Game Seven: COL @ CHC

Game 7 took us to the iconic Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL to see the Chicago Cubs host the Colorado Rockies. But before we could get there, we ran into some trouble on the Illinois highways (you have to ask us in person for details...). When we got to Chicago, we parked on the University of Chicago campus, located smack in the middle of the south side of the city. Our public transportation journey to the stadium was scary, but thankfully we made it (and took a cab home instead!)

Pregame

We spent pregame down the first base line, which is the visitor's side at Wrigley, talking to Colorado players. Jason Giambi gave us a nice nod when we cheered for him, but sadly he didn't come over. One of the highlights of the trip was when Ubaldo Jimenez, the greatest non-Nationals pitcher in baseball, walked over to us and signed Sam's scorecard and Maxwell's glove. We were in awe for some time after that. We were also fortunate enough to meet the Rockies' bullpen catcher, who was from Ridgewood, NJ. He cracked joke after joke at the expense of these 2 drunk women next to us. He even threw in a few riddles that stumped them every time. Overall, it was a very fun pregame, capped by Lindsay Vonn, US Gold Medalist skier, throwing out the first pitch.

The Game

The game matched Cubs surprising ace Carlos Silva vs. Jhoulys Chacin. The game was fairly uneventful early on, with a 0-0 score through three. However, like the previous 5 games we had attended, the home team broke through, in part due to Chacin's lack of control. The Cubs put up three in the fourth capped off by a clutch RBI single by Kosuke Fukudome. The Rockies pulled within one with a 2-Run shot by Todd Helton in the 7th, but the Cubs pulled far ahead again for good with 3 more in the 8th, bringing our home team win streak to 6.

Win: Carlos Silva

6 IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 4K

Loss: Jhoulys Chacin

5.2 IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 5BB, 6K

Wrigley Field

Fans: 7

Food: 7

Seats: 8

Overall Experience: 7

We had a very good time, but it was hard to make up for the weather. It was unbelievably cold and windy on that May Chicago Night. The food was solid, not amazing. We had some deep dish pizza, some ballpark franks, and Sam tried the Chicago beef sandwich, a local specialty. Sam barely edged out Spencer for fat ass of the game with the sandwich and half a pizza vs. Spencer's full personal pizza and a hot dog. We all also had some hot chocolate during the game to stay warm.

Other notes: The hot dog guy was very funny. After serving Maxwell and Spencer, he saw Lindsay Vonn step on the field. He promptly ended our conversation by saying "I want to see how hot she is in person" and left. A few minutes later, we saw him come back, and asked for his opinion. The verdict... "A lot taller and more muscular than I expected, so just ok, but I was a bit disappointed."