It was a lazy Sunday afternoon in Wrigleyville as I attended my 20th MLB game of the season. Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs to lead the Cubs to a 10-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
This was the 10th four-game series in which I attended every game of the series. I have never witnessed a four-game series sweep. The results of the four game series I have attended are below:
July 1994: Red Sox (3) at Athletics (1)
June 2001: Padres (1) at Giants (3) – only …

In all the games I have attended at Wrigley Field, I cannot ever remember seeing the wave. That all changed today when, in the 8th inning, the crowd at Wrigley Field not only started but continued the wave around the stadium several times. While the wave occurs in stadiums all over the world, most traditionalists feel the wave is inappropriate to perform at a sporting event. It shows the fans have become bored with the game and need another form of entertainment. For this reason, the wave is inexcusable at …

Today I planned to attend two sporting events. First was the Chicago Cubs game scheduled at 1:20 pm. Second I planned to drive to Milwaukee for the Bucks Game 6 playoff game versus the Atlanta Hawks. There was only one problem. The Bucks game started at 6:00 pm – meaning the Cubs game needed to end around 4:15 pm in order for me to make the Bucks game on time (it takes a minimum of 90 minutes to drive from Wrigley Field to the Bradley Center). Any delay in the …

The Diamondbacks scored five runs in the fourth inning and seven runs in the seventh inning which lead them to a 13-1 win over the Cubs today. Not the most exciting game if you are a Cubs fan. But there was some “off-field” entertainment that kept the game interesting.
First, Mexicans protested Arizona’s new immigration law outside of Wrigley Field since the Cubs was playing Arizona. Second, Vancouver Canucks fans were booed incessantly as they walked along the aisle between the 100 and 200 sections. The Chicago Blackhawks are opening up …