Wrigleyville Remains Hub for Cubs Fans

Written by: EricC on 2nd October 2007

October 2, 2007

Wrigleyville lights up in an excitement when the Cubs are doing well. When the Cubs are in the playoffs…don’t even bother driving down by the corners of Sheffield and Addison.

“Esteban Ortiz, who is a first-year employee at Wrigleyville Sports on the corner of Sheffield and Addison, was working Friday night when the area surrounding the stadium erupted in joy. “Everyone was on a great high,” Ortiz said. “The Cubs won, and we knew there was a chance, but we still had to have Milwaukee lose. Once that happened, people rushed in here from all the local bars. It was just insane — pandemonium. After a game day, it’s usually pretty intense. But there wasn’t a game here, so to see all these people flock in at 10 and 11 at night, it was definitely [as intense], if not more so.”

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