Alright so procrastination got the best of me and now I am starting up my blog again.
As I was reading through chapter 4 I noticed in that they were talking about how wooden fences kept out non paying spectators out of major baseball games.Their were then those that avoided this by looking through holes in the fences. These people got the nickname of "knothole gangs". As I read through this it reminded me of how this has evolved over the decades.
Looking at major league ballparks now days they are built most of the time in downtown areas. This means that there is plenty of high towered buildings surrounding the ballpark. Take a good look at Wrigley field in Chicago. They take advantage of those buildings by building bleaches on them, so people can watch the game on the top of the buildings. In my opinion I feel that this is a great idea for those buildings to make money, and I am sure that the cubs get majority of the money.
If you take a look to the right on the page this is the seating that the cubs are using. I mean what it talks about in the book is a little different than what I am talking about now, but I do feel that it is along the same lines.
I always got the impression that the ambience of going to a Cubs game would be really unique. This photo captures what I imagined. I am glad that you shared this photo and wrote about this subject. How cool would it be to be able to go up on the roof of your building and watch the Cubs play? It would have to be a lot better than watching it on the Internet, and I am sure that it would be relaxing to be in that environment. I have never been to a Cubs game, but I hope to go someday. I want to experience what it is like to be in that unique environment.
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