This weekend, after a fun time in Salt Lake City, I decided to extend my layover in Chicago to see a Cubs game. What a great decision! One of my favorite things in life is to go to a daytime baseball game at a sold out stadium. I arrived in Chicago at 11:30am and was at the game by 1:30pm. Luckily I was able to meet up with some friends and family.
The Cubs played Pittsburgh and won 4-3. It was a pretty quick game so since my flight didn't leave until 9:25, we headed out to the bars on Clark street. I took my cousin to some places she had never been to before and it was good to hang out with her.
Nashville has the Nashville Sounds triple A baseball team which is the minor league team for the Milwaukee Brewers. I think they average 2,000 people per game. It can get fun if you decide to go on a Thursday night when they call it thirsty Thursdays and they have cheap beer. There are a bunch of young people there and everyone has a great time... NOT watching baseball.
I'm not trying to bring baseball to Nashville, mainly because I don't think we have the population and business headquarters to support a baseball team. On any given weekday game, I don't think anyone would show up to a game in Nashville. There would not be enough corporate sponsorship.
So when you're in the mood for a great game, take the cheap Southwest flight to Chicago, or make the short drive to St. Louis or Atlanta.
Oh, by the way. It was 55 degrees in Chicago on Saturday. Too cold for the middle of May!
2 comments:
I COULDN'T AGREE MORE! I totally love baseball.
And I have that same Cubs shirt and hat your friend or cousin is wearing. She must be totally cool!
We caught a Mets game at Shea last weekend. It wasn't sold out, but it was fun. Still, there is something special about a minor league game. If only the Sounds could get their act together for a new stadium...
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