Eamus Catuli
My first glimpse of Wrigley from the Addison station platform.
“My whole philosophy is to broadcast the way a fan would broadcast.”
Number one on the threatdown: bears with gloves stealing foul balls from your kids.
Unlike Red Sox programs where the scorecard is printed on pages in the program, the program and scorecard are separate for Cubs fans.
My first view of the field.
The home dugout is on the left field side.
There are not as many obstructed seats at Wrigley as there are in Fenway, but this scoreboard in the stands is convenient nonetheless.
The scoreboard in center is one of three historic landmarks in Wrigley. The other two are the ivy and the red marquee sign.
Just like in grade school, the press box has a seating chart.
If Larry Lucchino ran the Cubs, that phrase would be copyrighted.
Notes for the scoreboard operator.
Pennants from the Cubs’ past. Our tour guide didn’t need to look at them to reel off the years.
The Cubs Information Systems department could track what their guests access on the internet. Just saying.
Batting practice schedule. The same chart was up in the Cubs clubhouse.
The tour guide, an ardent Cubs fans, was able to say “the World Series champion White Sox” without a sneer.
Find out what it means to me.
The Cubs’ clubhouse, named the Yosh Kawano Clubhouse for its long-time manager.
A large version of the “W” flag in the hallway from the clubhouse to the dugout.
Hey, no personal calls on the club’s time.
Dusty, these are phones that you may use to call the bullpen. Feel free to use them once and while.
A guide for the gate attendants on genuine field credentials.
The quintessence of Wrigley: vibrant, symmetric, classic.
Comments
Very cool pics. It feels as if I were there.
Fiskian Pole Shot ∙ 11 July 2006 ∙ 11:52 PM
Is that Babe Ruth that they use for the sample credential photos?
Matt ∙ 12 July 2006 ∙ 12:17 PM
Yes, it is. If you click on the pics, a bigger version should open in another window.
Joanna
∙ 12 July 2006 ∙
12:33 PM
That's a shot of Ruth on the Red Sox. It's in the HoF's permanent collection. I can't figure out who the photographer is, though. Might be unknown.
jere ∙ 14 July 2006 ∙ 2:00 PM
Yeah, I did click on it, but that picture was still awfully small. Of course, now with this key information, I can start counterfeiting my own Wrigley Field Passes.
Matt ∙ 14 July 2006 ∙ 4:41 PM
Are you sure you're doing it correctly? Because the original picture dimensions are 1200 by 1600. When you hover your mouse over the image in the new window, there should be a zoom option when you click.
Thanks for the information on the pic, Jere.
Joanna
∙ 14 July 2006 ∙
4:53 PM
Well, sure, the pic is 1200 x 1600, but the individual badge pics are amybe 100 x 100. Just grainy enough to think that maybe it was a Cubs player I didn't recognize, instead of a famours player I did with no Cubs affiliation whatsoever.
Matt ∙ 17 July 2006 ∙ 4:51 PM