Wrigley Rooftops – “Can I have that seat?”
I received the call at 1 pm (20 minutes before the scheduled first pitch of the Rockies at Cubs game) – “Hey Andrew, you can come up on the rooftop. How many are you?” the rooftop owner asked. I said, “Just my brother and I.” “Ok. Call me when you are downstairs,” said the rooftop owner.
My brother and I then scurried out of our house and over to the rooftop (http://www.wrigleyrooftops.com/). Since we were going through the owner for access, we went through the Ultimate Sports Wife’s 10 steps, but we were not deterred. My brother, who had only been on a rooftop once before, had been hoping for this phone call since landing in Chicago Saturday morning.
Halfway through the game, I saw the rooftop owner and he asked “Are you sitting somewhere?” “Yes, the two corner seats in the last row,” I said. Not realizing sooner, we were sitting next to his girlfriend’s friends. Next he asked if they could sit there for a little while. Of course, I said yes. What other option did I have? Say no and be asked to leave? So we lost our seats and we stood for the next few innings and watched the remainder of the game from the 3rd floor bar inside.
The 3rd floor of the two new rooftops at 3617 and 3619 Sheffield Ave. have been created with luxury in mind. It would be hard to find a bar with nicer furnishings. Flat screens are all around the room and nice tables to dine on – the main issue being you cannot really watch the game from this location. It is mainly a deluxe sports bar that happens to have a view Wrigley’s outfield.
The Cubs finished their home stand 7-0. Their first undefeated home stand of at least seven games since April 1970. It’s too bad I did not attend Tuesday night’s or Friday afternoon’s games. Two weeks ago, I wrote about never attending a 4-game sweep although I have attended a few 4-game series. Yesterday, the Cubs complete the sweep of a 4-game series at Wrigley Field. However, since I did not attend Friday’s 8-run comeback by the Cubs, I still have not attended a 4-game sweep.
My brother and I then scurried out of our house and over to the rooftop (http://www.wrigleyrooftops.com/). Since we were going through the owner for access, we went through the Ultimate Sports Wife’s 10 steps, but we were not deterred. My brother, who had only been on a rooftop once before, had been hoping for this phone call since landing in Chicago Saturday morning.
Halfway through the game, I saw the rooftop owner and he asked “Are you sitting somewhere?” “Yes, the two corner seats in the last row,” I said. Not realizing sooner, we were sitting next to his girlfriend’s friends. Next he asked if they could sit there for a little while. Of course, I said yes. What other option did I have? Say no and be asked to leave? So we lost our seats and we stood for the next few innings and watched the remainder of the game from the 3rd floor bar inside.
The 3rd floor of the two new rooftops at 3617 and 3619 Sheffield Ave. have been created with luxury in mind. It would be hard to find a bar with nicer furnishings. Flat screens are all around the room and nice tables to dine on – the main issue being you cannot really watch the game from this location. It is mainly a deluxe sports bar that happens to have a view Wrigley’s outfield.
The Cubs finished their home stand 7-0. Their first undefeated home stand of at least seven games since April 1970. It’s too bad I did not attend Tuesday night’s or Friday afternoon’s games. Two weeks ago, I wrote about never attending a 4-game sweep although I have attended a few 4-game series. Yesterday, the Cubs complete the sweep of a 4-game series at Wrigley Field. However, since I did not attend Friday’s 8-run comeback by the Cubs, I still have not attended a 4-game sweep.
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