4 Hours or 13 Innings

One of Our Favorite Daughter's requests on this trip was a ballgame at Wrigley Field. She had not been to the stadium, but the rest of the family had. The 3:05 game was on the agenda for Friday afternoon. We found the stadium and the reserved parking lot without too much trouble. I was interested in seeing the changes that may have been made to this, one of two original baseball stadiums. (The other is Fenway Park in Boston.) It has been about 15 years since our last visit.

Wrigley Field is 100 years old

A view of the outfield and some of the skyscrapers

The bleachers on top of the buildings across the street 

may be an addition. I know folks sat on the rooftops

the last time. I don't think the bleacher system was

as extensive as it is today.

See that bleacher on the brick building to the left?

Scary!

About 5:00 the sea gulls started flying in to the 

bleachers and outfield.

At this point the Cubs were ahead 3-0 and it looked

like the game would end on time.

The bleacher section was clearing out and

the birds were moving in to scavenge.

Somewhere around the 8th and 9th innings, the 

Marlins also scored 3 runs. That is the scoreboard 

in the 11th. Notice the two open windows. 

The scoreboard folks watch the game and at the

end of the inning open a door and put the correct

number on the scoreboard...

for EVERY major league baseball game being 

played during the Cubs game.

Notice the time (6:50 PM) and the game is in the bottom

of the 12th.

And notice the height of the scoreboard and the little 

doors/windows. 10 doors are above the Cubs & Marlins

section.

7:15 PM. Finally.

Yes, we did get our money's worth of baseball.

It was a good game 'cause the home team won.

Because of bad choice of roads heading back 

to the hotel...we got home after 9:30.

It was a LONG day.

We did learn what roads NOT to take into 

and out of the city.

Happy Anniversary to us.

Not even a decent dinner that night.