On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Nov 3, 2010, at 5:01 PM, PGage wrote: > > > At Wrigley we found out why the leave so early - while it is easy to get > there, it is a nightmare waiting for that Red Train (or whatever its called) > to get back down town. > > Red Line. Or if you're talking about the whole system, the 'L'. The > process used to be worse, until they completely rebuilt the Addison station > about 15 years ago. The station house was about a third as big as it is now, > and there were separate northbound and southbound platforms, much narrower > than the current single platform. > > But I don't think it's any more nightmarish than leaving any other sporting > event via train, even AT&T Park -- although admittedly, the variety of rail > options available there (Muni Metro, Caltrain, or walking up to BART) > spreads out the crowd a bit more than at Wrigley Field. > This may be that we were not familiar with the Chicago area, so felt we had no choice but to stand in a hellishly long line at the nearest station for that Red Line (our car was parked back near the Navy Pier). At AT&T we know the area very well, and I almost never take the Muni right in front of the Park - we just walk the mile and a half or so to the BART station. I have never not been able to get on the first train north. The point is the same - I believe that if we could objectively measure this, we would find that Dodger fans to arrive later than average, but do not leave later than other fans, who tend to leave early in most parks around the country. I think Giant fans are less likely to leave early than most fans (in no small part because, regardless of the score, there are few nicer places to be than 24 Willie Mays Plaza, looking out at the Bay with a cool breeze in your face, and a field of dreams at your feet. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
