Looking for Net54 members that went to Wrigley...

[Shoeless Moe]

.....back in the 70's & 80's.

If you lived through years of pain, losing year after losing year and went to games, preferably the Bleachers. That's who I'm looking for

Not you were a Cub fan living in Florida or Iowa, if that's you, your application will be tossed out.

If you are under 50, nope, not you!

Ya rooted for Bill Buckner, Jerry Morales, Manny Trillo, the one and only Steve Ontiveros, Ivan DeJesus & Bruce "the Savior" Sutter

If you drink beer and/or are or were a gambler, you will move to the head of the line.

I need Cubs fans who lived it. The more the merrier.

Reply on here or PM me.

I've got something for you.

[doug.goodman]

I only managed to see one game in the pre-lights era, but the Cubbies got beat 10-5 in front of myself and 4,683 others, so I have a hint of the pain that Cubs fans survived.

I have a good friend, born in 1967, who saw the team dozens, maybe hundreds of times in that era, primarily from the bleachers. He's not on net54, but I know he would love to see whatever it is that you refer to when you say "I've got something for you".

Doug

[nebboy]

Life long Cubs fan (59 yr) born in Iowa. Loved to set with grandpa in the afternoons and watch the game or have it on while working the farm. Best part was the handful of games a year at the old ball park. Never got tired of hearing his same handful of baseball stories over and over.

[MK]

My father took to Wrigley for the first time on August 23, 1969. We stayed for a double header the next day. The Cubs had a healthy lead and appeared headed for their first pennant since 1945. I fell in love with Wrigley and the Cubs that weekend, and even though the Cubs began a losing streak right after we left and blew the pennant, my love never died. Since then, I have attended countless games at Wrigley and took my son to his first game on July 10, 1987.

[Shoeless Moe]

Ok, my mistake.....I have a DVD of this because I could never find it.

It came out in 1979. It was played on local Chicago TV at the time. Then never replayed.

I looked for years and could not even find it online, and EVERYTHING is online.

So I wrote to the Director of it, Stuart Gordon, and he sent me his copy of it. This was back in about 2000.

They re-made it into a movie, but it's not even close to the original stage production.

Young Joe Mantegna & Dennis Franz.

Well looks like 3 years ago someone got the original added to YouTube. I was going to send my copy to any diehard Cubs fan from that ERA, but now I guess they and anyone can watch it on YouTube.

Now it's CHEESIE, some bad acting, some bad jokes, but IT'S HILARIOUS, some great subtle jokes.

Set an hour and 1/2 aside some night, grab a beer, and enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WqFt0RYmqw

[frankbmd]

I'm your man, Moe.

As the chief surgical resident at one of the Northwestern hospitals, one of my duties was to attend or have someone attend all the Wrigley games in 1977. I did most of them myself. The official team physician was Jake Suker, an endocrinologist. Why, I don't know, but Jake was a good friend of the director of the surgical training program, and the residents aways got the Wrigley assignment.

I would spend the morning in the operating, hop on the el to Wrigley for the game and return to the hospital to see the post ops and the other hospitalized patients on the service.

At Wrigley I had an 8 seat box on the field level spitting distance from the visitors on deck circle and could comp 7 guests in my box including concessions. I didn't have to run out onto the field, but saw players from both teams in the clubhouses. I also covered the first aid station for the fans. I always sent the stars from the visiting teams to the hospital for precautionary X-rays. For the Cubs I usually let the players decide. I remember seeing Bill Madlock and asking him if he wanted to continue or be taken out of the game. He wanted to play. I figure that over the course of the year I may have been responsible for two additional Cub wins although you will not find me in the boxscore.

On the weekend we once saw the Reds at Wrigley and then drove to Milwaukee and saw the Yankees and the Brewers. After the game we went to the bar at the Yankees hotel. Ten or so Yankees joined us.

Steve Renko of the Cubs had a thyroid nodule and I sent him to Dr. Suker.

[mr2686]

No disrespect to those of you that were long suffering during those lean years (this applies to the Red Sox too), but one of my biggest disappointments in Baseball was when the Cubs (and Red Sox) finally won the WS after all those years and all of the unusual occurrences that happened to them on the field. It was such great baseball lore to think they were cursed.

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I'm your man, Moe.

As the chief surgical resident at one of the Northwestern hospitals, one of my duties was to attend or have someone attend all the Wrigley games in 1977. I did most of them myself. The official team physician was Jake Suker, an endocrinologist. Why, I don't know, but Jake was a good friend of the director of the surgical training program, and the residents aways got the Wrigley assignment.

I would spend the morning in the operating, hop on the el to Wrigley for the game and return to the hospital to see the post ops and the other hospitalized patients on the service.

At Wrigley I had an 8 seat box on the field level spitting distance from the visitors on deck circle and could comp 7 guests in my box including concessions. I didn't have to run out onto the field, but saw players from both teams in the clubhouses. I also covered the first aid station for the fans. I always sent the stars from the visiting teams to the hospital for precautionary X-rays. For the Cubs I usually let the players decide. I remember seeing Bill Madlock and asking him if he wanted to continue or be taken out of the game. He wanted to play. I figure that over the course of the year I may have been responsible for two additional Cub wins although you will not find me in the boxscore.

On the weekend we once saw the Reds at Wrigley and then drove to Milwaukee and saw the Yankees and the Brewers. After the game we went to the bar at the Yankees hotel. Ten or so Yankees joined us.

Steve Renko of the Cubs had a thyroid nodule and I sent him to Dr. Suker.

Dr. Suker? I remember him well. Very nice man as he was the team doctor for much of the 80's. I cannot help but wonder if you and I crossed paths a few times back in the day as I spent a good deal of time getting fans to see Peaches (that was the nurse's name) at the first aid station.

[Cubs Fan]

Saw my first game there in 87 right after they signed Dawson and Andre’s Army was all the rage. My aunt got our family seats in the “non-alcoholic” section in the left field bleachers because us kids were underage. Our section got heckled the entire game, it was awesome, fun stuff. Great game to of course they lost to the Giants by a jeffrey Leonard home run but they sure did give him a hard time the whole game as well. It was a blast !

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Cubs Fan

Saw my first game there in 87 right after they signed Dawson and Andre’s Army was all the rage. My aunt got our family seats in the “non-alcoholic” section in the left field bleachers because us kids were underage. Our section got heckled the entire game, it was awesome, fun stuff. Great game to of course they lost to the Giants by a jeffrey Leonard home run but they sure did give him a hard time the whole game as well. It was a blast !

Haha, the non-alcohol section of the Bleachers - I remember that, pretty sure it was right on the LF line, and what seemed like a 30 foot by 30 foot section of the Bleachers.

Jeffrey Leonard another great name from the past, wasn't he the guy who when he hit a Home Run ran with "one flap down". I think that was him, may have to Google it.

[Shoeless Moe]

Oh yah it was Leonard, "one flap down".....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zXGIgjDb_E

and....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOSiefiyU0E

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Oh yah it was Leonard, "one flap down".....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zXGIgjDb_E

and....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOSiefiyU0E

He called St. Louis a “cow town.” You Cubs fans must have loved that.

MVP of the 1987 NLCS which the Giants LOST. I believe (not sure) he is the only losing player to get that award.

[Batman]

Spent many a day at Wrigley in the late 70's. Among things I witnessed were the troughs, getting Lou Boudreau's auto on the ramp up to the press box. Dave Kingman riding in a Bronco with Holtzman. Couldn't sign a ball, they were going Salmon fishing. Received a ball from Richie Hebner, saw Ronnie Woo come onto Waveland on the back of a garbage truck, he had a hot chocolate and polish for breakfast. Last, but not least, stood in line under stands with Ron LeFlore. He was in civi's as the first game of a DH was being played. Finishing up the game from day before due to darkness or rain. He was with Expos. He ordered a coffee. Great times. Plus some guy named Ricky who was always first in line at the gate, and bothering everybody.