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A group of Chicago Cubs and New York
Mets fans combined to create a massive “beer snake” during Thursday’s
game between the teams at Wrigley Field.
One of the creators provided a
breakdown of the efforts to SNY’s Steve Gelbs:
A beer snake requires two essential
elements: a community effort and an usher with a laissez-faire
attitude who doesn’t break up its creation in the early stages.
The Wrigley Field bleachers are
basically the Wild West of MLB stadium sections, so it doesn’t come
as a surprise a snake emerged out there Thursday night.
It probably helped that the game itself
didn’t yield a ton of entertainment as the Mets (56-34) rushed out to
a 4-0 lead after two innings and cruised to an 8-0 win over the
struggling Cubs (34-55).
Unfortunately, the snake didn’t survive
the entire contest as it fell apart during an attempted transport
after the seventh inning:
Friday’s game between the Cubs and Mets
was postponed because of weather, so there wasn’t an immediate chance
for a sequel.
The clubs will play a split
doubleheader at Wrigley on Saturday, which creates the potential for
a two-game beer snake, but trying to keep it intact between games and
hidden from the cleaning staff will prove quite challenging if
attempted.
Chicago and New York wrap up the series
Sunday before heading into MLB’s All-Star break.
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