Cubs Fans Forced to Pee in Cups on Opening Day at Wrigley Field

Major League Baseball’s premier nationally televised Opening Day night game Sunday was a wet-and-wild affair, but not because of any rain delay. Lines for the bathrooms stretched through the concourses and onto the stands, forcing fans to miss innings at a time waiting for relief.

Some fans filled their beer cups, instead. Others sought relief against the walls.

“Opening Day at Wrigley Field has always brought challenges with wait times and tonight was particularly extreme,” Cubs spokesman Julian Green said in a statement after the game, attended by 35,000. “We have high standards for service and we missed the mark tonight.”

Some restrooms were closed due to the construction, and others “went down” during the game.

Vendors ran out of buns, but had plenty of hot dogs. Some concession stands ran out of food and were only able to offer french fries, fans said.

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But the “Curse of a Pee-Soaked Opening Day” was the talk of the day among fans and on social media.

Deadspin.com gathered some fan reaction:

Hi, Wrigley is an unmitigated disaster tonight. Every bathroom line is roughly a block/30 mins long. Men are peeing against walls in the concourse. This is a real picture of a makeshift urinal I took right after a guy used it.

Yes, fans were peeing in cups tonight. They were peeing EVERYWHERE. I heard there were only two working bathrooms- I know the lines were horrific and I also know that some were shut down early on because toilets just wouldn’t flush. Saw three fights break out before the fifth (wouldn’t expect much better from Wrigley). Guy in front of us went to get snacks around the sixth and came back saying they were out of everything but french fries in the concessions. Maybe they forgot the game was tonight?

I was at the game last night and can verify that peeing in cups/corners was happening all over the concourse. I waited almost an hour when I tried after the 2nd inning. It was ridiculous. I saw 2 guys who ended up pissing their pants. I was shocked. I don’t know what the bare minimum standard is but it wasn’t available last night. Bars and restaurants are held to it by the health department. I’m not sure why the Cubs weren’t.

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The Cubs debuted the big, new Jumbotron scoreboard and honored Cubs legend Ernie Banks Sunday night. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his challenger, Chuy Garcia, were also in attendance, pressing the flesh and posing for photos with potential voters. No word on where they went to relieve themselves.

The Cubs lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0. They play again on Tuesday, and the Cubs say portable toilets will be added to the ballpark.

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