7/2/2009 - Cubs vs. Brewers

After living in northern Illinois for four years, Sharon and I thought it was about time we went to check out a Cubs game at Wrigley Field. So, I StubHub'd some nosebleeds, pricelined a River North hotel, and we made a weekend of it. We picked a great evening to go -- the weather was perfect and the Cubs bats were working. In fact, we got to witness a Derek Lee grand slam. The Cubs won 9-5. Below are some pics from Wrigley, as well as a few views along the Chicago River the next day.

Box Score for 7/2/2009

The infamous rooftops of Wrigley.

View from our seats.

View from left field.

The ballpark has great character, though missing the fancy scoreboards most parks have these days (my eyes had a tough time seeing the center field scoreboard).

Lights of Wrigley -- turned on finally in 1988.

Trump, Wrigley, and Wabash.

Contrasts in architecture.

Kayakers take to the Chicago River -- man-made -- canyon.

The various angels of the Wrigley Building.