Where will you be tonight at 5:30pm CT?
by CubsBullsBears on Oct 1, 2008 9:00 AM CDT
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PrintI thought I'd see what everyone is doing tonight for the game. Last year I watched the first 2 games at a local sports bar. The atmosphere was great, but the outcomes were not. For game 3 I decided to stay home, alone, and watch the disaster unfold.
So where will you be tonight when Demp throws that first pitch? At the game? Wrigleyville? At home? listening on the radio at work? Let's hear it.
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other wise it would be
the local drinkin well….but ill save that for tomorrow and be a hurtin unit friday at work
by bleed that blue on Oct 1, 2008 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions
in Springfield, MO
I have the fortune of being on a business trip this week. I’ll find a local sports bar.
If any BCBers live out here, let me know!
You have my sympathy.
Shot a story there for German TV. One of the less pleasant experiences of my working life.
At home
I will be watching a lot of the game at home, but I have to play softball tonight at 7 so I won’t get to see the whole game. Blah. I should fake an injury.
In my seat in the left-field bleachers.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Fort Collins, CO
Cheering our boys on while my roommates just kind of shrug and laugh everytime something bad happens.
2008 NL Central Champs!
On a train between Cairo and Aswan
It will be about 12:30 here : (
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
Pittsburgh, PA
In front of my TV, with some buddies
"Winning is the greatest marketing idea of all time." --Cubs President John McDonough
209 Row 11
Two rows behind Kasey, who I am SURE is wearing his Lou jersey to annoy me as he loves to do that.I will NOT be wearing my Maddux jersey and it is the only one I have. I am wearing my uber cool Cubs suede jacket and Mom is wearing my EXTRA one ( my favorite piece of Cub clothing EVER).
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
I get off work at precisely 5:30 pm.
So I’ll be dragging my anxiety-ridden self to the bus then to the train then to my car then home. During that time, I will be wearing down the battery on my cell phone following the action. I tell ya, they couldn’t have picked a more perfect time to keep me from following the first hour or so of this game.
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
Gimme your number
and I’ll call and update ya. ;)
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Oct 1, 2008 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
You know I just might
You know I just might do that
The Chicago Cubs: 2008 Central Division Champions
I'm leaving work early...
At around noon. I’m going home, getting all my Cubs gear on, and heading down to Wrigleyville to enjoy the game at a bar (haven’t decided which one yet).
"Remember each day this year, where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, how you felt as the Cubs win their way through it. Because if this does turn out to be the promised land we have all been waiting for, you will want to remember, savor, cherish every moment..."
Marshalltown, IA
two of my buddies and myself are going to start the game there. Then depending on how it goes walking over to the bar a block from my apt to blare Go Cubs Go on the jukebox..
Your 2008 NL Central Champs: Chicago Cubs!!! Go Cubs Go
In a random bar on the north side
Wearing my #16 Jersey and a floppy hat.
At work...
with ESPN gameday and 720 on. I will pacing in my cubical.
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
on my couch in my jersey with a cold beer in hand flanked by two broads
with a marlboro menthol in my mouth
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
239 row 27 seats 105 and 106
with my dad
couldn’t ask for a better place to be
by DartmouthCubsFan on Oct 1, 2008 10:02 AM CDT reply actions
Heading to class
:(
Figured I should wait to skip in case there are later series…
But I will have the cell phone under the desk updating the whole time.
"It was a tough first 10,000 wins. I hope the next 10,000 are easier."
-Ryan Theriot
We don't need no education
Hey teachers, leave Cubs fans alone!
Me too...
I’m rockin Theatre Appreciation tonight. Should have got the bullshit gen ed requirements done early rather than save some for senior year but whatever.
Unfortunately, stereotypes ring true for this class, as my teacher probably couldn’t tell the difference between baseball and football. No sympathy for me.
Free Ronny Cedeno
You may be in luck
Albeit at a different school I took that my sophomore year…and I went the first day for about 15 minutes and never set foot in the class again. It was 100% online.
I'm leavin work early
to go to a sports bar catch the first 90 minutes, but I’ll be in class for the end. I’ll be wearing out my cellphone battery too.
Reed Ballgame - best CF in the MLB
by californiachicagoan on Oct 1, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
At home
In front of my TV with my three sons, ages 8, 6 and 4 right next to me. One grabbed a Zambrano All-Star shirt for school this morning, another had his Harden shirt on underneath his school shirt and the third had his Soriano shirt underneath.
There is bunting strewn across the fireplace in honor of the playoffs. It will be perfect.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
Listening on XM
for the first hour 30 mins in my office and 30 mins in the car on the way home, then its in front of the TV for the duration. My guess is I’ll be dissapointing my Madden league through most of the month, tonight being no exception.
The Waveland Tavern
on University Avenue in Des Moines. The entire back side of their building is a Cubs logo.
Proud recipient of a hot dog shot from the Iowa Cubs hot dog gun.
In a freakin meeting
in Fargo, ND. Supposed to last until 6 and you can bet I’ll have the Gameday up and probably not paying attention. I did leave my tv on at home today, tuned to TBS so I can speed home, sprint in the house and dive onto the couch. I’ll wait for the first commercial break to grab a beer.
At Wrigley
of course
Someday we'll go all the way.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Oct 1, 2008 10:31 AM CDT reply actions
In one of my favorite parts of the park
section 424, row 10, seats 1 & 2
I can’t wait!!!! How am I supposed to get any work done today???
We're taking over. We're gonna have some hockey nets and some sticks in the clubhouse. The guys better watch out.
by nightmares of a 6-fingered man on Oct 1, 2008 10:32 AM CDT reply actions
BNSF Metra few minutes from home
I’m hoping to miss no more than the top of the 1st.
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well...
I get out of class at exactly 5:30, so I guess I will be the one doing 90 mph in a 25 zone…
I am going to be in class
until 7:00 : ( My life sucks
Aramis Ramirez- NL MVP
Kosuke Fukudome- NL ROY
Carlos Marmol- Rolaids Relief Man
At work. Bitching and moaning that I can't watch the game.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 10:45 AM CDT reply actions
Home
It is a 6:30pm start here on the east coast, so getting in front of a TV in time should not be a major problem. I actually did snag a ticket to the Phillies first playoff game back on Friday (second chance ticket sale winner), but the 4+ hour drive to Philly on a Wednesday didn’t make sense if I was going to have to find a sports bar following the game to watch the Cubs, then drive home to go to work the next day (sans sleep)
BTW, I’ll email my print at home ticket for Brewers-Phillies Game 1 to anybody that wants it.
Sitting in my seat
Section 341 row 15 right under the scoreboard!
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance 1B/Manager 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs
I will be locked in my room
fortified with Bud Heavy, a can of chew, and Papa Johns. If I can’t be at Wrigley, I refuse to watch the game with other people…..it gets a little too intense for me.
GO CUBS GO!!
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
This sounds similar to my situation...
Bud Heavy, Grizzly Wintergreen (for me anyway), and Davanni’s (a local pizza place)…and I’m sure my one roommate will be around. I’ll have to stay home, because many Twin’s fans are bitter about yesterday…
You gotta do what you gotta do...
My three favorite things, Cubs, Bud, and pizza (and an after dinner dip). I don’t fee like catching the local bar crowd’s disdain for the Twins choke job last night.
At work...
…but with a tv handy. Plus, there’s a bar beneath us to order potato skins from….and hard alcohol, if the need arises.
Unfortunately...
…I have a rehearsal and then a gig tonight. I’ll try to borrow my friend’s iPhone to get the pitch -by-pitch updates.
by John Q Freejazz on Oct 1, 2008 10:57 AM CDT reply actions
I'll be at work
watching on gameday. I hope to get home in time to see the last few innings.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
Leaving work early
My fiance is making a phone call to the bank I work at to tell them my mom is in the hospital (at 5:20) so I can get home and turn on the game.
I hope this doesn’t make for bad Karma.
+1
This is fantastic. Great work by both you and your fiance.
Section 529 Row 1
Watching Derek Lowe sinkers be mashed for doubles as I scan the walkway for Mike or Lester to bring me a cold one.
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Lounging on the couch
in front of my 62" plasma soaking up the game in HD.
After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases. ~Mickey Mantle
In St. Louis also.
Trying not to hyperventilate in my living room. I’m going to be a basket case… I’m also hopeful I don’t break my LCD TV by throwing things at it. Ryan Dempster can help with that be pitching a sweet one hitter!
In St. Louis as well...at Ozzie's Sports Bar and Grill..
in enemy territory with my roommate, who’s a hardcore Cards’ fan…watching the game, eating food, and screaming out loud drawing the ire of many a Cards fan and hopefully Ozzie himself.
GO CUBS!!!
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that the one in Westport? I haven't been there in years. Nice place.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes...the Westport Plaza..
I’ve never been there but my roommate says it’s a great place and Ozzie’s there a lot from what I hear…I just know I’m getting some grub, some soda, and a good seat in front of one of those 70 inch plasma HDTVs…and screaming GO CUBS GO!!!!
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I lived in S.' Louis for 10 years. I loved going to the bars in westport. A lot
more mellower than down on the Landing. I really miss going to the Hill for some good Italian food. The strip clubs across the river lost a few bucks when I left town.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Oct 1, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I've lived in St. Louis for a month...
I miss Chicago but I cant lie…this place has its perks too…all I know is that whether the Cards fans in the building like it or not…I’m being loud and obnoxious supporting my team tonight! GO CUBS!!!!!!!
"Why do you always point to the sky when Zambrano starts?" My girlfriend.
"You just wouldn't get it...it's a Cubs thing..." Me.
by cubs2k8isnxtyear on Oct 1, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Couch, pajamas, teddy bear, alarm clock
since it will be 11:30pm where I live.
Just kidding about the teddy bear, but I will be wearing some crazy Cubs pajama pants I got for Christmas one year.
My next sig line quote will also be from Lou Piniella, and the first word will be either "Look", or "Listen", followed by a comma.
not where I want to be...
(at Wrigley, of course) but making the best of it at home outside Philly with 50" of HD with hot dogs, peanuts and drinks with the wife and lil’ Cubs fan, sporting jerseys and hats and hoping my heart doesn’t explode.
GO CUBS GO!!!!!!!!!!!
Win.
In Newton, IA
My Dad is driving 3 hours to my place so we can watch the game together tonight, then off to Wrigley in the morning for Game 2 tomorrow night. I just hope my Dad can stay awake that late
Too far away...
I’m at college in Claremont, CA and I am still desperately trying to find a TV on which to watch the game…
Miranda's Pub in Rockford
Actually, I’ll be out back, getting in some last-minute cigarettes before the game. Stupid smoking ban. Hopefully we’ll get a good Cubs presence in tonight!
on pins and needles
slammin Old Style’s and trying not to cry
Home, in front of my computer.
Unfortunately, it’s the only legal way to see all playoff games in Puerto Rico, because idiot Bud sold the broadcast rights to a fly-by-night local channel that has not broadcast one game since last night. You could only watch the Sox clinch the division in your computer (I use a Slingbox and get my signal from Florida); the TBS signal is being blacked out. Only pirate Dish boxes work. And then the media companies complain about it. Do they still wonder why people get them?
This place is horrible at this time every year. I got fed up, set up a Slingbox and solved my problem the legal way.
In heaven
But also at Kelly’s Pub, 12 Avenue A, NYC. It is the New York Cub fan hangout. So if there are any other expats out there who can make it, that’ll be great.
They call me MISTER Fukudome!
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