I have once again returned from the great second city, though most of you didn’t even know I was gone (and you’re all bastards for it). Went up Saturday to catch the Sunday game, which featured the retiring of Ryne Sandburg’s jersey. Ryno was the second baseman for the Cubs when I was growing up…and my hero. I was really glad that my buddy Marco invited me up for the game. It was really cool to see Ryno take the walk around the stadium, with all in attendence going crazy. That man is like Ditka…anyone on the northside would give up anything for him…also was cool to see The Sarge and The Hawk raise the flag on the rightfield foul pole.

As for the game, was sitting in the far right of the right field bleachers. Basically, I was within spitting distance of the right fielders. And when Juan “Jonny-boy” Encarcinon was out there, did he get hell…which is normal. It got really bad in the seventh, when Jonny-boy took some tape off his wrist and threw it on the warming track….right under the sign on the bleacher side that said “Keep Wrigley Beutiful”. So, it got worse, with my addition being, “what would your mother say??”…which got the crowd going. Then when Zambrano got up, and roped a triple into the corner, Jonny-boy got another hearful, from the power of Z, JB’s lack of speed, and my quip about Karma, which got the crowd going again. After I predicted Nomar’s double, I think I got the appreciation of the folk. So, I suppose I’m a “Bleacher Bum”, but maybe I need to hit another game out there first….hopefully something early next season, when it’s butt ass cold.

A few other things from the weekend…

Took North Halstead for part of the trip…which holds “Boys Town”, or where a lot of gay folk live…interesting

Was dead to rights by a cop on the way up…but an Impala didn’t slow down (actually passed the cop), so he got tagged instead

SPF 50 does wonders to Irish skin

Hurricanes suck, but why do people report from them….it’s raining hard…yes, thank you

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