For the first time since June 1978, the Chicago Cubs completed an 8-2 home stand. I “only” attended six of the games during the home stand in which the Cubs went 4-2. Yesterday, the Ultimate Sports Wife and I took in the game from one of Wrigley’s famous rooftop. It was the second game I spent on the rooftop this season.

We were allowed access to the VIP room for the first time meaning we did not claim our seats before the rest of the rooftop crowd arrives. Remember, we generally get to cut the line of fans waiting to get their name checked off of the guest list. Thus, we find seats before everyone else. This time, we came up to the rooftop in the first inning, but happened to find two seats within a four-seat row at the very front of the rooftop. This added a level of entertainment not normally experienced from inside the park or even further back on the rooftop.

First, we saw a fan run out of Gate C (Addison and Sheffield) only to have about five security guards chase after him and a Chicago cop on a dune buggy (from outside the stadium) grab him and throw him to the ground. We continued to watch as his three friends scuffled with security and all 4 of them were escorted “back” into Wrigley Field to go sit in “Wrigley Field jail.”

Second, Connie’s Pizza (the official pizza of Wrigley Field) delivered about 20-30 pies during the 5th inning – obviously suggesting there was a pizza shortage within the friendly confines.

Third, a fan from a neighboring rooftop was so drunk that he was escorted to the sidewalk and left until two of his buddies came to pick him up.

Fourth, we randomly saw one of our friends on Sheffield Ave. as he walked with his wife and kid around the park.

So although sitting in the 4 seats at the front of the rooftop came with some drawbacks – having to push through drunken roof toppers standing all around us – it also came with another form of entertainment we did not expect. It is quite amazing to think about all the random events that occur during a sporting event.