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Continuing this morning's attendance observations, here's a shot of Wrigley in the 70's with the upper deck closed.   I guess the whole "Cubs are cool" thing didn't start until Sandberg showed up.

Those of you of a certain age will recall the uppers at Shea being closed quite often.   I don't think we'll see the Promenade closed this season, but another 90 loss disaster and you never know what 2011 holds.

Oh, your partial plan invoice is due tomorrow.  Lick that stamp.

Read more about the closed uppers at Wrigley here.

The hsistory section on Bleed Cubbie Blue has several cool old photos from Cubs games.

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If you're a Mets fan you've probably taken the subway to Shea/New Place.   Here's the Chicago equivalent.

Take a close look between those buildings...those are some of the "across the street" seats.







Another view from the platform












And here's what the subway car looks like in case you're curious.

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If you're a regular you know I like to check out the merch, and this week we're walking around Wrigley in December.  I went across the street to one of many stores...I kinda like this shirt, not that I'm going to buy any Cubs shirts.  I like the 1876 thing.  If there are any franchises about to turn 50 you might want to consider this sort of thing IN BLUE.











Did you ever ask yourself, what if Charlie Samuels introduced black as a primary Cubs color?   I haven't...but I do like the bear logo.














Some more shirts.  Nothing grabbing me, but I like bears.











Every team makes mistakes, and here's one.  In case a cute bear isn't good enough for your daughter, you could always get her this.










I took this picture to mock the cap...but as I'm posting it, that row of jerseys looks pretty cool.  Blue with pinstripes, huh?   Interesting.

Tomorrow we take the subway or the El or whatever they call it.








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So I was strolling around Wrigley Field one December afternoon when I looked down at the fanbricks...










Hmm, that's interesting.  Ernie Banks.   Famous Dodger?  A rich Cubs fan?











Ron Santo?  Famous Brooklyn Dodger?  Yeah I just used that line.  Oh I see, the Cubs honor their history!











They have even discovered "statue" technology, something that eludes the Mets to this day.   "Meet you in front of Seaver" has a nice ring to it, don't ya think?

Tomorrow we''ll poke around the neighborhood stores because it's Christmas week and I gotta post something.  Actually, it's fun - I enjoy the out of town stuff.











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Recently I was strolling past Wrigley Field (really, as "Clark Kent") and whipped out the old cameraphone...











That's the look through the main gate...I wonder what they are up to with all these ladders?










See those fanbricks?  Tomorrow we'll take a closer look at those, for an easy way the Mets could honor their history...











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Welcome to Stadiums Week.

What is Stadiums week you ask?  I thought it might be fun to look at some other parks and see what we find.

Since the Mets are in Chicago I thought I'd pull up some of my pics from Wrigley earlier this summer.

This picture was taken from my assigned seat.  I got THE hook-up of all time.  















If I stuck out my left hand it landed on this.   It was one of the most awesome days I ever had at a ballpark.















I was on an obstructed view kick, so for laughs I decided to demonstrate how "obstructed" my view was.  I can't see the batter because of Theriot.

Also note the plexiglass blocking the owner.  That's the owner with the blue stripes.  I think.











Here's an obstructed view for you.  I posed it, but as you can see it is actually the view some fans have.  If you go on Stubhub and are like "wow, Cubs seats for $5" it's one of these.









The stairs from the main hallway level up to field level












One of the many banners.  I'd like to steal this idea for Citi Field and am working on a list of suggestions.

Bob Murphy deserves one in Queens don't you think?













I have posted more pictures of Wrigley here and here and here.  Here's Wrigley's brickwalk.

Come back tomorrow for a trip to Petco.  If you'd like to share your photos of your stadium travels hit me up at pictures@metspolice.com

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Regular readers of the Mets Police know I took lots of pictures of my recent trip (do a search for Wrigley Field using the search box on the right side of the page if you want to see them).  I didn't want to turn this in to the Cubs Police, especially with a long winter between July 4th and April 1st this year - gotta save the generic stuff - but I thought I'd share what it looks like to take the El to Wrigley since I'm sure you guys have taken the 7 to Shea at least once.  Yeah I said Shea.























































I find a lot of "Mets nerds" are also "Subway nerds" - like I could totally see Howie Rose knowing lots about the BMT, couldn't you?










When you get down to street level this is the view.  Between the buildings you'll see Wrigley, and these are the backs of the "rooftops."













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When I went to Wrigley Field earlier this summer I took tons of pics.

One thing I enjoyed was walking around the neighborhood checking out all the mom & pop Cubs stores and stands.








I'm not a fan of the merchandise that bashes other teams.











These next few shots are from one of the big stores next to the stadium.   I don't know what it is called but I bet any Cubs fan could tell us in two seconds.










Notice how almost everything is Cubs blue, not some crazy Charlie Samuels black or marketing department  variant?










I thought the Japanese nameplate on the Fukodome jerseys was fun.  The Cubs fan I was with bought one, and I asked him how he could be sure it didn't say "Dopey American."   Maybe Fukodome giggles his way to the bank.








Spoke too soon...some green stuff has infiltrated!












Tomorrow we'll take a subway ride to Wrigley!


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I guess these are pretty common around the major leagues.   Look familiar?  This one is in Chicago.

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One thing many parks have, that I wish the Mets would have are statues.   There's no need to go crazy with them, and the Cubs are by no means the only team that does that (I just happened to have a camera with me last week.)

I think a statue of Tom Seaver somewhere between the 7 train and the Rotunda would go along way.   "Meet you at Seaver."

I guess it would be uncool to have one of Buckner...but man would that be awesome.

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Stumbled across this site in Chicago which is a resource to tell you which seats at Wrigley are behind a pole.  I guess they got in a spitting match with some White Sox fans about the poles...and this picture is an example of an obstructed view in White Sox Stadium.  

I almost got suckered into some $5 stubhub seats until a wise friend told me why they were so cheap.





This shot is from an actual seat on the lower deck in right-ish field at Wrigley.   I did not pose the shot or angle it to make it look bad.  I just sat down and snapped away.


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I didn't frame this shot right....what you are not seeing is Wrigley Field about 30 feet to the right....but if you want to park that close to the stadium...










 It is going to cost you $50.

Take the El or the subway or whatever they call it.   You can also park a few blocks down for $30.














Updated:  I found the pictures.  $50 gets you a spot here.













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