First timer in the bleachers...

Early line on possible guest conductor for that game’s 7th inning stretch – The Dead. I don’t have any inside scoop from anyone – it’s just a hunch.

They play that night (and the previous night) at the Allstate Arena so they might be looking for something to do during the day (assuming they get up by 1:20…). Plus, the Cubs opponent that day is the SF Giants. I’m just saying…

Here’s a video of the Grateful Dead singing National Anthem at ’93 home opener for Giants when Jerry was still around. Good stuff…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9OrGhedsrg

As in the rest of the park, food is on sale if you get there very early, and order an hour before game time. The best hot dogs are located at the stand around the back, behind CF. The concession stand under the CF bleachers (the front) gets pretty busy.

You can use your bleacher ticket to get entry to the rest of the park, and then come back. If you want to try to get autographs, for example, or watch batting practice from another angle.

I personally like the last/top row in LF. You get back support from the fence and you can sit or stand whenever you want. You can also on occasion look into the rooftop bleacher buildings across the street for replays on their big screen tv’s.

Is directly under the scoreboard, where you can hear the guys changing the BSO eyelets after every pitch. Makes me remember how long they’ve been playing baseball in that park.

The bleachers at Wrigley is the best place in professional sports. Friends and I used to prefer right field back when I lived in Chicago.

Under the scoreboard is great on hot days – you’re in the shade and there’s a breeze.

Just in case, bring sunblock – I’ve gone home a lobster from many days in the RF bleachers in summers past. And a jacket, for those cooler (and possibly wetter) snaps.

…‘cause chances are, you’ll be in close proximity to a beer spill or two. Even if the folks around you aren’t drinking heavily, chances are Chad and Todd four rows up are going to overindulge, and at some point there’ll be a nice little beer waterfall coming down the concrete.

Easy solution is to bring a plastic garbage bag to put your bag in. One of those small trashcan size will do the trick. End of the game, just pull your bag out and voila – you’re all set to go!

to the Cubs/Sox Spring Training game in Vegas. Anyone know if they have BP before the games or anything else going on in Vegas?

The several times I’ve been in the bleachers, it seems that more families (with small kids) seem to sit on the RF side, whereas a lot of the rowdies and the twenty-somethings seem to prefer LF. Maybe it was just coincidence for when I was there, but RF always seems “calmer.”