After missing last night’s Cubs game by attending Game 6 of the Bulls and Celtics NBA playoff series, I decided to work from home today and attend the Cubs game during my “lunch hour.”

Obtaining Tickets
Since I did not have tickets to today’s game, I decided to see if I could watch the game from the Wrigley Field Rooftop Club. Last year, around this time, the Ultimate Sports Wife wrote about the process to get on the rooftop to watch the game. However, I have been able to cut this 10-step process down significantly as I now know the game day operations guy. Now I need to:

1) Wait at the bottom of the rooftop until he shows up.
2) Ask if I can go up on the rooftop today.
3) Receive the yes or no.

Today the answer was yes. The bouncer handed me the laminated entry pass and I was on my way. Wrigley Field Rooftop Club is by far the nicest of the rooftops in Wrigleyville. It opened two years ago and has all the amenities you would expect in a first-class rooftop. The only problem today was that it rained. With a steady rain and the game continuing play, there was not a good place to watch the game unless you also wanted to get wet.

The Game
The Cubs were behind early in the game, trailing 3-1 after 2 innings and 5-2 after four. However, in the bottom of the 6th, Ryan Theriot somehow managed to hit his first career grand slam (Theriot only hit one HR in all of 2008). Carlos Zambrano was used as a pinch hitter in the 4th inning.

For the second time this season, Rich Harden could not complete the 4th inning. The last time was April 15 against the Colorado Rockies.

Post Game Dining
After the game, we ate dinner at Frasca Pizzeria & Wine Bar. If you have kids, Frasca may be the restaurant for you after a Friday afternoon Cubs game. From 4:30 – 6 pm kids eat for free which is the perfect time after the Cubs game. So if you are with the family and want a nice meal post game, head over to Frasca. Be warned though, it may be kid central.