With the Cubbies pounding the competition on a regular basis at Wrigley Field, tickets are harder to come by than ever before.

Gone are the days when you could show up to the park at 1:19 and catch an afternoon ballgame in the shaded comfort of the upper deck. Even the worst seats in the house were sold out by April this year.

So what's a game-craving Cubs fan to do? Well, if you'd rather not shell out to StubHub or a Wrigleyville scalper, you should make like the Drifters and go up on the roof.

You still might have to break the bank to do this, but you'll get an unbelievable Cubs game experience, not to mention the fact that all of your food and drinks are included (and unlimited).

Honestly though, the view alone is worth the price of admission. Get 10 friends together, pool your resources and take the stairway to Heaven.

When one of my best Cubs fan friends was getting married earlier this summer, we wanted his bachelor party to be both unforgettable and Cubs-themed. Strippers wearing Cubs uniforms lost in the coin toss, so we ended up catching a Cubs game at the Skybox on Sheffield.

Click through the following pages for a photographic tour of the rooftop experience.

All photos by Matt Paolelli

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