Cubs Season Ticket Holder Family Day

Yea, that just happened. Alex and I played catch for 2.5 hours on Wrigley Field today.

I was a little pessimistic that we’d be let in, since the season tickets I share with 2 others aren’t in my name. The invite said 2 adults and 4 children. But with several hundred other visitors in this time slot, they weren’t checking IDs. Ryan and his wife, Dave and his son, Alex and I were all eager to experience this.

It was a fantastic day. From 10am to 12:30pm, there was really no part of the ballpark that was off limits. The Cub’s clubhouse and the visitor’s clubhouse were open. The Press Box was open. The Batter’s Eye lounge was open. The pitching machine in the batting tunnel under the right field bleachers was open. You could touch all the bases. Stand on the pitching mound. Slide into home plate. Really the only thing they didn’t want you doing was touching the ivy. Free food and drinks (water, soda, lemonade) were provided, too.

I was able to convince Alex to go into the Visitor’s clubhouse with me for a quick moment (they are not kidding when they say it’s a long walk – unbelievable). But I couldn’t convince him to go anywhere else. There were inflatables in the outfield for kids, but Alex had no interest in those either. There was a long line for the Cubs clubhouse, anyway.

So, for 2.5 hours, we played catch and ran the bases.

And honestly, that’s fine by me. We had a blast.

I figure one day I’ll do the Cubs tour and hear some history from a tour guide like we did when we took the Yankee Stadium tour. Or maybe if we’re still season ticket holders again and they do this appreciation day again, I’ll try those other options then.

For now, I’m just thrilled to say I played catch at every position around Wrigley and watched Alex slide into home. It’s been a really, really good week.

This day was a scorcher. 85+ degrees, humid and little wind. We had suntan lotion on, but I’m still burned. Alex started the day wearing shorts, but I brought his sweatpants which he eventually changed into because baseball players wear long pants. We paused a couple of times to go down to the concourse to get some drinks, but for most of the time, we were out there in the sun playing catch.

Traffic was bad going home, which was fine. Alex fell asleep in the car, so it allowed him a nice nap without me needing to drive around the block this time. Thankfully we had a rain storm late afternoon, because he was ready to go out and play more shortly after we came home. Unfortunately, the storm was a quick one and all it did was give me a short reprieve. When the sun came out, we went to the local ballpark for another 1.5 hours. That’s right, we played 4 hours of baseball today. It’s 8:30pm and he’s STILL not worn out. But I am.