How to score at Wrigley
Today's Tribune has a portrait of how the storied Wrigley Field scoreboard really operates. Count me out of that line of work--no air conditioning, danger of lightning strikes, and people constantly getting in the way. Still, there's few things more thrilling than seeing those flags waving when walking up for a ballgame. Sarah and I will be there in a week to see the Cubs lose (probably) to the Brewers--it's been a couple of years for me, so I'm looking forward to the pilgrimage. The Cubs can't seem to make up their minds about winning a lousy division--their pitching and offense have shown signs of dominance, but haven't been quite consistent enough.
In other Cubs news, it was good to see Sammy Sosa get his 600th home run last night in a semi-Cubs related way. Given his current average of .220 or so and an OPS in the .500s, one has to think it's the last major achievement of his career. Despite all the steroid speculation, I'm glad he got over that hump.
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