Go Cubs Go!!

I was born and raised in Utah! The closest we got to baseball was a very, VERY minor league team. They’ve been renamed so many times, I don’t even know what they are called. After I married a “Chicago” man we moved to Arizona. Finally a chance for some real Major League baseball. I became a Diamondback fan! I loved the team, I loved the “BOB” ball park, I loved the World Series win. My husband has fond memories of Arizona for another reason…Cubbies Spring Training! It was the one month of the year when the Cubs became an Arizona baseball team. My husband’s cousin worked for the GM of the Cubs, so we were able to get many amazing tickets to Hohokam Park and the memories of the days in the Spring warmth watching a great game are many!

Six years ago we moved to Chicago. Home for my husband–and a much longer “Cub” season. His love of this team has been passed on to my boys, and well…even his stingy D-back lovin’ wife has found a team to get behind. There are a few factors that make the Cubs fun to watch. From the bleachers, to the roof tops of the building surrounding the park to historic Wrigley Field, there just isn’t a bad place to watch the game. The “Chicago rooftop” has a far different meaning here. The game, the food…it’s like sitting in your own private box–the world at your feet.

Across the street from the ballpark is the Sheffield Baseball Club, and you have got to head to their website at sheffieldbaseballclub.com and take a look at the amazing views they have from their business! My husband has an old family friend that handles food for most of the other roof tops at Wrigley, but heck—I want to sit in their air conditioned portion with the window looking right out onto the field! Now that’s MY kind of baseball! The cousin that worked for the G.M. retired at the end of last season, so her ticket possibilities are limited these days. Instead of paying for the nosebleed section at Wrigley as well as the normal “ballpark” food fare…I’m thinking this is where I would much rather spend my money! Now I just have to talk the boss into holding a company party there…and I’m all set!