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Dennis Rodman Is 100% Right About Michael Jordan & LeBron James

By
Matt Peck
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(Photo: Huffington Post)

To rest or not to rest. That is the question of the season in the NBA, and it’s generating endless discord between players, fans and league executives. Players in today’s NBA believe resting on some nights can better prepare their bodies for a long playoff run, and most coaches of contenders are using that strategy more and more. Fans, meanwhile, are rightfully upset when they pay good money to see their favorite team only to find out the biggest stars are sitting out to rest. This conundrum has reached a boiling point, and folks are wondering if the league should shorten its 82-game season to squash this problem.

But it wasn’t always a problem. Former NBA players who now wear suits and microphones and talk hoops on studio sets are recalling their heyday when playing 82 games was a badge of honor rather than something to complain about. Former Bulls champion and Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman just threw his hat in the ring. Unlike some of his competitors of the ’80s and ’90s, The Worm didn’t sugarcoat anything about his take. Instead, he called out LeBron James – unquestionably the game’s biggest star for the last 10 years – in a recent interview with CBS Sports.

“You know what, LeBron’s doing one thing that I always said that Michael Jordan never did. He never rested. He played every game. LeBron has the position to do this now, because they need him. The league needs him, and that’s why he’s doing all this crazy shit now, like bitching and complaining and all this bullshit.” – Dennis Rodman

Rodman’s never been a fan of censorship, so these words shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. And while he might not be the most eloquent public speaker, the rebounding legend has an irrefutable point.

Coming At The King

LeBron James didn’t start this whole idea of resting when healthy. Gregg Popovich has used this tactic with his aging cast of stars in San Antonio for years. But James is the face of the league, not Pop. He’s the biggest star, so he deservedly draws the most attention. Even though several teams (including the showtime Warriors) are resting star players down the stretch, LeBron will take the brunt of the criticism. That’s just how it works.

But the crux of Rodman’s argument is simple. If you’re comparing the game’s greats, this new fad of players resting must be a factor in any comparison, and it will always give Jordan the edge over James.

Iron Mike vs The King

No, we’re not talking Ditka. The real Iron Mike in Chicago was and always will be Jordan. The GOAT played all 82 games in 8 of his 11 full seasons with the Bulls. (He missed most of the ’85-86 season with a broken foot and played just 17 games in ’94-95 after making his first comeback.) But eight of the full eleven, he didn’t miss a game. That’s insane. Even crazier is to realize that 3 of those 82-game marathons came during the second threepeat when Jordan was 32-34 years of age. In the three full seasons Jordan did not play all 82, he missed a combined 7 games. That’s it.

Now let’s look at LeBron. Nearly finished with his 14th season, King James has never played a full 82 games. While he does deserve credit for his overall durability (he’s never missed extended time or a full season for any injury) he still can’t even boast a single 82-game season on his record. Jordan wins 9-0 in that department if you include his final season with the Wizards. Assuming James plays every game on Cleveland’s remaining schedule this season, he will have missed a combined 68 games over his 14 seasons.

For perspective, that’s averaging 76.7 games played per 82-game season (and yes, I did factor in the lockout-shortened season of ’11-12.) Again, that’s a pretty impressive number for a 14-year career as one of the league’s best. But it’s not better than Jordan’s average of 81.4 games played in his 11 full seasons in Chicago.

Minutes Count Too

What’s the next logical argument for LeBron’s defenders in this argument? He has more miles on his legs than the average 32 year old in the NBA, because he entered the league at 18. He’s also played heavy minutes in the regular season and made deep playoff runs in most of them. Those minutes add up.

While this is true, it’s not like LeBron plays more minutes than Jordan did on a nightly basis. Not counting the 18 games he played on a minutes restriction after returning from the broken foot in ’86, Jordan averaged 38.9 minutes per game in his Bulls career. LeBron’s current career minutes average? An identical 38.9 minutes per game.

To be fair, let’s factor in LeBron’s early entry into the league by adding two years to his actual age when comparing him to Jordan. The GOAT was 32, 33 and 34 years old during the threepeat of ’96-98. He averaged 38.1 minutes per game across those seasons. LeBron’s (age-adjusted) matching seasons are 2014-15, ’15-16 and this season. In those three seasons, James is averaging just 36.4 minutes per contest. And remember, LeBron missed 25 games in those three seasons. Jordan missed zero in the equivalent span.

Different Time, Different Game

Another argument that Rodman astutely makes when comparing LeBron’s days off to Jordan’s stellar attendance record is the style of game in the NBA during their respective generations.

“Back then, when [Jordan] was getting his ass whupped, I mean beat down every game, and then when he played against us [the Pistons], he said — guess what — ‘I gotta go back in the gym.’ And he got tough. He got tough, and he got great. And greater. So that’s it.” – Dennis Rodman

The NBA of the ’80s and ’90s was undeniably much more physical than today’s game. This isn’t some stereotypical old grump-speak of, “back in my day…blah blah…these kids today are so soft…blah blah.” No. It’s true. The physicality of the older generations was brutal. Flagrant fouls in today’s NBA were common fouls back then. Elite scorers like Jordan would get absolutely hammered when they dared drive down the lane. Whether it was Rodman and his Bad Boy Pistons in the ’80s and early ’90s, or the hard-hitting Knicks and Pacers of the mid-late ’90s, Jordan took beating after beating.

LeBron often complains about getting unfair treatment from the officials. He argues that because of his size and strength, they often don’t call fouls when players hit LeBron because he can muscle through them. There is some truth to that, but LeBron doesn’t deal with half of the hard hits Jordan took. When you factor that into the resting debate, Jordan matching or exceeding LeBron’s durability is all the more impressive.

The Big Difference

You can compare MJ’s stats to LeBron’s until the cows come home. Given the longevity of James’ career and Michael’s foray into baseball, James is likely to pass Michael in most individual statistical categories. But when focusing on this current debate of whether or not players should rest – or be criticized for it – Jordan will always top James.

Here’s what LeBron had to say recently on the issue of modern NBA players resting:

“It’s a long, strenuous season and the NBA does a great job of putting the schedule together as best as they can. You’re going to have back-to-backs. You’re going to have certain games where certain things fall on certain nights, but a coach’s job is to figure out a way for their team to compete for a championship, not compete for a game.” – LeBron James

First of all, James tries to put this resting issue on the coaches. That’s nonsense. Everyone knows that when LeBron takes a night off, it’s his decision. The “DNP-CD”s that appear frequently next to his name in the box score should really say “DNP-LD”, as in “Lebron’s Decision.” By focusing on his coach‘s job, LeBron is directing attention away from the fact that he’s making the decision to take nights off from doing his job.

This is what it all comes down to. This is what will always separate Jordan and LeBron. MJ had a “love of the game” clause in his NBA contracts, which allowed him to play basketball anytime, anywhere. He didn’t just want to win NBA titles, he wanted to win every single game he played. Regular season, playoffs, scrimmage at practice, pickup game on the Warner Bros lot between shooting scenes of Space Jam. All of them. Jordan’s intense desire to be the best and win the most was and still is unparalleled by any NBA player in history.

LeBron is on record – during one of his many trips to the NBA Finals, no less – saying, “it’s just basketball.” He may profess his love for the game, but it will never match that of the GOAT he’s chasing. If LeBron loved the game as much as Jordan did, he wouldn’t regularly take nights off. He couldn’t. Michael fought like hell to come back early from his broken foot, and then fought the organization’s minutes restriction. When the front office tried to explain that the minutes restriction was about protecting Jordan’s health for the future, he couldn’t look that far ahead. He wanted to win the next game. He played through aches, bumps and bruised bones. He played through illness. (Pour one out for the Flu Game.) The GOAT did all of that because that’s how much he loved winning and basketball.

LeBron just doesn’t love the game (or winning) that much. The unquenchable desire to win made Jordan who he was. That mental edge is one he’ll always hold over LeBron, and we may never see that level of competitive insanity again. If anyone came close, it was Kobe. It’s the underlying factor in the debate about whether or not players should rest, and whether or not anyone will ever be able to say they were as good or better than Jordan. Which players love playing and winning so much that rest doesn’t even cross their mind?

Dennis Rodman may be crazy, but he’s 100% correct about this debate and the numbers are there to prove it. LeBron rests when he wants to, or feels like he needs to. Jordan never did.

“So that’s it.”

Cubs Rally And Win After Possibly Catching The Cardinals Cheating

By
Aldo Soto
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The Chicago Cubs were trailing 4-2 in the top of the seventh inning, when Matt Szczur struck out swinging to begin the comeback against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. On the swing and miss, Yadier Molina couldn’t locate the ball in the dirt because the ball wasn’t on the ground at all. Thanks to some sort of substance, most likely pine tar, the ball got stuck to Molina’s chest protector and by the time the catcher realized what had happened, Szczur was safe at first base. A few batters later, the Cubs were up 5-4.

So, why did that ball stick to Molina? There’s no doubt there was something fishy about the play, but did the Cubs actually catch the Cardinals cheating?

Let’s take a look.

As much as I want to jump down the Cardinals throats here, the most likely outcome is that nothing illegal was actually done. Yes, you can see a brown smudge on Molina’s chest protector, but this has happened before and it’s pretty much accepted in MLB.

For example, during the 2015 World Seres between the Royals and Mets, Salvador Perez had pine tar on his shin guard and nothing was really made of it by the Mets. The argument being that catchers need it for better grip, especially during cold games. Anyway, if Joe Maddon thought something was illegal he would’ve said something.

So, unless Cardinals pitcher Brett Cecil was using pine tar, there’s no controversy here. However, that doesn’t mean this wasn’t absolutely hilarious because after Szczur reached, Jon Jay walked and then Kyle Schwarber ripped the hearts out of Cardinals fans…again.

The Cubs added another run later in the seventh to make it 6-4. Hector Rondon pitched a perfect inning and then Carl Edwards Jr. bailed out Pedro Strop in the eighth. Edwards came in with two runners on and one out, but got out of the jam by striking out Randal Grichuk and Jedd Gyorko.

Wade Davis gave up a double in the ninth, but worked around it to pick up his second save of the year. A nice little series win to open up the 2017 season for the World Champs.

Oh, by the way, if a Cardinals fan ever tells you how bad Kyle Schwarber is as an outfielder, which he isn’t really, just show them this to shut them up.

Kyle Schwarber Hits A 3-Run Bomb To Give Cubs Lead Over Cardinals

By
Aldo Soto
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Kyle Schwarber to the rescue!!!!

Down all game after a brutal misplay by Ben Zobrist that led to three St. Louis Cardinals runs, the Chicago Cubs slowly battled back to a 4-2 deficit. Then, in the seventh inning, with two runners on, Schwarber drilled a three-run home run to give the Cubs a 5-4 lead.

RIP baseball.

Beautiful swing.

Joe Maddon Changes Starting Rotation For Cubs Home Opener

By
Aldo Soto
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 07: at Wrigley Field on October 7, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Joe Maddon is trying to get every advantage he can and after having to spend an extra day in St. Louis because of Wednesday’s rain out against the Cardinals. The Chicago Cubs manager decided to switch up his starting rotation. The Cubs host the Los Angeles Dodgers for their home opener on Monday and instead of Jake Arrieta starting, it will be Jon Lester.

Arrieta was scheduled to pitch on Monday, but his start has been pushed up to Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. As always, Maddon has a good reason for his decision.

Via the Chicago Tribune:

“The off-days always help,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “Without the off-days, we couldn’t have done it. But we’re going it based on handedness.

Milwaukee is predominantly right-handed, and the Dodgers are predominantly left-handed. It was just right in front of us, so we decided to do it.”

(Joe Maddon)

The Dodgers have been awful against left-handed pitching and that included getting shutout by former Cubs’ lefty Clayton Richard on Tuesday. In 2016, the Dodgers hit .214 vs. lefties and .264 against righties.

Lester was great against Los Angeles during last year’s postseason, allowing two earned runs in 13 innings combined during his two starts against the Dodgers. That came after pitching 15 innings of one-run ball against them in two regular-season starts that included a complete-game win at Wrigley Field.

Arrieta will stay on his normal five-day rest, while Lester will go on a week’s rest. New Cubs’ pitcher Brett Anderson, a lefty, will also pitch against the Dodgers next week. John Lackey gets the nod on Wednesday.

The Cubs will raise their World Series banner on Monday and on Wednesday they’ll have a ring ceremony. Lester’s good friend, David Ross will be back on Wednesday to throw out the first pitch and lead the 7th inning stretch.

Multiple Sources Believe This Is Bears First Round End Game for Draft

By
Erik Lambert
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The Chicago Bears draft plans for 2017 have been and will continue to be the hot topic for fans and media for the rest of April. What has people perplexed to this point is not knowing for sure what they have in mind. At least from a roster perspective. Thanks to a series of moves in free agency, GM Ryan Pace has made it where the team doesn’t have a clear cut need they have to address.

That of course was on purpose. He wanted to use the free agent market as a way to plug holes in the roster with affordable veterans. That would allow the Bears to select the absolute best players on the board throughout the draft. It’s a simple and straightforward mode of operation. One Pace has stuck to for his two previous offseasons.

So who will it be then? Who will the Bears eye up for the #3 overall pick in the first round on April 28th? There are plenty of theories but not a lot of hard evidence. Typical for this time of year. However, a number of notable sources have begun to hint that the true desires of the team may rest elsewhere on the board.

Chicago Bears draft plans hinge on mobility

According to Albert Breer of the MMQB, there is a buzz circulating the #2 and #3 picks. Everybody knows the Browns plan to take Myles Garrett first overall. That’s been the case for weeks and maybe months. Only recently has the picture cleared with other spots. It seems the San Francisco 49ers are eyeing Stanford defensive lineman Solomon Thomas with their second overall pick.

This leaves the Bears with their unclear intentions. Breer thinks they have players they like, but not at #3. Thus it’s his belief their primary goal is to move down.

“Word is the Bears like both LSU’s Jamal Adams and Ohio State’s Malik Hooker, who are widely considered two of the best safety prospects to come out of the college ranks in years. The problem? It’s the idea of drafting a safety that high, and whether the impact will meet the price of the third pick in the draft. That would naturally make the Bears another candidate to at least explore trading down.”

That by itself is a fascinating revelation. Then again the popular saying is every team would like to trade down. In truth that isn’t necessarily the case. Nevertheless it does appear like the Bears are in a somewhat precarious spot. Safeties aren’t usually supposed to go that high in a draft and none of the quarterbacks are deemed worthy of the #3 pick. So is this correct? Are they genuinely looking to move down? Breer’s stance was indeed confirmed by local Bears beat writer Jeff Dickerson of ESPN.

“The draft is a fluid process where teams treat their boards like state secrets. The best-case scenario for the Bears – in their minds – is probably to trade the third overall pick. Moving back from No. 3, however, may not be an option in a draft without a consensus top quarterback.”

Pace is no stranger to movement early in the draft. Last year alone he traded up from #11 to #9 in the first round to get Leonard Floyd. Then in the second round he traded down twice before selecting Cody Whitehair. He doesn’t fear moving in either direction. That signals a clear trust in his draft board and the ability of his front office to evaluate players.

If Adams and Hooker are indeed primary targets, then a move down would make sense. Perhaps between the 6-10 range. Of course it’s easy to say that. It’s far more difficult to do it. Finding a team that wants to move up is always the hard part. Who would do it this year? Thus far the only ones that keep coming up are the Jets, Panthers and Browns. Yet even they can’t be considered strong candidates.

Finding the right fit

The Jets need help at quarterback. Chicago would certainly have an interesting offer. Presuming San Francisco took Thomas as predicted, it would mean the #3 pick guarantees a team their choice of whichever QB they wanted. Not a bad selling point. At the same time the Jets wouldn’t have to feel desperate. It’s hard to imagine either the Jaguars at #4 or Titans at #5 taking a quarterback.

The Panthers? Rumors are strong they have eyes for LSU running back Leonard Fournette. Not a surprise. They are a team build around old school football. That means defense and power running. When it click for them in 2015, they went 15-1. Pairing Fournette with Cam Newton on that offense? Yes please.

The Browns are the most equipped team for a move up if they wished. They have the litany of extra picks for it. Since Garrett will be their choice at #1, there is a strong possibility they may wish to jump back up for a quarterback they covet. Of course they sit at #12 with their second pick in the first round. Would the Bears be comfortable dropping back that far? Impossible to know for sure.

One thing is clear. This team can’t hide their desire to get out of what has become a difficult draft slot. In the end they may have to make the pick at #3. Still, don’t count Ryan Pace out. He’s shown multiple times already in his young career that he can swing surprising trades when they’re least expected.

Snapchat Video Shows Reds Prospect Sniffing Cocaine

By
Erik Lambert
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No one will ever be able to say that Ian Kahaloa does things half assed. The young pitcher was a fifth round pick of the Cincinnati Reds back in the 2015 amateur draft. Hopes were high that given enough time he could work his way up to the big leagues. That plan may have just been torpedoed with one short Snapchat video.

Thanks to a clip on Twitter, the video show Kahaloa appearing to take a significant snort of what looks like cocaine. On it are the words “Party time lets go.”

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Drugs and professional sports are nothing new. They’ve been intertwined for decades upon decades. However, with the arrival of social media it has become far more public in recent years. Players are getting caught on video, often due to their own idiotic mistakes. Putting the clips out there to people they foolishly thought they could trust.

Reds development director Jeff Graupe is aware of the situation and understandably “really concerned” over what happened according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. “We’re working to get Ian the help and assistance that we believe he needs to get his long-term future to a more stable place. We’re kind of putting the baseball on the backburner.”

One thing is for sure. Kahaloa needs to get himself clean and somebody need to take away his cell phone priveledges. Clearly the guy suffers from a condition known as lack of common sense. It’s really his own fault this situation has developed.

David Ross Trolling Anthony Rizzo On Twitter Is Pure Comedy

By
Gus
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DANCING WITH THE STARS - "Episode 2403" - The 11 remaining celebrities are set to celebrate the allure of Sin City and take a gamble on dancing to some of the city's iconic songs, as Vegas Night comes to "Dancing with the Stars," live, MONDAY, APRIL 3 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Eric McCandless) DAVID ROSS

Now that David Ross has officially retired from the game of baseball, he has taken on the daunting task of dancing with a complete smoke show, Lindsay Arnold, on ABC’s popular TV show, “Dancing With The Stars.”

Surprisingly, Ross actually has a little bit of rhythm. He opened the show dancing to “Go Cubs Go” which had every Cubs fan smiling from ear to ear at the fact they got to see their 39-year-old backup catcher floating around the dance floor like a dancing sprite.

Ross followed up his “Go Cubs Go” performance with a sick cha-cha to the 80’s classic, “Bust A Move.”

I can’t believe I just used the phrase “sick cha-cha.”

However, his latest performance has created quite the buzz on Twitter, specifically from his former teammate Anthony Rizzo. Ross performed some weird, sexual lap dance “Magic Mike” type of thing for his partner Lindsay Arnold which was highlighted by him ripping his shirt off to expose a very fake six-pack.

The weirdness of watching David Ross attempting to be seductive was too much for Rizzo to bear. Rizzo ripped off a series of tweets expressing the horror of watching the grizzled former catcher attempting to give a lapper.

Watching his former teammate try to be seductive was apparently a vision that had the potential to give Rizzo nightmares. Ross put on his trolling shoes and took the opportunity to troll the shit out of Rizzo and his nightmare tweets.

Two nights after Rizzo tweeted that watching Ross dance would give him nightmares, Ross delivered this beautiful tweet.

I’m glad to see that these two are still friends even though Ross has traded his baseball spikes for dancing shoes.

 

WATCH: Kris Bryant Drills A Chip Shot From Behind Home Plate

By
Gus
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Seriously, is there anything this guy CAN’T do?

Apparently, Bryant is getting geared up for this weekend’s Masters tournament by hitting a couple of chip shots from behind home plate. Bryant is an avid golfer and when I interviewed his older brother, Nick, earlier this year, he said Kris is actually a pretty damn good golfer. He was with Kris when he shot an 80 at Shadow Creek Golf Course in their hometown of Las Vegas but he did have one critique of Kris’ golf game.

“He can’t putt.”

After a few cracks at it, KB eventually drilled a 130-foot chip shot into a net right behind second base. Seriously, he’s like the kid in high school that is good at EVERYTHING.

For as pretty as his golf swing is, I think I speak for Cubs fans everywhere when I say — let’s focus on hitting baseballs for the next seven months and THEN you can hit the links.

Check it out.

 

The Bears Draft Jamal Adams Hype Is About To Skyrocket Because of This

By
Erik Lambert
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The Chicago Bears draft Jamal Adams. Those are the words more than a few prominent draft experts can see happening April 28th. They feel the LSU safety is everything the Bears defense hasn’t had for too long. Their ongoing problems at that position stretch back an entire decade and were often a source of very painful defeats.

Adams was viewed as one of the top prospects in the entire draft from the beginning. His versatility and experience alone were exciting. Yet it’s his apparent leadership, instinct and work ethic that is really winning teams over in interviews of late. The only thing that was holding people back from believing he was a top five lock was his athleticism.

Make no mistake Adams is a fine athlete. He’s shown an ability to chase ball carriers down against the run or drop in coverage against tight ends. Still, top five picks must be reserved for players who exhibit “elite” traits. So far during the pre-draft process, Adams hadn’t done that. Then his pro day happened.

Why the Bears draft Jamal Adams prediction just got real

Experts were hoping that Adams would use the NFL scouting combine as his platform to solidify his top standing in the class. While his workout in general was solid, he didn’t exactly blow the roof off the place. The final tally of numbers was good but in the end there wasn’t much physically that stood out. Perhaps none more so than his pedestrian 4.56 time in the 40-yard dash.

Critics soon came out of the woodwork stating that this proved he was a really good prospect but not top five worthy. Well it seems Adams took exception to those remarks. At the LSU pro day he decided to prove them dead wrong when he delivered a blistering 4.33 in the dash.

Though the number is unofficial and likely closer to the 4.4 mark, the fact is it’s still a significant improvement over his combine time. Now teams know for sure that he has some speed to his game. Another critical box checked. Add that to his physicality, his awareness and his leadership? Suddenly this sounds like a player worth taking high in the draft.

The fact he’s a safety, a position that has haunted the Bears for over a decade makes it that much more exciting.

It’s going to happen

There are plenty of reasons to believe the Bears are going to pull the trigger on Adams at #3. For starters their safety position is (still) bad. Adrian Amos, Deon Bush, and Harold Jones-Quartey among others failed to produce enough big plays in 2016. The addition of 32-year old Quintin Demps in free agency does little to settle peoples’ minds about the problem.

Then there is the fact both defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and GM Ryan Pace hold the safety position in high esteem. When Fangio was running the 49ers defense in San Francisco, they drafted Eric Reid in the first round in 2013. He went to LSU. They also signed Pro Bowl free agent Antoine Bethea a year later. Meanwhile in New Orleans, Pace watched the Saints drop a first rounder on Kenny Vacarro in 2013 as well. Then, a year later, they dropped a monster contract on free agent Jairus Byrd.

Throw in the fact that John Fox is a former defensive back himself? These are the exact sort of circumstances that can result in a safety becoming the third overall pick in a draft.

Ready for the final nudge? In NFL draft history, only three safeties have ever been selected in the top three picks. Two of those three went on to become Pro Bowlers. So the odds, limited as they are, most definitely are in the Bears’ favor. Sure the money considerations are a headache but this is about winning. If Jamal Adams can improve the defense that much, then no amount of money should matter.

It can happen and it just might happen barring a sudden change in 23 days.

Will Wrigley Be Ready For The Cubs Home Opener?

By
Gus
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With the home opener five days away, there have been whispers that Wrigley Field may not be ready for baseball on April 10th. I mean, this is what it looked like a week ago from today.

Photo Credit: Evan Altman

Yes, that’s dirt in the outfield.

Immediately following the 2016 postseason, construction crews got back to work on the $550 million, multiyear 1060 Project which was geared at renovating not only Wrigley Field, but the Wrigleyville neighborhood as well.

The major focal point at this point of the construction plan was the addition of an exclusive club called the American Airline 1914 Club. The club will be the first of four and is set to begin service by Opening Day NEXT YEAR and will be located behind home plate. The three other clubs are expected to open by 2020.

The other major aspect of the field that will change is moving both bullpens from down the lines to underneath the bleachers in the outfield. Cubs brass have said that the completion of the bullpens will be ready for the April 10th opener.

If you’re judging based off this picture that was taken four days, it appears the bullpens have fully been moved off the lines.

Aerial photos of Wrigley Field with fresh sod taken Saturday, April 1, 2017. | Lee Hogan/For the Sun-Times

While the above picture looks like Wrigley is ready to rock and roll, it’s a bit deceiving seeing that the field wasn’t even fully sodded until April 2nd, just three days ago.

Cubs fans minds can rest a little bit better tonight thanks to a new video that was released by WGN-TV. The video lasts a little over a minute and shows a Wrigley Field that should be fully ready by next Monday (bullpens included).

Check it out.

 

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