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  • I'm a TruckI'm a Truck Milwaukee Posts: 3,508
    First game versus the Pirates 1988. Still have the stub. Just remember how great the hot dogs were.
  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    1st stick of gum I ever chewed. Those were the days.
  • Wma31394Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    cubs vs phills..must have been 82 or 83..fergie vs carlton..my memory was going with my dad..the ivy.and the ice cream..was 6

    I am glad i did remember the pitching matchup since they all both hofers..I also just came accross this from wiki..

    "Later that year, during a customs search in Toronto, Jenkins was found possessing 3.0 grams cocaine, 2.2 grams hashish, and 1.75 grams marijuana."

    Looks like personal amounts..1980
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  • Wma31394Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    81 wrote:
    i gotta go with

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    Is that mike greenberg far right? :lol:
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,741
    Bus from the hotel with a large group for the game. Nice pre-party. Took a leak before getting on the bus and foolishly drank another 4 beers in the horrid traffic on the way into the city for the game. My first memory of seeing Wrigley was hobbling as quickly as I could from the bus to the nearest restroom.
    "Hey, there is Wrigley! Cool! If I dont find a head soon I am going to have wet legs."
    :lol:
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,578
    81 wrote:
    i gotta go with

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    dude! totally remember that.


    being from philly and thinking everything philly is far superior than anything else...my first memory is seeing wrigley on tv and thinking it wasn't as nice as veterans stadium because... it didn't have astroturf.... :fp: :lol:


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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,620
    Still no luck with tickets, huh?
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  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
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  • cubBEE_girlcubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    When I was 5 years old we used to live in walking distance from Wrigley. That summer my grandpa took care of me a lot while my parents were at work. So, a couple times a week my grandpa and I would walk to Wrigley to catch a game (this was before ticket prices became ridiculous and you could just show up right before the game and still get tickets from the box office). He'd always get me a popcorn (sometimes if I was lucky, I'd get some cotton candy) and get himself a couple of beers and a scorecard. He would tell me about the history of the park, about the ivy, about the scoreboard, about what it was like when he played there when he was on the Bears, he'd explain the game to me, why he liked and didn't like certain players (I absorbed as much as a 5 year old could). Spending the afternoons at Wrigley watching the Cubs with my grandpa are some of my best childhood memories. So, when I go to games now, I will get myself a couple of beers and a scorecard and think of that time spent with my grandpa.
    I lost a bet...
  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    When I was 5 years old we used to live in walking distance from Wrigley. That summer my grandpa took care of me a lot while my parents were at work. So, a couple times a week my grandpa and I would walk to Wrigley to catch a game (this was before ticket prices became ridiculous and you could just show up right before the game and still get tickets from the box office). He'd always get me a popcorn (sometimes if I was lucky, I'd get some cotton candy) and get himself a couple of beers and a scorecard. He would tell me about the history of the park, about the ivy, about the scoreboard, about what it was like when he played there when he was on the Bears, he'd explain the game to me, why he liked and didn't like certain players (I absorbed as much as a 5 year old could). Spending the afternoons at Wrigley watching the Cubs with my grandpa are some of my best childhood memories. So, when I go to games now, I will get myself a couple of beers and a scorecard and think of that time spent with my grandpa.

    That's a sweet story.
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  • supadupasupadupa Chicago Posts: 377
    I remember that my knees got very badly sunburned there. And the Cubs lost.
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    When I was 5 years old we used to live in walking distance from Wrigley. That summer my grandpa took care of me a lot while my parents were at work. So, a couple times a week my grandpa and I would walk to Wrigley to catch a game (this was before ticket prices became ridiculous and you could just show up right before the game and still get tickets from the box office). He'd always get me a popcorn (sometimes if I was lucky, I'd get some cotton candy) and get himself a couple of beers and a scorecard. He would tell me about the history of the park, about the ivy, about the scoreboard, about what it was like when he played there when he was on the Bears, he'd explain the game to me, why he liked and didn't like certain players (I absorbed as much as a 5 year old could). Spending the afternoons at Wrigley watching the Cubs with my grandpa are some of my best childhood memories. So, when I go to games now, I will get myself a couple of beers and a scorecard and think of that time spent with my grandpa.

    Awesome story
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,741
    Love Catalina and forgot about the Wrigley connection until you posted this.
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    unfortunately, I don't have one :(

    but when you post the one about Fenway, I'm all over it :lol:
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,578
    81 wrote:
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    When I was 5 years old we used to live in walking distance from Wrigley. That summer my grandpa took care of me a lot while my parents were at work. So, a couple times a week my grandpa and I would walk to Wrigley to catch a game (this was before ticket prices became ridiculous and you could just show up right before the game and still get tickets from the box office). He'd always get me a popcorn (sometimes if I was lucky, I'd get some cotton candy) and get himself a couple of beers and a scorecard. He would tell me about the history of the park, about the ivy, about the scoreboard, about what it was like when he played there when he was on the Bears, he'd explain the game to me, why he liked and didn't like certain players (I absorbed as much as a 5 year old could). Spending the afternoons at Wrigley watching the Cubs with my grandpa are some of my best childhood memories. So, when I go to games now, I will get myself a couple of beers and a scorecard and think of that time spent with my grandpa.

    That's a sweet story.

    agreed. i love stuff like that. baseball is awesome.
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  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    F Me In The Brain wrote:
    Love Catalina and forgot about the Wrigley connection until you posted this.
    peacefrompaul wrote:
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    Catalina is one of the chillest places I've ever been to.

    Stores open from 9 AM to "?"

    :lol:
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,578
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    F Me In The Brain wrote:
    Love Catalina and forgot about the Wrigley connection until you posted this.
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    catalina-avalonscenic.JPG

    Catalina is one of the chillest places I've ever been to.

    Stores open from 9 AM to "?"

    :lol:

    ever go to their wine mixer?
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  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Randy Johnson Gem in 98. Sat behind home plate a few rows up
  • I'm a TruckI'm a Truck Milwaukee Posts: 3,508
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    When I was 5 years old we used to live in walking distance from Wrigley. That summer my grandpa took care of me a lot while my parents were at work. So, a couple times a week my grandpa and I would walk to Wrigley to catch a game (this was before ticket prices became ridiculous and you could just show up right before the game and still get tickets from the box office). He'd always get me a popcorn (sometimes if I was lucky, I'd get some cotton candy) and get himself a couple of beers and a scorecard. He would tell me about the history of the park, about the ivy, about the scoreboard, about what it was like when he played there when he was on the Bears, he'd explain the game to me, why he liked and didn't like certain players (I absorbed as much as a 5 year old could). Spending the afternoons at Wrigley watching the Cubs with my grandpa are some of my best childhood memories. So, when I go to games now, I will get myself a couple of beers and a scorecard and think of that time spent with my grandpa.
    Great story!

    Way better than mine and hot dogs.... :fp:
  • cubBEE_girlcubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    I'm a Truck wrote:
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    When I was 5 years old we used to live in walking distance from Wrigley. That summer my grandpa took care of me a lot while my parents were at work. So, a couple times a week my grandpa and I would walk to Wrigley to catch a game (this was before ticket prices became ridiculous and you could just show up right before the game and still get tickets from the box office). He'd always get me a popcorn (sometimes if I was lucky, I'd get some cotton candy) and get himself a couple of beers and a scorecard. He would tell me about the history of the park, about the ivy, about the scoreboard, about what it was like when he played there when he was on the Bears, he'd explain the game to me, why he liked and didn't like certain players (I absorbed as much as a 5 year old could). Spending the afternoons at Wrigley watching the Cubs with my grandpa are some of my best childhood memories. So, when I go to games now, I will get myself a couple of beers and a scorecard and think of that time spent with my grandpa.
    Great story!

    Way better than mine and hot dogs.... :fp:

    I don't know about that...the hot dogs are pretty good there. :lol::lol:
    I lost a bet...
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    I'm a Truck wrote:
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    When I was 5 years old we used to live in walking distance from Wrigley. That summer my grandpa took care of me a lot while my parents were at work. So, a couple times a week my grandpa and I would walk to Wrigley to catch a game (this was before ticket prices became ridiculous and you could just show up right before the game and still get tickets from the box office). He'd always get me a popcorn (sometimes if I was lucky, I'd get some cotton candy) and get himself a couple of beers and a scorecard. He would tell me about the history of the park, about the ivy, about the scoreboard, about what it was like when he played there when he was on the Bears, he'd explain the game to me, why he liked and didn't like certain players (I absorbed as much as a 5 year old could). Spending the afternoons at Wrigley watching the Cubs with my grandpa are some of my best childhood memories. So, when I go to games now, I will get myself a couple of beers and a scorecard and think of that time spent with my grandpa.
    Great story!

    Way better than mine and hot dogs.... :fp:

    Better than a klements sausage?
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,327
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    When I was 5 years old we used to live in walking distance from Wrigley. That summer my grandpa took care of me a lot while my parents were at work. So, a couple times a week my grandpa and I would walk to Wrigley to catch a game (this was before ticket prices became ridiculous and you could just show up right before the game and still get tickets from the box office). He'd always get me a popcorn (sometimes if I was lucky, I'd get some cotton candy) and get himself a couple of beers and a scorecard. He would tell me about the history of the park, about the ivy, about the scoreboard, about what it was like when he played there when he was on the Bears, he'd explain the game to me, why he liked and didn't like certain players (I absorbed as much as a 5 year old could). Spending the afternoons at Wrigley watching the Cubs with my grandpa are some of my best childhood memories. So, when I go to games now, I will get myself a couple of beers and a scorecard and think of that time spent with my grandpa.
    Cool story! :D
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,327
    I started going to Cubs games when I was really young...3-4. I sorta remember them then but it wasn't until I was older that I started to appreciate the game. I just remember the smells, the food, the sounds...which is why I love Wrigley so much. The second I walk in there it just triggers all those memories.
    I became a baseball stat junkie at an early age too. Every game, I'd get a scorecard...god, I probably knew every Cubs statistic from 1987-2000. :lol:
  • cubBEE_girlcubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    mca47 wrote:
    I started going to Cubs games when I was really young...3-4. I sorta remember them then but it wasn't until I was older that I started to appreciate the game. I just remember the smells, the food, the sounds...which is why I love Wrigley so much. The second I walk in there it just triggers all those memories.
    I became a baseball stat junkie at an early age too. Every game, I'd get a scorecard...god, I probably knew every Cubs statistic from 1987-2000. :lol:

    Exactly...as soon as you walk in there all those childhood memories are triggered! I know Wrigley needs some help and some sprucing up, but I really just love it and it is one of my favorite places to be.
    I lost a bet...
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    You have no idea how lucky you guys are to have the opportunity to live so close to these ballparks

    I'm jealous :lol:
  • I'm a TruckI'm a Truck Milwaukee Posts: 3,508
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    I'm a Truck wrote:
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    When I was 5 years old we used to live in walking distance from Wrigley. That summer my grandpa took care of me a lot while my parents were at work. So, a couple times a week my grandpa and I would walk to Wrigley to catch a game (this was before ticket prices became ridiculous and you could just show up right before the game and still get tickets from the box office). He'd always get me a popcorn (sometimes if I was lucky, I'd get some cotton candy) and get himself a couple of beers and a scorecard. He would tell me about the history of the park, about the ivy, about the scoreboard, about what it was like when he played there when he was on the Bears, he'd explain the game to me, why he liked and didn't like certain players (I absorbed as much as a 5 year old could). Spending the afternoons at Wrigley watching the Cubs with my grandpa are some of my best childhood memories. So, when I go to games now, I will get myself a couple of beers and a scorecard and think of that time spent with my grandpa.
    Great story!

    Way better than mine and hot dogs.... :fp:

    Better than a klements sausage?

    Yes, they know hot dogs at Wrigley.
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    I'm a Truck wrote:

    Yes, they know hot dogs at Wrigley.

    Well, fuck!
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,327
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    I started going to Cubs games when I was really young...3-4. I sorta remember them then but it wasn't until I was older that I started to appreciate the game. I just remember the smells, the food, the sounds...which is why I love Wrigley so much. The second I walk in there it just triggers all those memories.
    I became a baseball stat junkie at an early age too. Every game, I'd get a scorecard...god, I probably knew every Cubs statistic from 1987-2000. :lol:

    Exactly...as soon as you walk in there all those childhood memories are triggered! I know Wrigley needs some help and some sprucing up, but I really just love it and it is one of my favorite places to be.
    Yeah, it def needs some renovations, I just hope they don't take it too far.
    While I love baseball and will go see any team play in any park, I just absolutely cannot stand most modern parks! Music blasting, commentator people on the jumbotron doing stupid games and whatnot between innings...it's like they have to keep people constantly entertained the second they walk in the park to the last pitch. F that! I'm there for the game and all that other shit annoys me to no end! Granted, we are in a time where we have to be constantly entertained (see smartphones, iPads, etc)....but why pay the money to go to a game if your staring at your damn phone the whole time?!?
  • cubBEE_girlcubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    mca47 wrote:

    Yeah, it def needs some renovations, I just hope they don't take it too far.
    While I love baseball and will go see any team play in any park, I just absolutely cannot stand most modern parks! Music blasting, commentator people on the jumbotron doing stupid games and whatnot between innings...it's like they have to keep people constantly entertained the second they walk in the park to the last pitch. F that! I'm there for the game and all that other shit annoys me to no end! Granted, we are in a time where we have to be constantly entertained (see smartphones, iPads, etc)....but why pay the money to go to a game if your staring at your damn phone the whole time?!?

    Exactly!! I couldn't have said it better myself! :clap:
    I lost a bet...
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