May 26, 2003: Chicago, Illinois

The second leg of the Windy City Ballpark Tour took place on Memorial Day and was a day I will never forget. Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, is one of the two crown jewels left in Major League Baseball (Fenway Park being the other). Until recently, Wrigley Field was like no other modern-day ballpark; there was no advertising on the playing field, or video scoreboard in the outfield. Spending a day (you have to attend a day game!) in the Friendly Confines bleachers (you have to sit in the bleachers!) was like taking a baseball time machine back to when it was just a game. [Read more…]