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Harry Caray Statue at Wrigley Vandalized

CHICAGO (AP) -- The statue outside Wrigley Field of legendary Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray has been vandalized. Cubs spokesman Peter Chase says most of the white spray paint that appeared on Sunday has been removed. The graffiti said "Sox'' and a second, illegible word. Chase says the team is trying to find out...

Denise Richards Latest Illustration of Why Wrigley Tradition Needs to Go

For those who don't know, ever since the passing of beloved broadcaster Harry Caray, the Cubs have had a "guest conductor" sing the seventh-inning stretch for every home game. At first, it was a great way of honoring the man many of us grew up with. Now, it's totally played and you can argue it tarnishes the memory of...

Dead Goat Found Hanging From Harry Caray Statue Outside Wrigley Field

The Chicago Cubs will be having their home opener at Wrigley Field on Monday afternoon, or at least they're hoping to. You see, the weather in Chicago right now includes a lot of rain in the area all day, so there's a pretty good chance that the game may be rained out. If this does happen, you can be sure that there will...

A Simple Solution: Ron Santo Should Sing Every Wrigley Stretch

Wednesday night, a crime against Wrigley Field, and humanity, occurred. Sullying one of the great reputations in baseball, ESPN journalists personalities Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic threw out the first pitch and sang the seventh-inning stretch in the Cubs' 7-4 win over the Orioles. OK, so it wasn't that bad. But it was...

Remembering Harry Caray

I just noticed Will's post at Deadspin today pointing out that today is the ten year anniversary of Harry Caray's death, and it got me thinking about one of the saddest developments in sports these days, the disappearance of the old time baseball announcer. With TV the way it is, there's no room for characters like Jack...

Harry Caray News From the Web

05/24/12 Best and Worst 7th-Inning Stretch Appearances at... Source: Bleacher Report Singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch is a tradition pushing 35 years.
05/14/12 Here's a tip: Get rid of silly rules Source: The Puyallup Herald - Puyallup WA Major League Baseball is making plans to ban something I call The Groan play.
04/18/12 Derek Holland's Harry Carey Impression Won't Help Him... Source: NESN The Red Sox game on Tuesday night did not go so well.
04/12/12 Nobody ever did baseball with flair of Harry Caray Source: The Port Arthur News - Port Arthur TX Editor's note: The following column from the Best of West collection was originally published in the Port Arthur News on Feb. 20, 1998.