Minnesota Twins at Chicago Cubs Game 3

In the third game of the series, the Cubs defeated the Twins 3-2 after Ryan Theriot singled in the bottom of the 9th inning with the bases loaded.

Pre Game Dining
Before the game, I met some friends at Purgatory Pizza located at 3415 N. Clark St. On Sunday mornings, Purgatory Pizza has a $13 all you can drink and eat pizza brunch (upgrade to Bloody Mary’s or other well drinks for an extra $6). This is a much cheaper option than paying $6 per beer at Murphy’s Bleachers or another one of the bars closer to Wrigley Field.

Obtaining Tickets
Earlier in the week I had bought a bleacher seat for $50 from the Wrigley Field box office. Had I realized that I would be able to buy a ticket fairly easily the day of the game (as I had on Saturday), I may have bought a $15 ticket and sat with the friends I met at Purgatory Pizza.

Bleacher Seats
Many people line up first thing in the morning outside the bleacher entrance in order to sit in the first few rows of the bleachers. However, whenever I have a bleacher ticket, I still enter the ballpark at game time as I am always able to find a seat or two under the scoreboard. There are two other perks to sitting under the scoreboard (the first benefit being that you don’t need to line up outside Wrigley Field two hours before the park opens or 4 hours before game time):

1) You don’t have to sit in the sun even if you have a bleacher seat (I recognize the fact that most people probably want to sit in the sun when sitting in the bleachers).
2) There is a concession stand at the top of the bleachers which usually has no line. Thus, rather than having to walk over to the concession stand in center field or, worse, having to walk to the bottom of the bleachers, you can just stand up and buy food and drinks without having to move very far.