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THE FIRST NIGHT AT WRIGLEY: AN ORAL HISTORY

By Ted Bauer and Chris Sprow

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

The 1988 Cubs were managed by Don Zimmer, their ace was Rick Sutcliffe, and current ESPN The Magazine senior editor Ed McGregor was working for them. All three were in the house when the lights first flicked on at Wrigley Field—Sutcliffe threw the first pitch of the game—and we've gathered their perspectives together for an oral history on the event. GOING INTO THE GAME, DID YOU REALIZE THE MAGNITUDE? RICK SUTCLIFFE: I don't think any of us really realized the magnitude of it ...

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