Off to "Wiscaansin"...

Well, I'm off to the land of the Cheeseheads, Miller Beer and the guy who is slowly ruining baseball - Bud Seilg. Since this trip is a goofy one - two meetings at 6:30 PM (one on Monday, one on Tuesday) and not much in between, I figured there would be time to take a trip to either Miller Park to catch the Milwaukee Brewers, or sneak down to the northside of Chicago and catch an afternoon Cubs game and make this trip worthwhile.

Yes, I was envisioning the scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off where Ferris, Sloane and Cameron end up at Wrigley on TV right under the Principal's nose. Well, small problem... er, problems:

-- The Brewers are in town both Monday and Tuesday, against my #2 team the Colorado Rockies. Good, right? First pitch, both nights - 7.10 PM. (Meetings start at 6.30 in Somers - about 25 miles south).

-- The Cubs are off Monday, but Tuesday, they play the Reds - at 7.10 PM.

Rats.

Oh, and if you haven't seen ticket prices for these teams, you would be in for sticker shock. Bleacher seats at Wrigley for all games from June 1 through Labor Day are $45 per game - general admission!!!! That's actually more expensive than the upper deck, lower level near the infield. The Brewers aren't much better, however those prices would get you into the lower level, down the lines at Miller Park in Milwaukee.

Maybe I need to find the free microbrewery tours... or see if S.E. Johnson has tours of their Administration and Research buildings (done by Frank Lloyd Wright.)

I'll keep the long "o's" to a minimum when I get back, eh? :)

RW