5/7/25 8:40PM Tigers @ Rockies

[chasfh]

15 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Wrigley Field is a great place to see a game though. We got there early when we went and checked out all the statues and other attractions. We had a blast. I'll be going back there, hopefully.

I’ve been going to Wrigley Field on the regular for going on 30 years, so, of course I can see all the warts.

April and May are, on balance, awful at Wrigley. The lake is to the north and east and the stadium opens to the north and east, and the wind almost always comes whipping off that lake at breakneck speed this time of year. So with water temps still in the low 40s, the temperature drops by some ten degrees versus that outside the stadium. Today, for example, it was 54 degrees on the thermometer, the official feels like temp was 42, and it felt like it was in the low 30s up there. My hands, toes, and knees were very numb by the middle of of game. Add the fact that the upper deck seats are never in the afternoon sun, and it gets very, very wintery up there all the way up to Memorial Day, and occasionally beyond.

On the other hand, in July and August, when temps get into the 90s, it gets incredibly hot and muggy up there, and that’s exacerbated by the fact that the winds in the summer come in from the south and west, which is blocked by the stadium behind us (remember, we face north and west). So we get zero breeze up there to help cool us off. Many are the times I sweat like crazy in my seats, and between innings I have to go down the tunnel to the concourse to get some breeze any breeze to cool off.

And I love that place. I love it with all my baseball soul. I’m lucky to live here and only a 20-minute drive from it. 

Edited 14 hours ago by chasfh

[chasfh]

2 minutes ago, romad1 said:

No excuses for that man supporting the Afd

Not excusing, just explaining.

[Sports_Freak]

10 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

There can’t be more than 5000 people there for this game

Their last home game, a win, had over 29k. Against the Braves.

[IdahoBert]

Two run homer for the Rockies hey this is what we have to do

[IdahoBert]

I’m looking forward to a couple seven run innings by the Tigers. Where we score and don’t give them up.

[kdog]

Jobe learning how to pitch in the show...there will be some bumps.

[Tigermojo]

I feel like the Tigers might score 20 or zero.

[IdahoBert]

Let’s hit him where they ain’t guys. There are no players in the stands for instance beyond the outfield fence. 

[IdahoBert]

We’re being BABIP’d to death. 

[romad1]

This game is going pear shaped 

[chasfh]

Kid’s off to a rough start. 

[chasfh]

Ok, I will definitely pause Dan Dickerson to listen to Jack White talk to Jason and Andy. 

[IdahoBert]

Hey, it’s Jack White. Took my daughter for her first concert ever in Portland and it was the White Stripes 20 years ago and it’s one of the most memorable and amazing performances I’ve ever seen. It was positively operatic. I swear a guy with a guitar and a girl on a drum and you would’ve thought there were five people on stage.

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

there we go.

[Tigermojo]

Clutch Javy

[IdahoBert]

2 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Ok, I will definitely pause Dan Dickerson to listen to Jack White talk to Jason and Andy. 

I did exactly the same. Javy drives in two. 

[monkeytargets39]

Harvey!

[Tigermojo]

Guys invite Jack White to the double header!

[monkeytargets39]

Nice for them to actually have a guest that can talk Tigers baseball competently while also being entertaining 

[IdahoBert]

This is one of the very few times I don’t dislike having them concentrate on somebody in the booth. 

[IdahoBert]

Tied 3-3. 

[chasfh]

And just like that the hitters pull Jobe’s ass out of the jackpot. 

[TigerNation]

Greene two well hit balls but nothing to show for it.

[Sports_Freak]

32 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I’ve been going to Wrigley Field on the regular for going on 30 years, so, of course I can see all the warts.

April and May are, on balance, awful at Wrigley. The lake is to the north and east and the stadium opens to the north and east, and the wind almost always comes whipping off that lake at breakneck speed this time of year. So with water temps still in the low 40s, the temperature drops by some ten degrees versus that outside the stadium. Today, for example, it was 54 degrees on the thermometer, the official feels like temp was 42, and it felt like it was in the low 30s up there. My hands, toes, and knees were very numb by the middle of of game. Add the fact that the upper deck seats are never in the afternoon sun, and it gets very, very wintery up there all the way up to Memorial Day, and occasionally beyond.

On the other hand, in July and August, when temps get into the 90s, it gets incredibly hot and muggy up there, and that’s exacerbated by the fact that the winds in the summer come in from the south and west, which is blocked by the stadium behind us (remember, we face north and west). So we get zero breeze up there to help cool us off. Many are the times I sweat like crazy in my seats, and between innings I have to go down the tunnel to the concourse to get some breeze any breeze to cool off.

And I love that place. I love it with all my baseball soul. I’m lucky to live here and only a 20-minute drive from it. 

The only time I went there, it was mid-June. Weather wasn't a factor. But old Tiger Stadium, in the early season, was freezing. All that cement held the cold in and it was like being in a freezer. IMO, baseball shouldn't be played in very cold weather. 

[romad1]

15 minutes ago, romad1 said:

This game is going pear shaped 

Much less so now that Jack White arrived.