Hotdogs and Baseball at Wrigley Field

It was in August of 1986 that my wife Eileen and I drove our kids up from Florida to the Chicago suburbs to visit family and Cubs Park. Having moved from the Chicago area to Florida four years earlier, we were still Cubs fans. Our 11-year old son Andy & our 9- year old daughter Brenda (Little League and softball players) both wanted to visit Wrigley Field.

 

 Along with Grandpa and Aunt Dianne, we crammed into our car and were off to the city and Cubs Park. We bought tickets at the ballpark (mistake) and wound up sitting in the top row of the upper deck. Although it was August, the wind was off Lake Michigan, and we nearly froze in our lofty perch. What better way to stay warm than eating a couple of Chicago hotdogs at the ballpark? What a treat when you’re cold and hungry!

 

 Giving both our kids a hotdog and a Coke, they were forced to finally take off their baseball gloves, (no foul ball has EVER gone that high!) and enjoy their meal. Oh, by the way, the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was a good day.    

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