30 by 30 is the idea that I came up with earlier in the summer. It stands for 30 teams by the age of 30. That's right, I want to see all 30 teams play in person by the time I turn 30. No, it's not as lofty as visiting every stadium, but it's a lot cheaper.
I was curious after the Cubs/ Pirates game about how many of the teams I've seen play in person. So I looked at the list of teams, and here's who I've seen (in no particular order):
White Sox
Twins
Orioles
Rays
Nationals
Indians
Tigers
Royals
Cubs
Brewers
Cardinals
Pirates
Angels
Rangers
A's
Rockies
Giants
That makes 17 teams I'm sure I've seen. I may have seen the Yankees once, but it could be a figment of my imagination. So I have 13 teams I have left to see and 7 years to do it. Ideally, I'd love to head to the east coast, and see some of those teams play, and visit some of the sweet parks like Fenway, Yankee Stadium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and Citizen's Bank Ballpark. If I can time it right, I can knock a whole bunch of teams off my list.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
My First Wrigley Visit
For the Cubs fans out there, I will be posting on the Cubs from time to time. Probably not as often as I will on the Sox, but I will do my best to be objective.
I took a week of vacation the last week of May, heading back to the Chicago area for some R&R. One of the days, I went to the city with my friends with LyonTamer Productions. They were filming a video for The Painted Door, a new church plant that will begin late this year in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago. Our shoot began in the morning outside of Wrigley Field, so we parked about 2 blocks away on a side street. After a long day of filming, and walking around a lot, we decided to go to the game. The Cubs were playing the Pirates, and we got seats on the first base line, upper deck. Because of rain, the game only lasted six innings. We chilled for a while before the game was officially called (thankfully, we were under the canopy). Thanks to our parking spot in the morning, we had a short walk back to the car.
Needless to say, Wrigley Field was quite an interesting experience. The fans were passionate, the tasteless domestic beer was flowing, and the trough toilets were, well, trough toilets. Despite the fact that Wrigley, as a stadium, doesn't have the amenties and space of a newer one, it was cool to be in a place with so much history. Think about the names that have set foot in that place: Mays, Banks, Bonds, Maddux, and yes, Bartman. It was awesome to set foot in a place like Wrigley. However, I don't really want to go there again, unless it's for a Cubs/ Sox game. I guess I prefer to watch baseball in more modern stadiums.
I took a week of vacation the last week of May, heading back to the Chicago area for some R&R. One of the days, I went to the city with my friends with LyonTamer Productions. They were filming a video for The Painted Door, a new church plant that will begin late this year in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago. Our shoot began in the morning outside of Wrigley Field, so we parked about 2 blocks away on a side street. After a long day of filming, and walking around a lot, we decided to go to the game. The Cubs were playing the Pirates, and we got seats on the first base line, upper deck. Because of rain, the game only lasted six innings. We chilled for a while before the game was officially called (thankfully, we were under the canopy). Thanks to our parking spot in the morning, we had a short walk back to the car.
Needless to say, Wrigley Field was quite an interesting experience. The fans were passionate, the tasteless domestic beer was flowing, and the trough toilets were, well, trough toilets. Despite the fact that Wrigley, as a stadium, doesn't have the amenties and space of a newer one, it was cool to be in a place with so much history. Think about the names that have set foot in that place: Mays, Banks, Bonds, Maddux, and yes, Bartman. It was awesome to set foot in a place like Wrigley. However, I don't really want to go there again, unless it's for a Cubs/ Sox game. I guess I prefer to watch baseball in more modern stadiums.
Let's Get it Started
Welcome to my blog. I'm starting this to get my thoughts out on Chicago sports, specifically the Bears, White Sox, and Blackhawks. From time to time, I might branch out beyond those teams or beyond the sports world, but most of my posts will deal with those three teams.
As a Chicago sports fan, it isn't always easy to live in the Twin Cities and cheer for my favorite teams. Try going to the Metrodome period, then go as a visiting team's fan (especially if said visiting team is a rival). Talk about a hostile environment!
I'll be heading there again on Tuesday and Wednesday to watch the Sox play the Twins. I'd probably go on Monday, but I have class that night (only 8 months left in grad school). Hopefully the Sox can pull off the win tonight in Detroit, and have some momentum coming here. The past three games (after Buehrle's perfect game) have been pretty lackluster. Starting pitching has been great (props to Colon for coming back strong), but the offense seems to have been anything but clutch. Hopefully the national stage tonight (ESPN, 7CT) can propel our hitters. I'm hoping for 10-12 hits and 6-8 runs. It's Clayton Richard vs. Rick Porcello. Clayton was pretty stellar his last start, so hopefully he can carry that through tonight. Porcello gave up 5 ER his last start (7/21 vs. Seattle). We'll just have to wait and see what happens tonight, I guess.
Go Sox!
As a Chicago sports fan, it isn't always easy to live in the Twin Cities and cheer for my favorite teams. Try going to the Metrodome period, then go as a visiting team's fan (especially if said visiting team is a rival). Talk about a hostile environment!
I'll be heading there again on Tuesday and Wednesday to watch the Sox play the Twins. I'd probably go on Monday, but I have class that night (only 8 months left in grad school). Hopefully the Sox can pull off the win tonight in Detroit, and have some momentum coming here. The past three games (after Buehrle's perfect game) have been pretty lackluster. Starting pitching has been great (props to Colon for coming back strong), but the offense seems to have been anything but clutch. Hopefully the national stage tonight (ESPN, 7CT) can propel our hitters. I'm hoping for 10-12 hits and 6-8 runs. It's Clayton Richard vs. Rick Porcello. Clayton was pretty stellar his last start, so hopefully he can carry that through tonight. Porcello gave up 5 ER his last start (7/21 vs. Seattle). We'll just have to wait and see what happens tonight, I guess.
Go Sox!
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