I grew up in Colorado without a baseball team. And became… a Cubs fan. I then lived in Chicago for 10 years. Chicago sports is passionate and a suffers from sever multiple personality disorders. I knew fans who would be optimistic about the Cubs then yell at the Blackhawks for being so bad.

If you get the chance and haven’t done it yet. You need to sit in every part of Wrigley in your lifetime:

The Bleachers – Best in May when everyone starts to come out of their winter funk
3rd base line – See the point of view where Bartman was (incorrectly) blamed for ruining the Cubs WS chances
1st base line – I lived a block down the 1st base line down Addison
Behind Home Plate – Say hi to John Cusack
Upper Deck – Such a small stadium it still feels like you’re close

Things to do:
Say Hi to Ronnie Woo Woo and the Dixieland Band that travels around the stadium all game
Drink an “Old Style” if you partake
Be sure to buy your peanuts outside the stadium
See the Harray Carray statue outside the Addison/Sheffield corner
Watch the Ball Hawkers assemble on Waveland and Grace
Go to Murphy’s (not the Cubbie Bear) after the game
Tip the 5-Gallon drum-drummers outside the stadium
Marvel at the manual scoreboard and the flags denoting the standings in the NL above it

It truly is a magical place.

Marcus