There is one thing I will say about Cubs fans – they endure some pain to attend games at Wrigley Field and I am not talking about the performance on the field. If I did not live less than one block from the ballpark, there is no way I would attend as many games as I do – unless, of course, I lived near a subway stop. But I would never want to drive to Wrigley Field on a regular basis. Let’s consider what suburban Cubs fans go through.

1) They sit in traffic to arrive at the ballpark.
2) They pay extraordinary amounts of money to park around the field. Parking prices range from $25 to $40 depending on where you park. Even parking lots ½ mile away still charge $20.
3) They sit in traffic to leave the ballpark.

Maybe that’s why there are so many bars and restaurants around Wrigley Field. There needs to be something to do to avoid traffic.

This was the case after the game Wednesday afternoon. I had a meeting in Buffalo Grove, IL at 5:30 pm and thought I would make the meeting if I left after the game. Big mistake! It took me an hour just to drive from my house to the highway along Irving Park Rd. It then took me another hour to sit in traffic on the highway to get to Buffalo Grove. Two hours after the game I was finally in the northwest suburbs – an unacceptable amount of time to spend traveling to and from (let alone one direction) to a sporting event.

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
The Cubs once again found a way to lose to the Pirates. This time the Pirates scored two runs in the 8th inning of a 0-0 game to take a 2-0 lead. It was the Pirates ninth win in 12 games versus the Cubs this season.