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We've got the setting – sunshine, fresh air, the team behind us. So let's play two! [96] The Cubs retired Banks' uniform number 14 in 1982. [55] He was the first player to have his number retired by the team. [97] The team did not retire any more numbers for another five years, when Billy Williams received the honor. Through the 2023 season ...
Ernie Banks (Hey Ernie, let's play two [10]) was twice voted the National League Most Valuable Player and was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He would often say "Let's play two!" to indicate his love for baseball. [14] The song also mentions Jack Brickhouse, [10] a sportscaster who covered Cubs games from the 1940s to 1981. [15]
At the time of the song's release in 2008, it had been 100 years since the Cubs had last won the World Series. [4] Vedder has been a lifelong Cubs fan. [5] The song, which fondly looks forward to the Cubs' next World Series victory, was written with the encouragement of certain Chicago Cubs, most notably Ernie Banks. The song was first ...
Saturday night was a reminder that the Eagles were the best team in the regular season and could be in the playoffs too. At halftime, the Eagles were up 28 points on the New York Giants, and they ...
The Eagles (11-2) maintained their position as the No. 2 team in the NFC, behind Detroit (12-1), after a mostly lethargic effort against the Panthers (3-10). “Everybody has a reason to want more ...
Below is a full look at the results of their head-to-head games dating back to 1972. 2023: Eagles 21, Chiefs 17. Super Bowl 57: Chiefs 38, Eagles 35. 2021: Chiefs 42, Eagles 30. 2017: Chiefs 27 ...
June 25, 1943: The first 'night' game in Major League history is held at Wrigley Field. This Friday evening game against the first place St. Louis Cardinals started at 6 PM (which is considered a twi-night game by MLB standards today). The game ended 2 hours 17 minutes later (some minutes before sundown), on one of the longest days of the years ...
The pitch touched 94.3 mph to strike out Nicky Lopez to end the first inning, which tied the highest velocity Yamamoto registered with the pitch last year (it averaged 91.5 mph). Let’s see if he ...