Smoke 'em inside

I heard you couldnt smoke anymore, but i too want to know if its true or not

what’s with the…its ok one game but not on others? After a few cold ones and a big Cub rally, nothing like a good smoke. Although quitting smoking is easy, I’ve done it like a thousand times. haha.

...to report on this subject…

My tickets today, with my brother and sisters, were in the lower deck so I didn’t see what was going on out on the patio. I didn’t ask any ushers about the ban but I figure that it’s now being enforced. As I was entering the park through the Addison/Sheffield gate, I noticed a couple folks smoking cigarettes in the outdoor area of the “bar” that faces out onto Addison just west of the right-field gate. They seemed to be doing smoking furtively, hanging out over the railings, hiding their cigarettes, so I suppose that they were knowingly violating the ban.

Based on what I saw today and earlier this week, my guess is that the no-smoking policy is now being uniformly enforced.

On a more important note, the racist shirts were still being sold outside the ballpark…don’t know if I should start a new thread on that one or not.

(cough, cough).....I thought we got rid of them..

Disclaimers aside, I am a non-smoker. Always have been. That said, I oppose the no-smoking policy at Wrigley Field, and here’s why. Cigarette / cigar / pipe smoke is (was, actually) just part of ballpark culture, and in my early days of going to Wrigley Field, I always remember the sights, sounds, and smells….hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, beer, sun tan lotion, and smoke. I’m not exactly sure why, but I miss that smoke smell and smoke rising into the air from the stands or bleachers because you just feel like you’re at a ballgame. I guess what I’m saying is that even though I don’t smoke myself, I wish other people could (as long as they don’t blow it right in other people’s face) because it was just part of going to the ballpark. Strange? Maybe, but three hours of second-hand smoke never hurt anyone.

...apply to Wrigley Field? Is Wrigley considered a public place (like a bar or restaurant) and thus must abide by the no smoking law? Or is it considered a “private club” since one must purchase tickets to enter and thus can make up its own rules?

Personally, I don’t smoke but have never been bothered by others smoking. I have never associated cigarette smoke with the “baseball experience,” but at the same time, I believe it’s Sam Zell’s building; he should be the one who decides if smoking is allowed or not.