Any BCB'ers participated in "Hey Dad, Wanna Have a Catch?"

by BLW Believes Esq. on May 11, 2008 1:40 PM CDT

I finally think I am going to pull the trigger on some of these tickets this year. I thought that some members of BCB may have some first-hand experience in participating in this day.

Per Cubs.com:

Families and fans of all ages have the opportunity to spend 50-minutes playing catch in the outfield, running the bases or chatting in the dugouts of beautiful Wrigley Field.

Participant tickets are $150 each and include a commemorative t-shirt, photograph, baseball and lunch in the Friendly Confines Café. Each participant entering the field will need a participant ticket.

Guest tickets are also available for $15 and include access to the stadium and lunch only for those family members who wish to watch but not participate on the field. Children three and under do not need a guest ticket to enter. If this pretty accurate? Seems like a nice deal to allow a guest in for $15 dollars. My girlfriend would be able to take some priceless pictures of us out on the field. Any experiences would be very helpful.

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My brother and I are doing it with our father this year.

It’s pricey, but it goes to a good cause and it sounds pretty cool.

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on May 11, 2008 1:57 PM CDT reply actions

I urge all Cubs fans to do it

My dad and I did it last year and it was an experience that I will never forget. I have been a fan my entire life and have never set foot on Wrigley Field, my dad and I felt stupid because we both started crying when we walked on the field. Here is just one of about 100 pics that I took that day.

"We Are Not Fair Weather But Foul Weather Fans, Brothers In Arms In Streets and The Stands." -Eddie Vedder, Someday We'll Go All The Way

by ryanbrixenivy on May 11, 2008 2:00 PM CDT reply actions

I forgot to mention that they also allowed us to take batting practice in the Cubs batting closet, er cage under the right field bleachers

"We Are Not Fair Weather But Foul Weather Fans, Brothers In Arms In Streets and The Stands." -Eddie Vedder, Someday We'll Go All The Way

by ryanbrixenivy on May 11, 2008 2:01 PM CDT reply actions

My brothers and my Dad and my cousins and my uncle

Us womenfolk all chipped in and treated my brothers and my dad and my cousins and my uncle to this. It is worth every penny.

For father’s day this year I made a video of this and them playing with the kids to the song “Passing It On From Father to Son”

We are all waiting for that glorious October night when we finally win it all. Until then we will continue to cheer, never do the wave and hope.

by puckishcubsfan on May 11, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions

The song by Queen.....

or is there another song with a similar title by someone else? All I am aware of is Queen’s “Father to Son” I’m curious because I have 2 teenage sons who love music and anything I can do to continue to be connected to them is great, and if it has a good message, even better.

by jtiet on May 11, 2008 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions

I wish I could do it.

It sounds like a lot of fun.

by wrigleyrocker12 on May 11, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions

I know this is a post about the Hey Dad...

But is anyone going to Meet the Team, Have a Ball on Tuesday?

"I’ll try to do anything to win a game." - My Man....BIG Z

by akbeck98 on May 11, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions

What day is it scheduled for?

Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager

by northsider on May 12, 2008 12:34 AM CDT reply actions

Anyone else still annoyed

by the stubborn use of the term “have a catch”—which apparently is only used on the east coast?

"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome

by JohnM on May 12, 2008 4:56 AM CDT reply actions

I'm with you

“wanna have a catch?” just simply grates on my senses every time I watch Field of Dreams. Totally destroys what could have been one of the best movies ever.

To put it in terms that Al could relate to…. it’s kinda like the Human Air Raid Siren wearing a blue jersey while being the 7th inning stretch guest conductor… ;-)

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on May 12, 2008 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Ack!

That’d be horrendous! You do know that the HARS actually DID sing the 7th inning stretch in 2001, don’t you? Fortunately, there was a two-hour rain delay that day so most people had left by the time he screeched it out.

I don’t like “have a catch” either, but it’s not quite at that level of horrendousness.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 12, 2008 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions

My son and I did the Meet the Team

thing last year. Believe it or not the guys that had the most fun with the fans were Floyd, Barrett and Dempster. Most of them acted like they didn’t want to be there. Hopefully they will be in a better mood with a better start to the season this year.

Dempster story. They have the fans line up on the field and the players are in the 1st row of the grandstand. All of a sudden we hear a player yell, “just throw strikes”. I asked Dempster if it was him? He said he wanted us to hear what he hears all the time.

And every Cub fan should do the “have a catch” day with a loved one. I will remember that day fondly the rest of my life. My wife and kids took me on fathers day a few years ago. I have the picture of us standing at home plate with the scoreboard in the background, on my night stand.

by Rick B on May 12, 2008 5:12 AM CDT reply actions

Dempster is hilarious.

I hope he gets into broadcasting when he retires from playing. He’d be terrific.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 12, 2008 7:52 AM CDT up reply actions

I believe it

Those three guys seem pretty fan friendly.

"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome

by JohnM on May 12, 2008 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions

I was annoyed at first but

I realize that it is from the movie, “Field of Dreams”. And since Wrigley is the field of dreams, I can deal with it.

by Rick B on May 12, 2008 5:15 AM CDT reply actions

"Have a Catch"

I hate it too. I’d never heard it my entire life until “Field Of Dreams”. Who came up with that? “Hey Dad, Lets Play Catch”, would be much better IMO.

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on May 12, 2008 10:22 AM CDT reply actions