With Hurricane Irene causing the postponement of Saturday and Sunday's games at the Mets (and while I still have power), I thought it worthwhile to post a quick write-up and a few of the pictures from my trip to Wrigley Field for this past Wednesday and Thursday's games. The two games put me at a winning 5-4 for the nine games I was able to attend this season.
If you ever make the trip to Chicago for a Cubs game, I definitely recommend the
Hard Rock Hotel. It's a unique place in a great location just a couple blocks from the Red Line to Wrigley. In addition to the games and a
tour of Wrigley Field, I made stops at
Millennium Park, the
Lincoln Park Zoo and the
Navy Pier. For food, I enjoyed the
Billy Goat Tavern,
Gino's East and
Ed Debevic's. All great places.
But on to the games... Wednesday's contest looked as if it was going to be a long night when Derek Lowe allowed three runs (two earned) before the end of the second inning. Little did I know that would be the last of the runs the Cubs would score, but it would the be Atlanta offense that wouldn't show up. A couple Braves solo homers (including Chipper's 449th of his career) would make it a close game late, but Chicago prevailed 3-2. The highlight of the game had to be Chip Caray's rendition of "
Take Me Out To The Ballgame."
Brandon Beachy took the hill for Thursday afternoon's game and did not disappoint. His eight strikeouts (against no walks) were fun to watch and where the offense was near non-existent Wednesday, I was reminded me what it could do: put up eight total runs against Matt Garza and the Chicago bullpen. The day was topped off by Michael Bourn's four hits and Brian McCann's two-home runs. The eight runs helped lead to the 8-3 victory and a series win over the Cubs.
It was a great trip and I hope you enjoy the pictures....
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| Plotting... |
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| Tim Hudson |
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| Jonny Venters |
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| Chip Caray |
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| Check out Freddie's right knee |
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| Jair Jurrjens |
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| Arodys Vizcaino |
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