Getting to the South Side from our downtown hotel was an easy hop onto the red line and down to the ballpark.

U.S. Cellular is another nice, modern ballpark. The bleachers section is huge and the diamond vision screens are huge. The food was really good too...I started off with a steak sandwich with fries and then a bratwurst and washed it down with a couple cups of Miller High Life. Good stuff (burp).

Our seats were in the nosebleed seats above first base. Though we felt far from the field, there were plenty of fans around us cheering for both teams to keep us in the game.

Best moments of the game:

• We got hit with the second home loss of our trip, but we got to see Alfonso Soriano blast a home run to left field and continue that streak.
• We saw the craziest pickle ever. The Cubs were up to bat with runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs. The batter hit a ball safely in right field and the runners advanced. But then there was a runner on 3rd, and the batter went to 2nd, leaving the other runner in between them with nowhere to go. He ended up getting tagged out, and then the runner at third tried to go home but he got pickled and was tagged out too. So that's two outs, right? Wrong. Apparently, the umpires ruled that the Sox third baseman interfered with the first runner on 2nd base and so it was ruled that there were no outs with the bases loaded. That interference had no impact on the play, and understandably Sox manager Ozzie Guillen went to argue the call and ended up getting ejected. The Cubs ended up scoring 1 more run from that bizarre play, but it didn't matter since they were already up 2-0.

After the game, we met up with Sean, one of my UCSD college roommates, and he hung out with us for awhile. He showed us his home in Lincoln Park and we walked around his neighborhood for a bit. We also stopped for a Chicago style hot dog at Wiener's Circle and stopped at a bar for a beer. It was good to see Sean and catch up for a couple hours. We haven't seen each other since my first trip to Chicago last year for his wedding.

Sean, me, Julius. Taken by Ernest.

Monday's plan - See the Cubs in their home, Wrigley Field, as they host the Colorado Rockies. And we'll make a stop at the United Center to see the Michael Jordan statue.