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Find Your Seat at Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field has a reputation as a hitter’s park, a band-box of a ball
yard from a different era where home runs regularly go flying out.
Well, it depends which way the wind is blowing.
A seasoned
Cubs fan glances up at the flags atop the center field scoreboard
before even entering Wrigley to get an idea what type of game they’ll
see that day. Wind blowing out: a homer-fest. Blowing in: pitchers’
duel.
If you’re looking to snag one of those home run balls, get
your hands on a ticket to the bleachers and line up long before the
opening pitch for a prime spot in either the left- or right-field
bleachers. These tickets are some of the hottest at Wrigley, and if you
don’t get any ahead of time, there are always scalpers prowling around.
And look at those flags
before you take your seat, as they’ll give you an idea which section
might be more promising (the pennants will also tell you what’s going
on in the National League, as they’re arranged by division on three
separate poles and in order from top to bottom of that day’s standings.)
Here’s
a tip: If you can’t get to the park early (or don’t want to leave the
bar), it’s still possible to get a prime spot. The bleachers often look
packed from the concourse, but walk all the way down to the front row
and begin scouting spots from the bottom up. Usually there are seats
available that you can’t see from above.
And don’t be afraid
to ask someone to scoot over a little; by the second beer and third
inning, they’ll be like a long-lost friend.
If you can’t swing a
bleacher seat—they’re $45 for ‘prime’ games now (ouch) and much more
with the scalpers’ markup—you can always hang with the Ballhawks and
try to snag a home run ball along Waveland or Sheffield avenues. For
what it’s like to experience that, go here.
If
you’re looking to finally grab that elusive foul ball, prime spots
include up the baselines in both the main grandstand (100 and 200 level
seats; try for lower rows in the 200 level or you’ll be up under the
overhang) and the front rows of the upper deck (400 level).
Grown
men who bring their baseball gloves to the game always seem a little
dorky…until one of them nearby snags a screaming liner and has a
souvenir to bring home and a story to tell for the rest of his life.
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