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70s Night Tornado at Wrigley Field (video)
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August 4, 2008. A major storm hits Wrigley Field in the middle of a Cubs v. Astros game. Shot in the bleachers. The sirens in the background were ...
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Elvis slides on Wrigley Field tarp plus scary 'tornado' footage
Big League Stew — Liability, schmiability: I say that if a sudsed-up Elvis impersonator wants to entertain the crowd during a lengthy rain delay by sliding on the tarp, you should let him, insurance concerns be damned. (By the way, it was '70s Night at Wrigley Field, though I suppose it's possible this man had no idea and just likes showing up to Cubs games dressed as Elvis. Who could blame him?) Now if the tornado sirens start blaring, as heard in the crazy footage below, that's probably a different story and Elvis needs to evacuate his person along with ...

Tornado Sirens going off at Wrigley Field last night
OUT OF RIGHT FIELD — Here's a video from one of the ballhawks who patrol the streets during the games: Here's a great video from the concourse in Right field: I love that the fans, despite being packed on the ramps, are still chanting "Let's Go Cubs," followed by singing "the 7th inning stretch." ...

Home videos of Wrigley Field being hit by a tornado. 8/4/08
Clubhouse Cancer — Every twenty years or so…Wrigley gets hit by a big one.         ...

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White Sox Fan Witnesses Worrisome Weather @ Wrigley
sportsbybrooks.com 8/5/2008 — The real reason why tornado sirens were going off at Wrigley Field Monday night - there was a White Sox fan in attendance. And he describes his experience in the severe storm that hit the Friendly Confines.
Elvis Fears No Tornado
mlb.fanhouse.com 8/5/2008 — In case you hadn't heard, last night at Wrigley Field the Cubs game against the Astros had to be delayed twice thanks to some pretty nasty weather in the area. I mean, tornado sirens going off in the city nasty. Still, while the gusting winds, horizontal sheets of rain, and the sirens sent most of the people at Wrigley (including your humble blogger) running for cover, they weren't ...
Elvis Entertains Cubs Fans During Rain, Tornado, Monsoon Delay
FanIQ.com 8/5/2008 — Luckily I'm in Michigan this week and avoided the monsoon that swept through my neighborhood last night and rendered Wrigley Field the area's largest pool. What I did miss, however, some quality rain delay entertainment. I understand ...
Video of last night's storm
goatriders.org 8/5/2008 — Here's some fan-shot video of Wrigley from last night's storms. To be frank, it looks like the Cloverfield trailer:
Elvis Fears No TornadoFoul Balls
In case you hadn't heard, last night at Wrigley Field the Cubs game against the Astros had to be delayed twice thanks to some pretty nasty weather in the area. I mean, tornado sirens going off in the city nasty. Still, while the gusting winds, horizontal sheets of rain, and the sirens sent most of the people at Wrigley (including your humble blogger) running for cover, they weren't enough to keep
TARPING ACROSS WRIGLEY IN A FLASHWith Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop
The Cubs and the Astros ran into a bit of a squall last night that ended their game an inning prematurely. Being that it was '70s night in Wrigley, that's an inning less of YMCA costumes and people in Rick Monday jerseys. But it did make for good fun during the various rain delays and tornado warnings, as a guy in an Elvis costume took an impressive glide across the tarp. Though I gotta ...
God Delivers Apocalypse, Ten CommandmentsHire Jim Essian
I have never seen weather like I have at Wrigley Field last night, and I’ve driven alongside a tornado (insert JO joke here, you delinquents). Ned Ryerson and I were sitting in almost the exact center of the upper deck with as much roof hanging over both sides of us as possible, and we were soaked in minutes. The tornado sirens went off twice. People were actually locked into Wrigley ...
Cubs lose to Astros in lightning-shortened gameBBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Tornado sirens at Wrigley, with hurricane-force winds.  Good times.
Loge13 Alum Seeks Shelter from the StormLoge 13
My high school buddy and Loge13 original Ross Jones lives in Chicago now. He comes out often for Met games and we just booked our last game at Shea together in two weeks. That will be a bittersweet night indeed. Last night, Ross Jones was at Wrigley when Chicago was pounded with storms. A tornado warning was announced for Wrigley. Here are some photos Ross took: Kinda looks like Shea ...
Astros Blank Cubs In Rain-Shortened Game At WrigleyThe Game of Baseball
Brian Moehler pitched five innings of four-hit, shutout ball as the Astros blanked the Cubs 2-0 in a game plagued by rain and tornado threats at Wrigley Field. The game was delayed twice and was finally called in the bottom of the eighth inning. Carlos Lee singled in a run in the first inning and Humberto Quintero walked with the bases loaded in the fourth to account for the game's only ...
Wrigley Field was half circus, half Ben Kingsley movie last nightThe Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
Hey, Postmen readers! Perhaps it’s been a while. I hope you’ve enjoyed the numerous FanHouse links that have now fully covered our front page. Allow me to apologize — things are slowing down here, perhaps permanently. Busy busy. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, you should watch these videos of Wrigley Field last night . There was this big old storm , you see, ...
The storm after the stormChicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::
Forget the rain. Why wasn't the twice-delayed Cubs-Astros game Monday called when lightning continued to flash near Wrigley Field in the late innings, if not when tornado sirens went off hours earlier?
Game of the Day | Lightning, rain force Cubs fans to run for coverThe Seattle Times: Sports
The clock on top of the venerable Wrigley Field scoreboard read 8:06 p.m. Monday when tornado sirens began to wail in the darkness. Action between the Cubs...
Storm too close for comfort for AstrosMajor League Baseball News
Lance Berkman stood at first base Monday night watching the lightning storm that hovered over Wrigley Field, wondering why he was standing in harm's way for the sake of a baseball game.
Storms disrupt Cubs; Brewers fight in dugoutBoston.com -- Baseball News
A thunderous boom and a series of lightning strikes around Wrigley Field cut short the Cubs' chance to rally for a win on a windy, rainy night. For Milwaukee, a storm was Brewing in the team's own dugout.
Storms disrupt Cubs; Brewers fight in dugoutThe Seattle Times: Sports
A thunderous boom and a series of lightning strikes around Wrigley Field cut short the Cubs' chance to rally for a win on a windy, rainy night. For Milwaukee, a storm was Brewing in the team's own dugout.