Cubs Fans Are So Fucking Ready for the World Series at Wrigley Field

@tbuss4134 @Kyle_Buss @KevinWolff09 this morning in Wrigleyville pic.twitter.com/uLOCRbVih8
— Tim Buss (@tbuss32) October 28, 2016

It has been something like 327 years since the Chicago Cubs hosted a World Series game at Wrigley Field, so naturally Chicagoans are fired up about it. With first pitch for Game 3 scheduled for 7:08 PM local time, Cubs fans are already lining the streets in Wrigleyville. The bars are packed and beer is being served.

7:45 am in Wrigleyville. This is nuts. pic.twitter.com/heYbA91ZiY
— Matt Lindner (@mattlindner) October 28, 2016

ESPN radio is broadcasting Mike and Mike from the Cubby Bear, a Wrigleyville mainstay across the street from the stadium, and crowds were already forming by 4:30 AM. Part of that is the draw of the show, and the hope for raffled-off tickets, but another part of that is the impulse to get lit all the way up as a way of coping with pre-game jitters.

Line at Cubby Bear at 4:30 am #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/qthcHkC51v
— Scott Wise (@brewhouse) October 28, 2016

When you can't get into the game itself, watching it in a bar across the street is the next best option if you want that communal experience of losing your shit with other like-minded shit-losers, but it does not come cheap. While some bars won't be charging covers, many others are charging as much as $250 to get in. Some places include drinks and a buffet, but no guarantee of a seat. HVAC Pub has a $250 cover charge with all-you-can-eat food, and if you would like to sit down to think about just how much money you paid to get inside, you can fork over a cool $1,000 for a six-person table (and one bottle of vodka and another of champagne).

If you'd like to check in to see what bars are free and what bars will require a mortgage, you can thank an intern for Baseball Prospectus' Cubs site, @FullCountTommy, for creating a helpful spreadsheet.

If you're reading this and you're not already there, I'm sorry to say it's probably too late for you, but look on the bright side: you are now far, far more likely to be awake and functioning come game time, your chances of winding up in jail are astronomically lower, and you will have saved a bunch of cash. And maybe the Cubs even win. Nice little Friday.

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