Where were you yesterday May 3rd?

So where were YOU yesterday?
Me, I was with my wife and our best friends. We all went to the Cubs game together!

Good looking bunch, especially all in Cubbie Blue and Red!

We got there early enough, thanks to some GREAT driving, to get 25% off all food and beverage. I had no idea about this so we got our fill of jumbo hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, Pepsi, diet Pepsi, and of course cotton candy!

We had a great time watching the game with them and everything else that comes with it. Including the guy sitting next to Erin doing the play-by-play and paying for Milton Bradley's salary in beers. This also includes the Florida fans sitting behind wanting all the opposite ball and strike calls we did and putting on way too much cologne before coming to the game.

Unfortunately, this also includes getting an autograph from a guy that I ended up losing a lot of respect for. Before the game the Cub organization was honoring Greg Maddux and Fergie Jenkins by retiring the number 31 that they both wore. We ended up having some friends that had the suite right next to Greg Maddux's suite. Cool right? So we ran down, got some blank balls, and get them to our friends for Greg to sign. Well, Greg, and the rest of his family, were too busy on their Blackberry's and cell phones to watch the game much less take 2 seconds to sign a baseball for adoring fans. "One per person," Greg's security guard said and that was it. Greg did his publicity radio and TV interview and then stood, not sing, along Fergie Jenkins as he took us out to the ball game in the 7th inning. After that we watched him walk right out and then watched his family follow, probably to a limo and then probably O'hare. It is frustrating to look up to this athlete and respect him as person and a player. To get so excited for his autograph I was literally shaking, and then to hear how he treats the people like me, who paid his salary for his entire career. While I do respect his play on the field, I can no longer say I respect him as a person. Especially to look over to Fergie and see him standing, looking at the people all around him wanting autographs and signing them until there were no more. Huge disappointment.

Luckily thought the 5th inning came around. After going crazy watching Zambrano lay down a perfect bunt for a hit, we had to nervously watch him limp off the field. A few hits later we find ourselves with bases loaded, 2 outs, and Derek Lee at the plate. For some reason Sweet Lou decided to bat him 4th instead of 3rd. Apparently, Uncle Lou knew exactly what he was doing...

GRAND SLAM!

One of the greatest moments I have seen in Cub history. Josh and I were just talking that we had never seen on in person and Josh had never seen a Cub grand slam in person or on TV! Everyone was going nuts with Fisher Nuts, except of course the Florida fans behind us! That put the Cubs up 6-2 and would also prove to be the game winning home run! Thanks D-Lee!

A few innings later, we were all singing Go Cubs Go!

Very good times with very good people and something I will never forget. May 3rd was defiantly a good day for us full of excitement and some disappointment, but more of the former.

Coming up next time, Mother's Day plans!

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Love Will Amanda and Bryson