Baseball match (Sun. 10, May)

Posing at the legendary Wrigley Field

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                                                            DID YOU KNOW?

Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr. acquired complete control of the Cubs by 1921. It was called Cubs Park from 1920 through 1926, before officially becoming Wrigley Field for the 1927 season.

In December 2014, the century-old Wrigley chewing gum factory started to be demolished. 
The factory was founded on April 1, 1891, originally selling products such as soap and baking powder. In 1892, William Wrigley Jr., the company's founder, began packaging chewing gum with each can of baking powder. The chewing gum eventually became more popular than the baking powder and Wrigley's reoriented the company to produce the gum.

 

Wrigley Field is known for its ivy-covered brick outfield wall, the unusual wind patterns off Lake Michigan, the iconic red marquee over the main entrance, the hand-turned scoreboard, and for being the last major league park to have lights installed for play after dark.

                                                        The Cubs-White Sox rivalry!  

also known as "the Crosstown Classic", "the Windy City Showdown", "Chicago Showdown", "

"Red Line Series", "Halsted Street Series", "City Series", "Crosstown Series", "Crosstown Cup", or "Crosstown Showdown") refers to the rivalry between two Major League Baseball teams that play their home games in Chicago. The  Chicago Cubs of the National League play their home games at Wrigley Field located on the city's North Side, while the Chicago White Sox of the American League play their home games at  U.S. Cellular Field (previously known as Comiskey Park) on the city's South Side. The terms "North Siders" and "South Siders" are synonymous with the respective teams and their fans, and their eternal rivalry.