylor]

Nate is sounding like an old white guy yelling at a cloud.

[T.G.]

5 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Nate is sounding like an old white guy yelling at a cloud.

He hasn't quite reached AO status yet.

 

Thank God!

[PattyD22]

Wrigley is a nostalgic old stadium.  A lot like Fenway Park.  You should know what to expect when you go there.

I've been to almost every stadium in MLB, and of all the "old" stadiums, Wrigley was the best.  I actually liked walking around Wrigleyville and hitting the pubs in the area.

For the record, Angel Stadium is an "old" stadium also.  While it has it's charm, it's pretty old also when compared to Petco, PNC Park, Oracle Park in San Francisco and those stadiums are pretty fun.

I would have suggested taking the train in to Wrigley and avoiding the traffic.  

[T.G.]

3 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

For the record, Angel Stadium is an "old" stadium also.  While it has it's charm, it's pretty old also when compared to Petco, PNC Park, Oracle Park in San Francisco and those stadiums are pretty fun.

Thanks, grandpa.  We had no idea. 

[BadDog]

I loved Wrigley.  Grew up watching only the Cubs on WGN or the Braves on TNT.  I went a few years back and it was HOT.  Sat in the left field bleacher seats and drank way too many frozen margaritas.  Roy Halladay was on the bump for the Phillies that day and was taken out early due to the 'heat'.  They should've taken me out for the 'heat' too.  It was all about the nostalgia for me.  I wasn't looking for all the amenities, just a day game in a historical stadium that I grew up watching Cubs baseball and listening to Harry Carey.  It was a bucket-list item for me.  Glad you hated it Nate!  haha.  

[nate]

I don't know about bucket list, but it was a check mark for me.  Never going back though.  I have now been to more than a dozen mlb stadiums now at least.

[Lou]

Anyone who doesn't enjoy the Wrigley/Wrigleyville experience should stick with the WNBA 

[nate]

20 hours ago, Lou said:

Anyone who doesn't enjoy the Wrigley/Wrigleyville experience should stick with the WNBA 

Miller Park is better in every way.  No obstructed views, easy to get in and out, great food, etc.

[nate]

By the way, $55 for this seat and they don't call it an "obstructed view" because you can see home plate.

[Tank]

On 6/3/2019 at 6:55 PM, nate said:

Shitty stadium, shitty location, shitty city and the Angels were shitty.  Not worth the five hours to drive there and back.

Thought you all would be interested in my review.

[nate]

8 minutes ago, Tank said:

Hey, it is Mlepklaynos.  @Glen

The klay is silent

 

[Jeff Fletcher]

23 hours ago, nate said:

I don't know but the scoreboard situation was also stupid.  You have to look four different places to piece together what is going on.  Balls, strikes, outs in one spot, score in another, hits/errors and inning in another.

That is kinda dumb. The side ribbon boards have the score but on the outfield scoreboards it’s just on that little teeny line score on the manual scoreboard, and they don’t even add it up for you. 

[beatlesrule]

42 minutes ago, nate said:

Hey, it is Mlepklaynos.  @Glen

The klay is silent

 

I've met him twice at the NAMM show. He's really friendly.

[Jay]

I've never been to any of the old stadiums.

Except Angel Stadium, of course.

 

[Jay]

Seriously though I went to Fenway Park, once.

 

To see a Police concert.

It was a great day, going around Boston, eating and drinking.

I sat at the bar where Daniel Webster sat every day and drink his brandy and eat oysters.

Yep.

 

[nando714]

On 6/3/2019 at 9:41 PM, Lou said:

but he loves cats 

And terrorist 

[nando714]

5 hours ago, nate said:

By the way, $55 for this seat and they don't call it an "obstructed view" because you can see home plate.

My view from Fenway. The next night I sat behind 3rd base. Didn’t make that mistake twice lol