Day games during the baseball season are a gift.
I talked about how certain fanbases (cough, Marlins fans, cough) have a tough time making it to day games, but other fanbases seem to adhere to the mantra of “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
You can go ahead and file Chicago Cubs fans under that latter category, as day games at Wrigley Field are woven into the very fabric of America, and their fans are always willing to make the trek to their ballpark.
You used to have to pretend to be sick, a la Ferris Bueller, to make it to a day game at Wrigley, but with the advancement in technology, you don’t even need to dip into your PTO stockpile anymore.
Take a gander at these enterprising Cubs fans putting their work-life balance on full display in a Wednesday afternoon game against the Angels.
Those are some real American heroes right there!
Way to take advantage of the work from home culture of the modern day, guys!
This is proof positive of why there should be no excuses when it comes to making it down to the ballpark to support your team.
If these guys can make it to a 2 p.m. game in 39 degree weather (at least one of them is dressed appropriately), then you can too.
Grab your laptop, set up a hot spot, give a few “nothing from me” updates with your Zoom camera turned off, and enjoy a beer and a dog at the game.
While I’m certainly impressed with the ingenuity of these fans taking their work on the go, others are a little miffed that Marquee Sports Network is out here “snitching” on these two and ruining it for the rest of us.
We can’t all be blessed to have a job that allows us to take our work with us to the ballpark, so I sympathize with the doctors, police officers and warehouse workers who need to be in person, but for the rest of us, it’s time to unplug and go mobile.
I’m lucky enough to work a job that allows me to write from pretty much anywhere, and some of my best articles have been born from writing outside the friendly confines of my home.
Let’s take a page out of these Cubs fans’ books.
Life is too short. Take your work to the ballpark and live a little.