I went to a Chicago Cubs game once in early June — and almost froze to death. I kept moving into any unoccupied seats that were in the sun. Some of the die-hard faithful were wearing shorts and T-shirts. One looked at me bundled in my jacket, shivering, and asked, “You’re not from around here, […]
I went to a Chicago Cubs game once in early June — and almost froze to death. I kept moving into any unoccupied seats that were in the sun. Some of the die-hard faithful were wearing shorts and T-shirts. One looked at me bundled in my jacket, shivering, and asked, “You’re not from around here, are you?” At the time, home was Florida and my blood wasn’t acclimated to sitting outside in windy, 50-degree days.
But I can tell you that there is no place like the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.
Chicago’s very own WGN-TV presents Wrigley 100: A Century Celebration, a two-hour special on the history of the historic ballpark. The special features interviews with over 60 different people, including Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Fergie Jenkins, Ron Santo, Andre Dawson, Greg Maddux and Ryne Sandberg, Kerry Wood, Rick Monday, Rick Sutcliffe and Derrek Lee.
Visiting greats such as Hank Aaron, Vin Scully, Mike Schmidt, Albert Pujols, Bob Uecker and Paul Konerko will add their thoughts as well. Fun and crazy moments at the park as described by Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse will be profiled in addition to an in-depth look at some of Wrigley’s greatest games. The special airs on WGN, Sunday, April 20, at 7 p.m.
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Here’s the first minute and a half of the special:
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