Descriptive Essay On Wrigley Field

There are a lot of Cubs fans in the World, especially right now. I hope all these people someday get to experience the excitement of Wrigley field. This is something I have experienced many times. My first trip to Wrigley field was when I was 10 I will never forget that experience. When we arrived at the field I saw the entrance to Wrigley which I had seen so many times on tv. I never thought it was a big deal until I seen it in person, now whenever I see it on tv I can say I walked through those gates. When you finally get inside and see all the historic sites, the feeling is almost indescribable. It's just hard to realize you are actually at the second oldest baseball stadium in the United States. If you get there early enough you can walk wherever you want and it's almost like you have the whole place to yourself. Then batting practice starts and you get to hear the crack of the bat as players hit the ball into the bleachers, and you see people scurry to pick it up. When the public address announcer speaks before the game and the organ music begins to play you just get this feeling of chills. When the players take the field and the first pitch is thrown you have officially experienced a Cubs game. Throughout the game there are vendors walking around selling food and yelling to get your attention.

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The firefighters from the Chicago fire department whose firehouse is right across the street have all the doors open for people to come in and take a tour. During the game they all sit in the driveway with a radio listening to the game just waiting for that one homerun to get hit out of the stadium and right into their lap. The people of that firehouse and everyone who live in that neighborhood are some of the friendliest people I have ever met, except for the fans of the losing team of