What is your first memory of Wrigley

First game versus the Pirates 1988. Still have the stub. Just remember how great the hot dogs were.

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

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."

Still no luck with tickets, huh?

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 remember that my knees got very badly sunburned there. And the Cubs lost.

Love Catalina and forgot about the Wrigley connection until you posted this.

peacefrompaul wrote:

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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.

peacefrompaul wrote:

F Me In The Brain wrote:

Love Catalina and forgot about the Wrigley connection until you posted this.

peacefrompaul wrote:

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

Stores open from 9 AM to "?"

ever go to their wine mixer?

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: