# Men caught stealing ivy from Wrigley field **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 3, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902 "2013-09-03T17:24:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/1 "2013-09-03T17:24:33Z")
[This bit of news](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-2-trespassing-wrigley-field-squeezing-through-metal-bars-20130901,0,2656921.story)was passed on to me by my SIL, a devout Cubs fan from the suburbs of Chicago. She was quite annoyed at some out of town miscreants “desecrating” Wrigley field in this way. She had a few other very unladylike comments for these gentlemen, and I sensed from her other comments that I too should be outraged as well. Since my first thought was some baseball metaphor that poked fun at the Cubs, and which would almost certainly cost me a seat at the Christmas dinner, I thought I might solicit some input from other similarly outraged Cub fans. This would keep me and my brother in good standing with her and her friends. 😃 PS… Go Giants. ---
**Author:** ![JerrySTL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JerrySTL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerrySTL)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/2 "2013-09-03T18:33:10Z")
It’s actually a good thing for Cubs fans. Now they have something to blame for not winning the pennant this year. By my calculations the Cubs are now mathematically eliminated until 2018 minimum. P.S. Guess what the ‘STL’ in my user name is all about. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/3 "2013-09-03T18:52:09Z")
> [@DrumBum](#): > > She was quite annoyed at some out of town miscreants “desecrating” Wrigley field in this way. What, like ivy won’t grow back? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/4 "2013-09-03T19:14:27Z")
Paraphrasing the morning team at WVLI, Kankakee: “Not one but _two_ guys thought it would be a good idea to break into Wrigley Field and steal … ivy. _That’s_ the best they could come up with?” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/5 "2013-09-03T19:42:26Z")
It is the ivy that brings such bad luck to the Cubs, so these guys are just removing some of the bad luck. The only losers in the country who are bigger losers than the Cubs are Cubs fans who keep supporting the loser Cubs. Any team that can’t win at least one world series a century should be sent down to the minors. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/6 "2013-09-03T20:23:32Z")
I don’t think they should be allowed to do it, but “desecrating” seems a bit melodramatic. It’s a baseball field. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/7 "2013-09-03T20:28:26Z")
I can understand wanting a piece of the ivy so bad you’d steal it but to actually go through with it? sickening ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/8 "2013-09-04T15:43:29Z")
Haven’t been to Wriglet since the 70s, but would it be possible to reach the ivy from the stands, snip a cutting and root it? I knew a guy who successfully spread HIS OWN ashes in the Wrigley outfield. My BIL’s best friend died of diabetes, but a few years previously he had a leg amputated. So - of course - he had the amputated leg cremated, bought a ticket for the bleachers… ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/9 "2013-09-04T15:58:11Z")
It was a bush league stunt, certainly not worthy of the Ivy League. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/10 "2013-09-04T16:54:01Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I don’t think they should be allowed to do it, but “desecrating” seems a bit melodramatic. It’s a baseball field. Not to mention that drunken fans do way worse in the stands during each game… ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/11 "2013-09-04T17:29:35Z")
The Cubs tried to throw them out, but kept missing the cut off man. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/12 "2013-09-04T19:57:22Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > I knew a guy who successfully spread HIS OWN ashes in the Wrigley outfield. > My BIL’s best friend died of diabetes, but a few years previously he had a leg amputated. > So - of course - he had the amputated leg cremated, bought a ticket for the bleachers… Have you heard of Steve Goodman? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/13 "2013-09-04T20:22:39Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Have you heard of Steve Goodman? You mean [Steve Bartman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bartman_incident)? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/14 "2013-09-04T20:23:04Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > The Cubs tried to throw them out, but kept missing the cut off man. Rarely does LOL describe anything in real life. Usually it connotes amusement. This time, however, it’s an apt description for my reaction. Good one, that. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/15 "2013-09-04T20:36:57Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > You mean [Steve Bartman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bartman_incident)? No, he meant [Steve Goodman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xBxZGQ1dJk). > [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > Rarely does LOL describe anything in real life. Usually it connotes amusement. This time, however, it’s an apt description for my reaction. Good one, that. Thank you ladies and gentlemen, I’m here all week. Please tip your waitstaff. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/16 "2013-09-06T12:31:21Z")
Fortunately, Red Sox fans can legally grow [“Fenway Park” ivy](http://www.plantdelights.com/Parthenocissus-tricuspidata-Fenway-Park-Golden-Leaf-Boston-Ivy/productinfo/3221/#.UinKqX-HNjs). ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902/17 "2013-09-06T12:56:06Z")
Uh-oh. I stole some ivy from there once. I was sitting in the front row of the bleachers and reached down and took a sprig hoping to root it and grow it at my house. Unfortunately, the sprig did not survive the post game drunken revelry.