Chocolate Milk

Kei Igawa is getting shelled.

YES

Easy there big fella'

Tough start for Jones.

That's going to happen against Sheets.

Hahahaha

Big Z looking to take one out here.

YEAH!

Sounds like Z is looking solid thus far.

WOOOOO Lee owns Sheets

Pics plz

I'm an idiot. I had a chance to go to this game with a great deal, complete with bus rides to and fro, with a bunch of my buddies, and turned it down without even looking at who was pitching. Hey, at least I'm at work today... ARG! ](*,) ](*,)

At least Izturis is swinging the bat well. Rather not see him at #2 though.

You have to admit, "The Chicago Cubs of Cary" has a nice ring to it. I'm just sayin.... 8-[ If they have a helicopter shuttle from the roof of my apartment complex to the games, I'm in.

Sorry, I don't mean to get too fired up here, but I really think moving the Cubs would be a big mistake. I personally love Wrigley (obviously). I've been to a few other parks and I think Wrigley is the best place to watch a game. If the Cubs decided to move the team, it's not like I wouldn't be a Cubs fan anymore. I'd still love the Cubs but I love Wrigley too and I don't really see a reason for moving the team.

I would be willing to bet that you live in the city. Am I correct? Yup. Color me shocked As shocked as I am to hear someone from Cary that wants a new stadium at thier doorstep. Sorry it takes you so long to get to the game, for some reason. You live in Cary, not sure what you expect. Never said my doorstep. Your exaggerations are childish. Never said I worked in Cary. He asked where I live. Although I do go to day games, most of the games I attend are at night, after work. I also said that I used to live in Wrigleyville, until I was married 5 years ago. Not sure if you live in Wrigleyville, but if you do you likely rent and your landlord is extremely wealthy, and is living in either Kennilworth, Evanston, Lake Forest or Highland Park. If you think those people give 2 craps about you and your neighborhood you are sadly mistaken. The "Neighborhood Improvement Fund" that the Tribune was forced to pay into goes straight into their pockets. the neighborhood and the city administration treats the Cubs (the team I love) like crap. It's upsetting. My exaggerations? You've pretty much exaggerated every transportation related complaint you've had about Wrigley. Who are you kidding here? I used to live in Wrigleyville, before that I lived in the Burbs, and now I live near Navy Pier. My outlook hasn't changed. I've been to a number of sporting events and all of them have issues getting there and leaving. That's par for the course. I don't expect to be able to breeze into any game I go to, it's unreasonable. I also think it's unreasonable to complain about how tough it is to get to Wrigley. They city has done plenty to make it manageable to get to Wrigley for the game. Sorry, if I don't want a stadium in the burbs that almost everyone would have to drive to. I've had my fill of trying to leave Bears games where many drive to the game, drink at the stadium, and drive home. What a safe family atmosphere that is! As far as your other complaints regarding the stadium, I just go there to watch baseball. I'm not really concerned about souvenier shops or snow cone stands.

As someone who travels to the games from several hundred miles away, I agree wholeheartedly. You'd rather that all fans deal with worse seats just so you can sit in unobstructed nosebleed seats that, being considerably higher in the air than Wrigley's could actually cause a nosebleed? I'd rather deal with the poles at Wrigley than sit upstairs in any other MLB park. Aside from PNC, they're just too high up. It was a legitimate question. If a beautiful park, baseball, beer, buddies and hot women aren't enough entertainment enough for you, then you must be an ADD case. It got done, didn't it? Of all the things to look at during a Cubs home game, you're staring at the ceiling? God help ya. Like I said, steel rusts everywhere. Do I have to show you pictures or something? How about a notarized letter? If you aren't somewhat familiar with these stats beforehand, I seriously question your interest in them at the park. They're just a click away. I'm in total agreement with you here.

I would be willing to bet that you live in the city. Am I correct? Yup. Color me shocked As shocked as I am to hear someone from Cary that wants a new stadium at thier doorstep. Sorry it takes you so long to get to the game, for some reason. You live in Cary, not sure what you expect.

I would be willing to bet that you live in the city. Am I correct? Yup.

Yeah, I should have gone with 7. What's done is done.

I can't express how much I would loathe the Cubs moving to the Suburbs. It would be horrible.

Over/Under Rich Hill Strikeouts: 9

And for those that don't live near an L stop? Screw them right, I mean they can't possibly be Cubs fans right? :roll: Where did I mention a prairie? Soldier Field is close to the L, close the two highways, close to a major road for buses and cabs (LakeShore Drive). Have you ever tried to drive to or from a Bears game? It's a nightmare. Also Soldier field is not close to any L stops. It's a hike from the nearest one. Yes and it's close to the Roosevelt stop on the redline. Take a cab or walk from there. I have driven to Bears games, as well as taken the L and buses. I'll admit, none are perfect but at least they are options. With Wrigley, the only viable options are taking the L or driving and parking at a remote lot (which are free and have a free shuttle by the way which is fantastic). They tried to build a remote lot closer to the park and the neighborhood said "No". Buses and cabs are horrible after games. Has anyone here been to a game at BankOne? Or Safeco? Or Turner? All have very good access to public transportation. Not to mention all of the fan/family friendly aspects that I mentioned about the Cell, shorter lines, better statistics, better food, better walkways, better sight lines..... We're going to have to disagree here. Wrigley is much easier to get to than Soldier Field. I went to 7 Bears game last year and about 15 Cubs games. It's really not even close. I also live closer to Soldier Field than Wrigley Field. It's also a nightmare leaving the Soldier field parking lot after the game, it's impossible to get a cab after the game (unless you take a 30 min walk) and it's a long walk to the Roosevelt L stop. If you don't get there 3 hours before the game you can't fit in the parking lots close to the stadium and are forced to park at McCormick place or some such garbage. I absolutely can't agree that Soldier field is easier to access than Wrigley. All games as a PITA to get to and from. This isn't exclusive to Wrigley.

And for those that don't live near an L stop? Screw them right, I mean they can't possibly be Cubs fans right? :roll: Where did I mention a prairie? Soldier Field is close to the L, close the two highways, close to a major road for buses and cabs (LakeShore Drive). Have you ever tried to drive to or from a Bears game? It's a nightmare. Also Soldier field is not close to any L stops. It's a hike from the nearest one.

There is a train stop half a block from the stadium for the highest volume public train in Chicago. How could they possibly make it better? The train stop is the L that I mentioned. Have you ever tried to get on that train after a game? They could make it better by getting better access to bus routes (both Addison and Clarke have just two lanes going in each direction), better access to taxi/cab stands, better access to th Kennedy, Eisenhower etc. The Dan Ryan isn't the only highway around Chicago and the traffic there will get better when the construction is done, which I think is this time next year. I have been on the train after or before about 100 games. They are crowded. How can they make it better? There is a lot of people at the game. Everything is going to be croweded. Whenever you have that concentration of people in a single place it's going to be a headache getting to and from that place. This happens with just about every sporting event. Having trains going North and downtown from a location so close to the stadium is about as good as a city can do. There is going to be traffic no matter what so the Cabs and Bus Routes probably won't help as much. Plus, there are hundreds of Cabs going down Clark street after games. Just grab one. It took me an hour to get on the highway from a Brewers game last year in Milwaukee. That stadium is pretty close to the highway. There is only so much you can do and the public transportation available to get to and from Cubs games is about as good as it gets.