Far & Away (On assigment, mostly off)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game !!
@ Wrigley Fields, Chicago, Illinois. USA
Back from Holidays !!
My very first game at Wrigley Field, feauturing The Houston Astros against The Chicago Cubs.
I was trilled to be able to capture the moment the batter connects the ball !!
A 7-1 victory for the Cubs, perfect scenery for the "Go, Cubs, Go" song at the end of the game.
Wrigley Field is the oldest National League ballpark and the second oldest active major league ballpark (after Fenway Park), and the only remaining Federal League park. Wrigley is known for its ivy covered brick outfield wall, the unusual wind patterns off Lake Michigan, the iconic red marquee over the main entrance, the hand turned scoreboard, and for being the last major league park to have lights installed for play after dark.
Located in the community area of Lakeview, Wrigley Field sits on an irregular block bounded by Clark (west) and Addison (south) Streets and Waveland (north) and Sheffield (east) Avenues. The area surrounding the ballpark contains residential streets, in addition to bars, restaurants and other establishments and is called Wrigleyville. The ballpark's mailing address is 1060 W. Addison Street.
The park was built in six weeks in 1914 at a cost of about $250,000 ($5.3 million in 2011 dollars) by the Chicago lunchroom magnate Charles Weeghman, who owned the Federal League Whales. (The club signed a 55-year lease to use the park for approximately $18,000 per year.) It was designed by the architect Zachary Taylor Davis (who four years earlier had designed Comiskey Park for the Chicago White Sox).
Take Me Out to the Ball Game !!
@ Wrigley Fields, Chicago, Illinois. USA
Back from Holidays !!
My very first game at Wrigley Field, feauturing The Houston Astros against The Chicago Cubs.
I was trilled to be able to capture the moment the batter connects the ball !!
A 7-1 victory for the Cubs, perfect scenery for the "Go, Cubs, Go" song at the end of the game.
Wrigley Field is the oldest National League ballpark and the second oldest active major league ballpark (after Fenway Park), and the only remaining Federal League park. Wrigley is known for its ivy covered brick outfield wall, the unusual wind patterns off Lake Michigan, the iconic red marquee over the main entrance, the hand turned scoreboard, and for being the last major league park to have lights installed for play after dark.
Located in the community area of Lakeview, Wrigley Field sits on an irregular block bounded by Clark (west) and Addison (south) Streets and Waveland (north) and Sheffield (east) Avenues. The area surrounding the ballpark contains residential streets, in addition to bars, restaurants and other establishments and is called Wrigleyville. The ballpark's mailing address is 1060 W. Addison Street.
The park was built in six weeks in 1914 at a cost of about $250,000 ($5.3 million in 2011 dollars) by the Chicago lunchroom magnate Charles Weeghman, who owned the Federal League Whales. (The club signed a 55-year lease to use the park for approximately $18,000 per year.) It was designed by the architect Zachary Taylor Davis (who four years earlier had designed Comiskey Park for the Chicago White Sox).