Wrigley Field, Chicago

Someone had extra Cubs tickets and the only ones in our entire office who could rearrange their schedules to go were Ed and I. So, off we went! It was chilly outside, maybe in the mid-40s, but not as bad as we thought it might be. The Cubs lost, but they lost to the Brewers so it wasn’t that bad. I wasn’t sure who I was cheering for anyway.

Cubs Vendor, Wrigley Field, Chicago

After the game I swung by the new Ernie Banks statue, which was unveiled on opening day on Monday. Some people were making a big deal because his famous quote “Let’s play two” was carved into the base of the statue, but the apostrophe was missing, therefore making a grammatical error. Since Monday an apostrophe was added, but it is lighter and doesn’t seem to match the font used. I had to touch it even to make sure it was really etched in. It looks really odd.

Ernie Banks Statue, Wrigley Field, Chicago

Ernie Banks Statue, Wrigley Field, Chicago

Finally, I took a photo of this Billy Cub character. I’d read about him last season. Supposedly he wants to be the Cubs’ mascot but he can’t get into the games with the costume on because of some no-costume policy. He says that if they let him in then the curse of the billy goat will be lifted and the Cubs will win the World Series. Whatevs.

Billy Cub, Wrigley Field, Chicago