I’ve written on this topic previously, but now I’ve got some new information that I wanted to pass along to you.

As you know if you attend Cubs games when there are promotional gate giveaways, the team limits those to the first 10,000 (or “up to” that number, as they generally say) who come to the gates. This has led to many disappointed fans who, for whatever reason, want the giveaway but can’t get to Wrigley Field early enough. In some cases this has produced very long lines to get into the ballpark and some trouble at some gates.

This year, there were at least two occasions when some bleacher fans didn’t get giveaways they should have. For most gate giveaways of 10,000 total, about 1,000 items are sent to the bleachers. Since the bleachers are about 13 percent of the total seating at

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