While Wrigley Field today seems irreplaceable, we learn that from game one it has been the subject of endless debates over its future, its design, and its place in the neighborhood it calls home. To some, it is a hallowed piece of baseball history; to others, an icon of mismanagement ...
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It doesn't have to be a game or even during baseball season for Wrigley Field to be a special place. Just do a quick drive-by of the northside landmark and you can see for yourself. It's part of the history of Chicago. READ MORE: 3 Things You Didn't Know About Visiting Wrigley ...
"facts are facts," schwarber said. "i just can't physically do it. so i'm going to be ready at any time during the game to go out there and pinch-hit." the lack of a designated hitter for the nl park also affects the indians, likely sending carlos santana to left field ...
He was later reinterred in the corridor alcove end of the Sanctuary of Gratitude, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale. His business and family fortune was left to his daughter Dorothy Wrigley Offield and son Philip K. Wrigley. The son continued to run the company until he die...
CHICAGO -- As Cam Smith made his way through the Cubs’ clubhouse at Wrigley Field on Saturday morning, shortstop Dansby Swanson walked by. The first-rounder admitted feeling a bit starstruck during that moment of his visit to the Friendly Confines. “He
Further review of the historical record reveals that such facts are not uncommon, but rather part of a larger pattern in the history of Wrigley Field. Despite popular amnesia to the fact, Wrigley Field's iconic status first arose in the 1980s, and was born of several factors including ...
Wrigley FieldThe manual scoreboard and ivy-covered walls at Wrigley Field, Chicago. Throughout much of its history, the stadium underwent renovations. The first occurred just days after the opening game in 1914, with the outfield walls being moved back to decrease the number of home runs. More...