Winter Classic

The Winter Classic. Red Wings vs Blackhawks. January 1, 2009. Noon at Wrigley Field.

talk about cool... and i don't mean cold, although it was rather chilly.

Sharon and I were dressed for it. Prepared for the cold. after all we had been to sub-zero Lambeau Field so we knew how to dress.

We got down around Wrigley about 10:00 am to check-out the pre-game Fan Fest. it was packed. people all over the place. The fan fest was nice, simple but nice. a few, or several trailers selling Winter Classic gear were mostly sold out. There was a band playing all sorts of cover music. Hockey jerseys and hockey sticks were all over the place.

Inside Wrigley almost all signs of baseball were taken down and replaced with hockey or Winter Classic.

Hockey players were even trying to warm-up in the concourse area of Wrigley field.

A few pictures from the actual game. the first period was great. won't comment on the second two.

Happy New Year!

Ok before I cover Christmas and all that fun stuff from the last couple of weeks I have to talk about yesterday. Ice Skating on Wrigley field. yes. Ice Skating on Wrigley field. Wrigley Field hosted the Winter Classic game on January 1st. Red Wings vs Blackhawks. I'll get to the game later but what do you do with an ice rink that's constructed for one game? open it to the neighbors. It was awesome. Had one hour to skate. I hadn't skated in two years. the first 25 minutes something hurt. my feet, my legs, my ankles. after that i either went numb or it went away. I'm not sure. It doesn't matter, pain or no pain I was ice skating on Wrigley Field.

Very Cool!