A Bus Trip to Wrigley Field-- Part 8

Way back on April 15th, Liz and I took a bus trip to Chicago's Wrigley Field, the first time I've been there since probably the 80s. After they got lights and then permit parking in Wrigleyville, that was it for me.

I wrote down a lot about the game and maybe one day I'll finish writing about it.

The beer guy put on quite a show opening the pints. If there is anyway to open a can more violently, I'd sure like to know.

One of the folks on the bus had evidently been drinking quite heavily both onboard and in various area bars after we arrived and had purchased a large sombrero. Some of the other bus folk were having quite a good time putting peanut shells on the brim.

Retired flags fly on the foul poles on both left and right field. On the left field by us were #31 Jenkins, #10 Santo and #14 Banks as in Fergie, Ron and Ernie. The right field had #26 Williams, #23 Sandberg and #31 again. Why would Jenkins be on both poles? Later I saw a person with a Greg Maddox jersey with #31 on it. I forgot that both pitchers had #31 and that number was retired in both their honor.

The wind was blowing out briskly and even with near 90 degree temperatures, you didn't get hot. Of course, at Wrigley, when the wind is blowing out, that means home runs. The Cubs hit three and Milwaukee two, but Zambrano was ineffective (but didn't implode as often happens. The Cubs lost, but we had plenty of scoring.

Still NOT Finished. --RoadDog