点评:I attended my first Cubs' game at Chicago's iconic Wrigley Field in 1959. They were bad but Ernie Banks hit 45 home runs and drove in 143 runs and was the National League's most valuable player. Things have changed. Today, Ernie has a statue outside the park and Gallagher Way on the west side of the park, off Clark and Addison, has become one of the city's most popular attractions, even when the Cubs aren't playing at home. The neighborhood is known as Wrigleyville with dozens of restaurants and sports bars and hotels and theaters and specialty museums and shops selling all manner of Cubs merchandise. Who cares that there isn't any space to park? It's all about the atmosphere. And the Cubs are worth watching. In the 1950s, they drew 800,000 fans. Today, they draw 3 million. Gallagher Way is where friends, family, neighbors and tourists gather to experience the Friendly Confines. It features chef-driven restaurants, the luxurious Hotel Zachary, live music and movies. Among the most popular gathering spots are Murphy's Bleachers, Cubby Bear, Sluggers, Sports Corner and John Barleycorn's. Watch a game from a rooftop bleacher with a great view of Wrigley Field from one of 11 rooftop venues in left field and right field. It's good that some of the old-timers of the 1950s and 1960s like Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo and Ferguson Jenkins lived to see and enjoy the transformation.
翻译:1959 年,我在芝加哥标志性的瑞格利球场首次观看了小熊队的比赛。当时他们的表现并不好,但厄尼·班克斯击出了 45 个本垒打,并打进了 143 分,成为了国家联盟最有价值的球员。现在情况已经发生了变化。今天,公园外有一座厄尼的雕像,公园西侧克拉克和艾迪生街附近的加拉格尔路已经成为这座城市最受欢迎的景点之一,即使小熊队不在主场比赛时也是如此。该社区被称为瑞格利维尔,拥有数十家餐馆、体育酒吧、酒店、剧院、特色博物馆和出售各种小熊队商品的商店。谁在乎没有停车位?重要的是氛围。小熊队的比赛值得一看。20 世纪 50 年代,他们吸引了 80 万球迷。如今,他们吸引了 300 万球迷。加拉格尔路是朋友、家人、邻居和游客聚集在一起体验友好氛围的地方。这里拥有厨师经营的餐厅、豪华的扎卡里酒店、现场音乐和电影。最受欢迎的聚会场所包括 Murphy's Bleachers、Cubby Bear、Sluggers、Sports Corner 和 John Barleycorn's。您可以在屋顶看台上观看比赛,从左外野和右外野的 11 个屋顶场地之一欣赏瑞格利球场的美景。很高兴 20 世纪 50 年代和 60 年代的一些老前辈,如班克斯、比利威廉姆斯、罗恩桑托和弗格森詹金斯,亲眼目睹并享受了这一转变。