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I was out having drinks with a few coworkers last night and mentioned that I had gone to the Cubs game Saturday night.

The what? my coworker asked, looking at me with an astounded look on her face.

The Cubs game. You know, the World Series, big baseball game, fireworks, the whole works...

Jen. It's the White Sox. Get it straight.

Oops. It wasn't intentional (at least not the first time I slipped up.) Chicago is definitely home now, but I have yet to develop the one key Chicagoan characteristic that will mark me as someone who truly belongs. I have yet to develop a runs-in-my-blood loyalty to either of my city's two baseball teams.

Maybe next year. In the meantime...Go Sox!

Posted by Jen at 10:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Thanks to a friend with connections, I ended up with a decent seat at today's Cubs game. The rain delay, while annoying in that standard rain-delay sort of way, was probably the most interesting part of the game (although there were some rather nice catches as well.) I have never been to a game with a rain delay, and the grounds team all seemed to know exactly what to do and managed to cover, partially uncover, re-cover, and finally completely uncover the field very quickly. It was impressive to watch.

It made me wonder, though; how much does it cost Major League Baseball to cancel or postpone a game for rain?

Posted by Jen at 05:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)