When the Cubs open the 2020 season, it will be at home in an empty Wrigley Field. That kind of silence may have a negative effect on player performance.
This video is strange and beautiful, as one writer described KB's batting practice at Wrigley. The Cubs' new lead off man knocks a couple into the bleachers.
It's been a long time since I've seen this many Rockfordians yawning incessantly. I mean, being part of a morning radio show where most of us get up at 3am, I see (and take part in) my fair share of yawning, but when you add in some late, late night playoff excitement, you've got a fan base that's happily dragging itself along this week.
Major League Baseball still has the title of "America's Pastime," but the NFL, in spite of lots of scandal, is the more popular of the two sports, at least according to a Harris poll.
From ESPN:
In 2014, 35 percent of fans call the NFL their favorite sport, followed by Major League Baseball (14 percent), college football (11 percent), auto racing (7 percent), the NBA (6 percent), the NHL