Today I am attempting a rather unordinary doubleheader. I am combining the Bank of America Open of the Nationwide Tour (basically Minor League Golf) this afternoon with the Cubs game this evening.
The Glen Club hosts the annual event. The drive is 5-10 minutes from where I am currently working and a ticket for the week is only $10. With the tournament being so cheap and so close, my plan is to attend the first round this afternoon during “lunch.”

Attending my 4th game in as many days, the Ultimate Sports Wife and I went to the Cubs game tonight. The Cubs came from behind to win the game in 10 innings. The win evened the all-time series between the Dodgers and Cubs at 1,010 wins apiece.
My friend Mike Holzman texted us halfway through the game stating there were extra seats by him. Since our tickets are in the upper deck and he was sitting in the lower deck behind home plate we hurried up and walked downstairs.
Tip #1 to …

Last night, we arrived at Miller Park about 90 minutes before the Milwaukee Brewers hosted the Atlanta Braves. Since we were early, there were not as many scalpers as usual. We also needed 5 tickets – normally a hard number to find. We did find one scalper who had more than five tickets ($45 face value). We decided those were too expensive and went to the ticket window.
The Brewers cheapest seat is $8 but that is in the Upper Deck in left field – passed the foul poll. Ultimate Dodger …

For the first time in 4 years, I attended a sporting event on Memorial Day (and saw the Dodgers play a road game). The Cubs beat the Dodgers 3-1 at Wrigley Field as Derrek Lee hit his 250th career home run. The game included The National Moment of Remembrance at 3 PM local time on Memorial Day after Alfonso Soriano walked to lead off the 6th inning.
Tonight, for the 4th time, I am attempting to complete the Chicago / Milwaukee sweep – attending a game at all 3 ballparks in …

Last night, I went to the Chicago White Sox Sunday night baseball game – the first event of nine sporting events in the next eight days. The Chicago White Sox hosted Sunday night baseball for the first time since April 2, 2006 (I went to Wrestlemania 22 that night).
We arrived at US Cellular Field about 2 ½ hours early since Ultimate Dodger Fan Will was going to the ballpark for the 1st time. First, we checked out home plate from the old Comiskey Park which is in the …

In continuing my support of women’s basketball this year (I attended nine NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball games this winter), the Ultimate Sports Wife and I attended the Chicago Sky 2008 home opener last night at the UIC Pavilion. In the past, I have had to buy tickets at the ticket window for Sky games (cheapest seat is $15), since scalpers tend not to show up where tickets are cheap and the volume is low. I had planned to buy two $15 tickets last night while hoping I could find …

The Ultimate Sports Wife and I are attending the Chicago Sky’s home opener tonight. One might ask – why would you attend a WNBA game when the Chicago White Sox are playing tonight as well. The answer to that is easy – the neighborhood the Chicago Sky plays by (Little Italy) is much better than the area around US Cellular Field.
Which got me thinking – if one was to attend only one game to attend with their significant other during the week – how would you …

The UEFA Champions League Final is being played right now. The event, similar in stature to the Super Bowl, is played at a neutral site stadium between the best two soccer clubs in Europe.
The Ultimate Sports Wife and I considered attending the event in Moscow since a Russian visa was included with your ticket to the match. However, at the time, ticket prices to the match were competing with Super Bowl ticket prices (approximately 1500 euro or $2,300 each). Although traveling to Moscow is cool, I would …

Last night the Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars to win the Eastern Conference Finals and advance to the NHL Finals. Also, last night, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Orleans Hornets to advance to the NBA’s Western Conference Finals.
I was considering the double dip for this weekend. The drive from Chicago to Detroit is about 4.5 hours (290 miles) and the flights are under $200 round trip.
The Pistons were scheduled to host the Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals this Sunday, May 25. Knowing …

For the first time since June 1978, the Chicago Cubs completed an 8-2 home stand. I “only” attended six of the games during the home stand in which the Cubs went 4-2. Yesterday, the Ultimate Sports Wife and I took in the game from one of Wrigley’s famous rooftop. It was the second game I spent on the rooftop this season.
We were allowed access to the VIP room for the first time meaning we did not claim our seats before the rest of the rooftop crowd arrives. Remember, we generally …