It always seems like it's 20 degrees colder inside Wrigley Field than in the rest of Chicago, especially on Opening Day; ticket prices have gotten almost ridiculously expensive in the last few years; and the retrofit to add luxury suites mean the people in the back half of the lower deck can't see the scoreboard or towering popups and have to look at hanging TV monitors instead.
However, it's very convenient to public transportation, there's a 7-Eleven across the street and plenty of peanut vendors outside so that you don't have to pay concession stand prices, and there's always a great feeling of camaraderie in the stands, especially after Sammy Sosa hits a home run.
Besides, if you get bored with the game, you can look out to right field and watch the 'L' trains making the Addison Street stop, or mull over the meaning of the sign attached to one of the apartment buildings that has no other message beyond "TORCO."
It's an advertisement for a car dealer in the western suburbs.