As a regular buyer of Chicago Cubs tickets I am disappointed by the fact that we are ranked 5th in the NL central division. I was very happy to disappoint those with St Louis Cardinals tickets in our 4-0 home series victory in late July. It certainly made up for my buying Washington Nationals tickets only to watch my cubbies lose 3 games against a side scoring 7 home runs. The erratic fashion in which the Cubs seem to win against teams in our own division yet fail to pick up the points in other, less crucial matches has left us somewhat adrift in the standings. May 2006’s Cubs at San Diego Padres games are but one example of this kind of loss.
Immediate hopes for advancement are realistic, however. Cubs fans looking for victory could do well with either Dodgers tickets or Braves tickets for upcoming games, while I think the games that will be the greatest help in inspiring a more consistent level of attacking play against less familiar National League teams will be seen with either Phillies tickets or Arizona Diamondbacks tickets. Our batting remains strong as we head for the closing stages of the season, the combined 245 hits of Aramis Ranmirez and Juan Pierre bringing particular aid to the cause. Our pitching has also been of a comfortable standard. It is the 22 saves of Ryan Dempster that have been so important for us that reflect the way in which scrappy play has affected us recently. I will definitely be buying Pirates tickets in hope of some wins, but I think we will eventually be dependent on the results of other teams. Reds tickets will provide a lot of worry for traveling Cubs fans late in the season, while my pick of the most exiting match up still to come will be the Boston Red Sox at Yankees games in September.
In these troubling times for the Cubs fans I have turned my attention to other Chicago sports. I purchased Chicago Bears tickets for the first time recently and enjoyed myself immensely. I will be looking forward to the Lions versus Packers games later this season. I am very happy to be living in the kind of city that offers the opportunity to see so many different professional sports events. As a casual soccer fan I have been looking forward to getting some Chicago Fire tickets for some time, but I can’t decide if it would not be better to find some Chicago Bulls tickets for one of their home games as I have never attended an NBA game in person. The fact that our Chicago hockey team seems to be experiencing similarly frustrating results in the standings as the Cubs inspires me to become a fan and buy some Blackhawks tickets as well.
The overwhelming number of exciting Chicago theater events has also surprised me recently. Seats at hot new shows like Jersey Boys tickets and Monty Python Spamalot tickets are definitely a distraction from the events of the baseball season. Although my hopes are high for a Cubs recovery as we head down the end of season stretch I still have other music and theater events I would also like to see. My seats at the next Cubs game may well be sacrificed for tickets to see The Who or Dave Matthews Band tickets.
