26 October 2009
One Chicago Team Will Be In The Playoffs This Fall
Posted by Connor under: Football .
Staying with the football theme for this rainy Monday. The Chicago Fire will start the MLS playoffs next week facing (again!) the New England Revolution in a home-and-away two game series. If familiarity breeds contempt, Fire fans have every reason to hate the Revs as we have faced them in the playoffs now five years running and they put us out of the championship game twice.
If you have never been to a pro soccer game, this is a great chance. Soccer is one of the cheapest deals in pro sports. Toyota Park is located in Bridgeview, just south of Chicago and a mile or so off Interstate 294. Although traffic in and out of the stadium is what you would expect, getting to and from the stadium is a snap. It makes a day trip from Eastern Iowa really doable and nothing like the hassle of going to a Bears, Bulls/Hawks, Cubs or Sox game in the heart of the city. The stadium only seats about 20,000 and is rarely sold out so the crowds are managable. The tailgate parties are every bit as good as at a regular college or pro football game, so bring the grill and cooler and show up well before game time.
And you can’t beat the atmosphere. Soccer fans are a breed apart. $15 will get you in the all-standing, all-singing Section 8, the heart of the fun. But good seats can be had for $20 as well. Check it out.
I’ll make you this deal: If you don’t have a good time, contact me and i’ll give you your money back. If you want a guide, let me know. I haven’t missed a home playoff game in ten years and I’m not going to start now.