Harry Caray Rolling Over in His Grave
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1| Deadspin found this 8/28/2007 on out-of-rightfield.blogspot.com [flag] |
We may have mentioned before how ridiculous this idea was, but the Cubs finally named 10 finalists for the " Ultimate 7th Inning Stretch Competition " so we'll say it again. Enough already! I mean seriously, it was a nice tribute to Harry when he passed away right before the season almost 10 years ago, but enough is enough. I understand giving the fans an opportunity to lead Wrigley Field is a ...
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Heyyyy!!!!: Probably Time To Retire The Seventh Inning Stretch At Wrigley
Published 8/28/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... We're actually not so bothered by the Cubs' new publicity stunt of having contests for fans to sing at the stretch; we'll certainly take some lifelong Cubs fan having his/her moment in the sun than some dope promoting their WB/UPN/CW show that's coming up tonight on WGN. It's just that the charm of it, the memory of Harry Caray that everyone's trying to keep alive ... it certainly seems like a relic of a time in which it was endearing. Now it's just drunk people screaming. Mind you, it was always like that, but it somehow meant something when it was Bill Murray, rather than, say, Tate Donovan. ...
