Was so excited last night to attend my first Cubs game. Ideally wanted to go on a Saturday so I could really experience the whole bar scene with it but still had a great time, and drank equally as much.
We had tickets to see them play Washington Nationals.
Have to admit though, was not really sure about what was going on in the game itself, except when the ball came flying into the crowd and we had to chant "throw it back, throw it back" or "North Field sucks". And also was very excited to take part in my first seventh-inning stretch where everyone gets up and sings "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"!!
Even when the game ended I didn't realise lol. Had to ask Carrie who had won. Surprise surprise Cubs lost 3-1 to the Washington Nationals!
What was very cool though is that Wrigley Field is one of only 2 stadiums (I believe) where the scoreboard is still manually operated, with scores coming in through a computer (a ticker tape machine was used in the past); a number turner watches the score changes closely, and updates scores by manually replacing the numbers from within the scoreboard.
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