Entries Tagged as 'astros'

Cubs vs. Astros (again!)

July 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments

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The band played Happy Birthday for someone :: Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

Brian and Jill invited us to go to the Cubs game on Monday night. Dallas is travelling for work, so I brought Paul Baker with me. I say vs. Astros “again” because I have seen the Cubs play the Astros at least 3 times (1, 2, 3) and even saw the Mets vs. Astros when I lived in NY. The first Cubs game I ever went to was against the Astros. Kind of strange, I think, since I don’t even go to that many Cubs games each season. This was my first game this season. I had fun. I hadn’t seen Paul Baker for a while. And I hadn’t seen Jill and Brian since we found out they were expecting and now Jill is about 7 months along. She looks great! Kind of bummed I’m going to miss her baby shower this weekend. The Cubs won in the 13th inning, we all sang the song, then went home and went to bed.

Oh, and outside the stadium. Do I even need to say anything about this? Some of these shirts are so offensive, and not just because they are slamming the Packers. Who buys these?

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Wrigleyville, Chicago

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A Typical Day at the Ballpark

July 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments

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Scoreboard, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

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Batter Up!, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

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An Unsung Hero, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

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Scoreboard, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

On Sunday Dallas and I went with Chiristina and Steve to see the Cubs take on the Astros. By some kind of coincidence I have seen the Cubs play the Astros at least twice and even saw the Mets play them once. Dallas teases that I’m secretly an Astros fan. I’m not a huge baseball fan but I do really enjoy getting out to a game or two each season. Sunday was the perfect day. Sunny, the Cubs won, peanuts, hotdogs and lots of beer. Lots. Especially since none of us had eaten any sort of meal all day. Afterwards we had the best intentions to go to dinner, but Christina and I had to use the bathroom really bad so we had to stop at Guthries. Had to. And then Brian and Jill came in, they were at the game too, so we had to have some drinks with them. Finally we made it to Tango Sur and had some really great steaks that, after all of that beer, we totally didn’t appreciate the quality of. Fun day, though!

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The Cubs Beat The Astros

June 29th, 2004 · 3 Comments

The Cubs Beat The Astros Again
Cubs vs. Astros, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

Again.

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Cubs vs. Astros

June 2nd, 2004 · 14 Comments

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Bleachers Fans are Best, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

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Bleachers Band, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

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View From Under the Umbrella, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

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Liz, Killian, Dallas, Rachelle, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

On Memorial Day I made my frist trip to Wrigley Field with Dallas, Killian and Liz to see the Cubs vs. Astros in what was one of the most fun baseball games that I’ve ever been to. And I don’t mean the action on the field. All I’ve got to say is that it’s probably a good idea to try to eat something before you get to the bleachers at 2 p.m. or else you’re going to be pretty wasted and acting all goofy by the time you get to your friends’ barbecue after the game! And you might wake up the next morning wondering how all those photos of you doing retarded things got on your camera. But anyway, the Cubs won, Killian taught me the correct way to cheer for Alou, and the rain ended up not being too bad. Lots of fun!

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Mets vs. Astros

April 24th, 2003 · 8 Comments

Mets vs. Astros
Mets vs. Astros, Shea Stadium, Flushing, Queens

The New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 4 – 2 tonight. It was freezing out – 40 degrees & windy – so we were all bundled up. Many of the seats at Shea Stadium were empty. A freezing cold ballpark really isn’t the palce to be eating Chinese pastries unless you want to end up with a face full of cream, which I did. To stay warm, I drank a huge cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, the official coffee of the Mets, and now I feel like I won’t be able to fall asleep until 3 a.m.

I should be jealous that Tien met Mr. Met and got his autograph, but I’m not. Mr. Met is kind of creepy. The Shea DJ.. that guy is cool.

I’ve heard it’s been said that the Mets are New York’s middle class baseball team and that the Yankees are New York’s upper class baseball team. The stadium tonight had no shortage of the middle class, sporting mullets or stuffing their faces with nachos and hot dogs. I have a feeling that it’d be the same at Yankee Stadium. This is the usual scene at any ballpark, isn’t it?

Thanks, Waikin, for the ride home in your brand new car (I promise I didn’t spill a drop of coffee). If you live in the city and you have a car, you will always be a friend of mine.

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