Judging by Opening Day, the seventh-inning rendition of "Take MeOut to the Ball Game" will be sung in a familiar key this season atWrigley Field: Be flat.
It will be hard to duplicate the duo of Cubs legend Ernie Banksand home clubhouse manager emeritus Yosh Kawano, who set the standardMonday.
Andre Dawson, a member of the Cubs' all-century team, andCincinnati Reds Hall of Fame inductee Tony Perez will have the chanceFriday when the Florida Marlins_for whom the two work_visit Wrigley.
Scheduled to sing today is West Aurora's Class AA champion boysbasketball team. Magician David Copperfield will perform Thursday.Connie Payton, widow of Bears legend Walter Payton, is the earlyleader to be a singing sensation Saturday. Actor Tom Bosley on Sundayand skater Nicole Bobek on Monday close out the homestand.
Manager Don Baylor surveyed the interview room Monday at Wrigleyand saw what appeared to be a human sardine can. Or was it sushi?Media members crammed the oversized closet to first hear ShaneAndrews, whose three-run, ninth-inning homer tied the game againstAtlanta. Baylor was second in the order. He walked down the narrowhallway to the interview room, stopped at the door and surveyed theoverflow crowd.
"I feel like I'm back in Tokyo," he said to no one in particular.
But with a better record on the home turf.
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