The Cubs are known as "the North Siders", a reference to the location of Wrigley Field within the city of Chicago. The Cubs began play in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings, joining the National League (NL) in 1876 as a charter member. They became the Chicago Cubs in 1903. The Cubs moved into Weeghman Park in 1914. Chewing gum magnet Bill Wrigley became the majority owner in 1921 and the stadium became Wrigley Field in 1926, the name used every since even as the club owners have changed.
Officially, today's home opener was postponed due to "inclement weather" ...
Cubs 2018 Opening - Postponed by
Paul Sager, on Flickr
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/879/26479355967_ac2a55e651_h.jpgThe Left Field Bleachers.
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/871/41307604152_a490f21afa_h.jpgHall of Famer Ron Santo outside the Right Field Entrance. Some of the Rooftop Seating overlooking left-center from across Waveland Avenue.
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/789/41307596842_c131e064b9_b.jpg http://farm1.staticflickr.com/810/40636823834_1d14757cc4_b.jpgThese fans had just learned the game was postponed til Tuesday afternoon.
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/795/27478955528_2ceee6dea6_h.jpgIn the 1970s during the Cub's endless losing seasons, you could sit in the festival seating of the Wrigley Bleachers for only $1.50. I bought 'scalped' tickets for $15 as recently as 1990. Nowadays, they have gourmet food, a video board, a private club and face value tickets can be $75 against premium opponents. Still festival seating so line up early if you want a specific location.
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/816/41307612602_14832038f2_h.jpgHarry Caray (March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) covered five Major League Baseball teams, beginning with 25 years of calling the games of the St. Louis Cardinals, a year working for the Oakland Athletics, eleven years with the Chicago White Sox, and the last sixteen years of his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs. With the Cubs broadcast nationwide on WGN, Caray became as famous in every corner of the US as he had long been on the South Side and in St. Louis before migrating to Chicago. The seventh-inning stretch and signing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" became Caray's best-remembered trademark; after his death, the Cubs began a practice of inviting guest celebrities, local and national, to lead the singing Caray-style.
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