Fenway Park is far from the worst ballpark I’ve been to.
Tropicana Field, Pro Player Park and Olympic Stadium have existed.
The ten thousand or so uncomfortable wooden seats that face left field as opposed to home plate.
The narrow and hideous concourse that feels more like a basement than a ballpark.
I went to Wrigley Park for the first time this weekend.
It does all of the historic things that Fenway does…just better.
You still feel like you have entered some pop in of time machine while you watch the game.
James Earl Jones said in Field Of Dreams that the one constant through time has been baseball.
Wrigley just seems to do everything as well as it can.
The park is spotless with a sleek cleanliness that you even see in the concourse signage.
Every piece seems to be in the right place.
The ivy looks like it belongs even more than it does on television.
I almost understand why it took so long to put lights up.
It feels like Wrigley Field has been there forever and Chicago just was created around it.
The fans at Wrigley get an unfair reputation.
All I’ve heard is that they go there to have fun and don’t care about the game.
I’ve only been to two games there but I didn’t feel that was the case at all.
Both games were blowouts and the fans stayed pretty engaged the whole time.
Also, very few left early.
No one has said a negative word these past two games.
Just sincere and kind people.
Makes me think every fan base should be more like this.
Maybe they are meaner to Cardinals or White Sox fans?
I really liked the Cubs Hall Of Fame.
It was set up down a long hallway from the regular seating to the bleachers.
Always great seeing very good players like Mark Grace and Shawon Dunston get recognition.
Most of the Cubs statues are great but this Harry Caray one is scary as fuck.
Why are there screaming faces coming out of his knees?
He’s also a giant that seems to be crushing Wrigley Field.
I wonder if anyone from the 2016 team would get a statue?
Other than maybe Jon Lester, no one else from that team will make the MLB Hall Of Fame.
This giveaway on Saturday made me laugh.
I think this instantly becomes the worst bobblehead player I’ve gotten as a giveaway.
Keep in mind that I already own a Juan Lagares bobblehead.
All in all, I liked Wrigley a lot.
I do still have Camden Yards and PNC Park easily ahead of it.
I’d probably like Wrigley less the more I went.
But I am so happy I came here and I’m excited to back to the park tonight.
This is hardly a hot take or breaking news but Wrigley Field is a special place.
Just because something is a popular opinion doesn’t make it wrong.
The Beatles are great.
The Godfather is a masterpiece.
Wrigley Field is a wonderful place to watch a baseball game.
