Descriptive Essay: The Chicago Cubs

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Growing up in the western suburbs of Chicago and being a sports fan resulted in one and only true outcome; I am the Chicago Cubs biggest fan. True, I am not the only person in the greater Chicagoland area who will take pride in this title, but I stick to my guns and refuse to deny my self-appointed title. Every time I go home, I join the 40,000 other self-appointed “biggest fans” in the usual afternoon at the Friendly Confines. There is nothing quite like a day at a Cubs game. For me, it is a fun filled day of drinking watered down beer and eating cheap hotdogs with the guys. Yes, it may sound lackluster to many but to us, to me, it is bliss. The day starts early in the morning, an eight o’clock train into Chicago, hot coffee in hand we talk…show more content…
As the taxi creeps along the street Wrigley Field slowly climbs out of the Chicago skyline and a beautiful thing occurs every time this happens…silence. We all slowly drift off in our sentences and take in the glory of our team’s home field. The striking red brick of the building, with the bold green ivy lazily climbing its walls and the “WRIGLEY FIELD, Home of the CHICAGO CUBS” sign screaming out from the front, and all receive the deserved moment of silence and respect they demand from those who walk inside its walls. Smiles slowly tiptoe across our faces, all though I am never sure if it is because of the look of the ballpark or the realization that the Cubby Bear is now within walking distance. As the cabbie gets paid his fee, we scamper across the street with a slight bounce in our step, and turn the corner to find our favorite pre-game bar. The Cubby Bear is an everyday sports bar until the game arrives. Then, the spacious building, wallpapered in Cubs jerseys and old photographs, becomes alive with fans, scalpers, and tourists. The pre-game show is on every television in the bar, beer is tumbling out of the taps, and everyone is friends with everyone. Round after round comes to our table and we talk to anyone we can about how exciting today’s game is because every game is a big game for Cubs fans! As the clock ticks…show more content…
After everyone has piled on the appropriate condiments, no ketchup of course, we make our way to our seats. Same place every time: third base line, lower level, right where we can heckle the opposing team throughout the game. We get to our seats just in time to see some celebrity attempt to throw the first pitch and the game has begun. Within minutes we are all immersed in cheering on the Cubs, insulting the other team, and chewing out the umpires for whatever calls we feel are unjust. If a ball is smashed towards the wall, we are on our feet in seconds, inspiring it to grow wings and leave the ballpark. All in all, after nine hard fought innings, we are all tired and hoarse as we stumble into a cab and head to the train station. On the train ride home, as we recount, and argue over the “play of the game” we vow to get back to another game before everyone has to leave town again. In the wake of the afternoon, as the calm of the storm takes over, we all agree that it was once again a wonderful day for all of us. It never matters whether the Cubbies win or lose, although it is nice when they win, it is about the experience of attending the game, in the greatest city in the World, with the best friends of your life. None of us will remember the various “plays of the game” that we saw, we will not remember the name of the outrageous fan we met at the Cubby Bear, but we will always

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