The first time I went to Wrigley Field was in April of 2003. It was cold. Quite cold, in fact, but the atmosphere was not. Fans were relaxed—warmed up by cold beer—and I got to see Kerry Wood strike out 13 Pirates in a 4-0 shutout. We were newcomers to the party, but the instant […]
Tag: Attendance
Cubs Attendance Keeps Climbing, As Does Popularity on the Road
When the Chicago Cubs hosted the San Francisco Giants for a four-game set earlier this month, I had occasion to speak with a security guard whose tenure at Wrigley extended back many years, including the Cubs’ most recent peak in 2007 and 2008. He assured me that the energy and buzz was even more profound […]
With the Full Bleachers Open, Wrigley Field Seating Availability is Back to Capacity
“Then on a diet of the blood of snakes, toads, and all the putrid life of the Mississippi, slowly, Lestat became something like himself again. Claudia … You’ve been a very, very, naughty little girl.” Aside from being a pretty-close-to-iconic line at a pretty-much-fantastic moment in a pretty-darn-good movie, that line is what comes into […]
Positive Trends in Chicago Cubs Attendance Continue
Last month, I took a look at one of the least glamorous, least sexy topics a baseball writer can tackle this side of rosin bag supply chain studies*: attendance. Outside of an in-stadium guessing game in the later innings, you don’t really think too much about attendance, especially as a Chicago Cubs fan, where the […]
Chicago Cubs Attendance Showing Positive Early Signals
While never the sexiest topic, MLB attendance has always interested me. What gets folks to the park, how seasonality plays a role, what day and time combos work best, how attendance changes throughout the year … I could go on, but I don’t want to pull you too deeply into my nerdy web. For the […]