On Day 1 of the remainder of their lives, Cubs gamers stepped out in their vehicles and had their temperatures checked. After crossing the road from the gamers’ lot to an front past the wall in left at Wrigley Field, that they had their temps checked once more. Because who is aware of how issues may alternate for a man on this athletic top in, oh, 100 paces? Once within, they entered the clubhouse thru a distinct door, and down a distinct staircase and hall, than they have been used to. Inside and out of doors the clubhouse, any choice of little issues have been other: the place the meals used to be, how a lot area used to
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Sox rookie Eloy Jimenez brings energy and drama to Wrigley
Attach no matter higher which means and common reality about trades and rivals, however the Cubs’ ninth-inning loss to the White Sox on Tuesday night time was much less about Eloy Jimenez than it was their agonizing watch for Craig Kimbrel. A number of hours after Kimbrel, the Cubs’ newly signed, elite nearer, used simply eight pitches in his 1-2-Three organizational recreation debut with Class AAA Iowa, Jimenez drove an extended, two-run dwelling run to left area off Cubs’ interim nearer Pedro Strop. Eyes lit up and boos rained down as rapidly because the broken-bat shot reached the seats for what become a game-winner by the highly effective, 6-foot-Four rookie outfielder the Cubs despatched to the
Bookie of the 12 months: Cubs plan sportsbook, kiosks at Wrigley
A sport that has a commissioner’s workplace solely due to a playing scandal that rocked the game 100 years in the past may quickly have sports activities betting home windows at a major-league ballpark within the very metropolis that scandal came about, in line with an ESPN report. With the latest passage of Illinois’ new sports activities betting legislation, the Cubs are among the many Chicago groups planning to open a sportsbook at places inside Wrigley Field and simply outdoors the ballpark, experiences ESPN, citing “multiple sources.” The choices being thought of internally by multiple Chicago staff, mentioned the report, embrace automated kiosks, betting home windows and in-stadium sportsbooks. Cubs officers declined to remark to ESPN
Cubs’ Jose Quintana, Javy Baez shine vs. Dodgers at Wrigley
Jose Quintana actually blew it. Blew an opportunity, that's, to develop into the primary Cubs pitcher since Ryan Dempster in 2012 — and the primary Cubs lefty since Ken Holtzman in 1969 — to string collectively three straight scoreless begins masking a minimum of seven innings apiece. Yes, we're utilizing “blew” very loosely. The new, unofficial Cubs ace? That may be stretching it, however Quintana (3-1) was locked in once more Tuesday in a 7-2 victory towards the Dodgers within the opener of a three-game collection at Wrigley Field. He went seven robust innings for the third straight outing and got here near retaining the National League’s highest-scoring workforce off the scoreboard.Chicago Cubs' Jose Quintana pitches towards the
Yu flip? Darvish chases away Wrigley boos in centered,
He didn’t get the win and didn’t even get the six innings he appeared properly on his method to finishing. But Cubs starter Yu Darvish received his “Yuuuus.” Whether his first Wrigley Field begin in 11 months on Wednesday marks a turning level as a Cub for the polarizing pitcher, the 77-pitch efficiency in opposition to the Pirates for now confirmed probably the most focus, and possibly even toughness, of his 11 with the membership. No matter what the sixth-inning hook after two weak-contact infield hits stated in regards to the staff’s ideas on the matter. Darvish, whose fortitude was questioned at instances final 12 months earlier than an elbow harm sidelined him in late May, was aggressive
After lawsuit, Wrigley consists of extra wheelchair seating in
Following an American Disabilities Act lawsuit filed final 12 months, the latest renovations to Wrigley may also embody extra wheelchair accessible seats, mentioned Cubs spokesman Julian Green. Green declined to touch upon the go well with, however mentioned as renovations wrap up, “Wrigley Field is expected to have more than the number of accessible wheelchair spaces located in many more locations in the ballpark than before the renovation.” There are additionally extra elevators and extra accessible bogs. RELATED: A baseball sport with out peanuts? Cubs be a part of Sox, add allergy-friendly sport That’s excellent news to some followers, as a result of earlier development ended up in a lack of seating within the bleachers and behind house plate,