Never saw a game in Busch, and regret not having done so.
Cubs/Cards is a great rivalry. Best two games I ever saw; June 23 & 24 1994. June 23; "The Sandberg Game" where he hit the two homers off Bruce Sutter in the 9th & 10th. Everyone forgets the next day. The Cubs' staff was completely used up in the Saturday game. We sat in the centerfield bleachers looking over Rick Sutcliffe's shoulder as he mowed down 15 Cards in a complete game 5-0 win.
Went to that series with 7 college buddies. It was evenly split 4-4 Cub/Card fans.
By the way, after having several beers during the Saturday game, and a few extra at the Cubbie Bear afterwards, I went back to my friend's apartment off Lakeshore to discover my mint 1972 Mustang Mach I was GONE!!!! I had to make a car theft report to Chicago PD; they were somewhat skeptical ("You sure you parked your car here? All these streets look the same....")
ahem maybe 1984?
Well, lets face it. BS was a dinosaur, pitchers park in a home run era, built with Astroturf over concrete, God knows how many careers it shortened. But I'm reminded of what Lincoln said in the Gettysburg Address: "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." As Brian Kilmeade might say, it's "The Games That Count", and the fans, and the hearts and souls of the people. Like my folks, GRTS, who brought me to see the Cards, and better days, and better times. Simpler. When America was real, and everybody just knew it, and not a cheap facsimile. Have a (old) Coke and a smile.