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Wrigley field seating Recommendations

Posted on 7/29/23 at 10:02 pm
Posted by tes fou
Member since Feb 2014
838 posts
Posted on 7/29/23 at 10:02 pm
Taking wife and 3 yr old to
Cubs game, he loves minor league ball games so we’re taking him along on a work trip for a quick stop in Chicago. Any recommendations on seating choices would be appreciated, not overly worried about cost but don’t want to overspend paying premium for tickets that aren’t worth it.

7pm game looks like temps in high 70’s so not overly concerned about shade.
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
15535 posts
Posted on 7/29/23 at 10:15 pm to
Outfield/bleachers are my favorite. 1st base down low is good too.
Posted by Jrv2damac
Kanorado
Member since Mar 2004
65391 posts
Posted on 7/29/23 at 10:18 pm to
I like to sit on kcm0tiger’s girlfriend’s face

I’ll let you know if I am not going that day
Posted by CobraCommander83
Member since Feb 2017
11556 posts
Posted on 7/29/23 at 10:22 pm to
quote:

7pm game looks like temps in high 70’s


Something people in the South can only dream about during the summer.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
#WoF
Member since Feb 2007
103158 posts
Posted on 7/29/23 at 10:26 pm to
Eff Wrigley. White Sox field is where the hot chix hang.
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40740 posts
Posted on 7/29/23 at 10:34 pm to
Whatever you do, don’t sit deep in the covered/shaded seats behind home plate through to the outfield. You can’t see shite, doesn’t even feel like you’re at the game.

Like here, absolute dogshit seats, worst seats I’ve ever had at a sporting event.

This post was edited on 7/29/23 at 10:37 pm
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
15924 posts
Posted on 7/29/23 at 10:40 pm to
Go to the South Side. The Sox are more family friendly.

Full disclosure, I am a Sox fan who believes the Wrigley experience is one of the most overrated in sports, but I'm being serious in regards to the wife and kid.

ETA: Old Comiskey's home plate is still in the lot north of the current ballpark. So you can stand in the box where Shoeless Joe, Eddie Collins, Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, and all the other AL HOFers stood for 80 years.

ETA 2: The Sox have played in the same neighborhood longer than any team in American pro sports. If you walk south on Princeton Ave, and hang a left into the projects there, you should find a baseball diamond. That's where the old South Side Park stood where the Sox beat the Cubs in the 1906 World Series, and the Negro Leagues basically started.
This post was edited on 7/29/23 at 11:15 pm
Posted by JB RTR
Birmingham
Member since Dec 2021
25 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 2:28 am to
I had Cubs Season Tickets from 2013-2019 and sat in SEC 137, which was changed to SEC 129 in 2019. If I didn't use my, Seats I Loved the Bleachers. However, I would not recommend sitting there with a child... The crowd can be rowdy and there are no backs to the seats. I'd recommend sitting anywhere in SEC 3-38, SEC 101-134, or SEC 203-232. If you choose the "200" SEC, don't get seats beyond ROW 6, because post may obstruct your view. Enjoy the game and Go Cubs Go! Here is a 3D Seatmap of Wrigley that is very useful: LINK
Posted by Ralph_Wiggum
Sugarland
Member since Jul 2005
10676 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 7:20 am to
How serious are you about watching the game? If you want to watch the game then avoid the bleachers. The Bleachers are a party and you'd find a lot of people there don't really care about the game. With a 3 year old the Bleachers could work since no one will really care about the 3 year old and what 3 year olds do, but the Bleachers are not as family friendly. Also seats along the outfield tend to be more about partying as well. Lower level right field and left field can be good places to watch the game. The more expensive and better the seats the more they tend to care about baseball there.
Posted by hiltacular
NYC
Member since Jan 2011
19688 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 9:14 am to
If it's going to be hot I will make sure I am shaded somewhere in the 200 section just in front of the beams.

Otherwise there is no real difference between the stadium and anywhere else unless you want to be in the bleachers.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
15858 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 9:25 am to
The 400 level is very underrated. I always pick the first row of the 400 level. Shielded from elements. Never in the sun or rain.
Posted by Ostrich
Alexandria, VA
Member since Nov 2011
8778 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 9:34 am to
Outfield
Posted by supatigah
CEO of the Keith Hernandez Fan Club
Member since Mar 2004
87515 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 10:49 am to
quote:

If you walk south on Princeton Ave, and hang a left into the projects there, you should find a baseball diamond.


he will probably find a lot more than a baseball diamond in the projects in the southside of chicago

Posted by tes fou
Member since Feb 2014
838 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 11:29 am to
I have lived in both Memphis and New Orleans I have no need to visit the south side of Chicago.

Thank you to those who offered some genuine advice he’s like any 3 year old. Enjoys game but needs some snacks and entertainment. Going to hit the ballgame first night got a meeting in Southbend second day then have almost a full day before we fly back, probably going to aquarium or something similar before we head home.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
15858 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 11:38 am to
Get to the park an hour or two early. There is a bunch of things for kids to do on Clark st side (left field side)
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
14544 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 5:54 pm to
300 section third base line.
Posted by KansasTiger1
Olathe Kansas
Member since Feb 2012
4 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 9:50 pm to
I have 4 season tickets in Section 408, Row 4, Seats 9,10,11 and 12. Great view of the entire field from the 3rd base side.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31302 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 10:15 pm to
quote:

Outfield/bleachers are my favorite. 1st base down low is good too.


Bleachers are easily the most fun and entertaining. Gonna be more expensive than a lot of other areas in the stadium though, and maybe not great for a 3 year old. Otherwise go 300 level and you’ll have a great view of the city
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31302 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 10:18 pm to
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Ralph_Wiggum


As with most things, Ralph has no idea what he’s talking about. I honestly think his schtick is to try and be the worst poster here.

The bleacher fans are absolutely into the game, more than any other area of the stadium.

This post was edited on 7/30/23 at 10:20 pm
Posted by supatigah
CEO of the Keith Hernandez Fan Club
Member since Mar 2004
87515 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 11:46 pm to
quote:

Steve Bartman incident - Wikipedia The Bartman seat In the years following the incident, the seat Bartman sat in – Aisle 4, Row 8, Seat 113 – became a tourist attraction at Wrigley Field. When the lower grandstands were reconfigured before the 2017 season, that seat number was changed.



quote:

The Steve Bartman seat can now be found at Wrigley Field in section 4, row 8, seat 113. The seat is a popular photo op for baseball fans visiting Wrigley Field..



the one time I went to wrigley we sat in the LF bleachers
I love those seats that are down the foul lines, in the outfield but face the infield

next time I go I want to sit in either 3/4/5/6
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