OT* Surprise trip for hubby *help*

[4fireworks]

I had this great idea to surprise my dh with a trip to Chicago including tickets to his favorite team-the Cubs! Interestingly enough that is what a lot of other people do on Fathers Days also!! I really want to pull this off, but I'm not really baseball saavy, and I have no idea what I'm doing!! Here are my issues:
1. For all you Wrigley Field enthusiasts out there, where should we sit, and not pay too much? I saw tickets on ebay for $1,250.00 and I think that is a tiny bit out of our price range! I printed out a "map" of the field but you never know how it is until you get there ( maybe behind a pole!) I am the type who would get "taken" on this sort of thing! I think $200 -MAYBE $300 would be more like it.
2. I want to take the Amtrak train up, and I'm not familiar with it at all. Do they have better deals last minute or farther away? They have kids 1/2 price, but it looks like that's standard. We can drive up but I think it would be neat to take the train, we have never done that before.


I am willing to pay $ for this but I don't want to have to work overtime for the rest of the year to PAY for it!! My dh is a great husband and father and this would be a tremendous surprise, so hopefully with your help I can find decent tickets, and get it all together!
TIA

 

[Ava83]

Here are some sites with Cubs tickets..

http://replay.tickets.com/buy/DoublePlay


http://www.stubhub.com/chicago-cubs-tickets/?event_id=221204

(some in section 218-not so bad, 54.00 each)

Stub hub had decent prices. I like sitting on the 3rd base line, but the tickets will be priced high. The bleachers can get rowdy. I think you shouldn't worry about the location and just get tickets you can adfford.

I know nothing about amtrak-sorry-good luck with the tickets.

 

[4fireworks]

Thanks,
I'd rather not sit in the bleachers! I don't think my kids would appreciate that behavior!

 

[Ava83]

Exactly...bleachers are not for kids I also would not take children to a Cubs/Cards game...but I think the one you want is the Tigers..good luck with it all!

 

[4fireworks]

Exactly...bleachers are not for kids I also would not take children to a Cubs/Cards game...but I think the one you want is the Tigers..good luck with it all!

Just curious- why not a cubs/cards game? You mean at Wrigley or otherwise?

We actually live 1&1/2 hours away from St. Louis, so the rest of my dh's family are Cards fan's, except for 1 brother ( so that's where he got it from!) For as much as I get into baseball I'm flexible, but it's kind of fun if we do go to a game in St. Louis and my kids are wearing Cardinal jerseys and my dh is wearing a Cubs jersey

 

[Ava83]

I have no idea how it would be in St Louis, but here in Chicago the fans are really bad...lots of yelling (bad stuff) and .


Your poor DH..he must get tons of abuse from his family. I personally am a White Sox fan and my little brother is Cubs boy...but I do like going to the games and I hope they do well, not as well as the Sox but well enough.

You know you all can also maybe do a tour of Wrigley-but they only do them on days when the cubs are out of town.

 

[4fireworks]

I've only been to one game in my adult life in St. Louis, and I don't think it was VERY bad , but I realize that's not saying much!
He does take a lot of flak, especially around here where you are just "supposed" to be a Cards fan.

I think a tour of Wrigley would be neat.
Thanks for your help!! I know it will come together, and I'm excited for the day when we get to surprise him!!