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“But hopefully the CBA will get resolved, as it has been in the past,” he said. “It’ s definitely a variable, but it’s hard to handicap what it all means. Any team going into next year is going to be careful on expenses, just because you may end up with a situation where you have a new CBA, but for now we’re just assuming that it will work itself out and we’ll be back in the game next year.”
Michael Phelps of the United States reacts after winning the 400-meter individual medley during the Olympic Games on Aug. 14, 2004, in Athens. For the first time since 1996, the U.S. Olympic swimming trials are being held without the sport’s biggest star, the guy who won a staggering 23 gold medals and 28 overall at the Olympics. (MARK BAKER/AP)
“One of the hardest things in baseball is coming off the bench,” Mendick said. “The guys that do that super well are just unbelievable because being in that position, I understand how hard it is. So yeah, to get some rhythm, to get some at-bats under my belt, that’s kind of what you want to do. I want to get out there and take advantage of the opportunity.”
“To open at home against a Big Ten West opponent, that needs to mean something for us,” Bielema said. “The best way we can have an advantage here at Memorial Stadium is to have a packed house. I get people all the time, ‘Hey, Bret, what can we do?’ You know (what)? You can get in the stands and we can give you something when you’re sitting in the stands that you’re happy to see.”
Rizzo sprayed 10 fouls balls into the Wrigley Field stands to stay alive, working to a 2-2 count after quickly picking up two strikes. Rizzo finally bested Ponce de Leon on the 14th pitch from the right-hander — a 96-mph fastball — rocketing the ball into the right-field bleachers. Rizzo’s game-tying homer in the sixth inning set off the 35,112 fans in a rocking Wrigley.
“The three iconic Chicago players, obviously, there’s going to be a lot of competition for their services in the market, so of course in theory you’d love to have those players back and sometimes they’re hard decisions that a team has to make,” Hoyer said. “I’m not going to shut the door on anything, but I do feel like there has to be some awareness of what it would take financially and what that would mean over the next five years and what that would mean to the rest of the team.”
The Chicago Cubs opened Wrigley Field to 100% capacity for the first time since the 2019 season, taking on the rival St. Louis Cardinals on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda) St. Louis Cardinals baserunner Tyler O’Neill (27) slides in safely at home on a single by Matt Carpenter in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) St. Louis Cardinals batter Matt Carpenter (13) applauds after driving in a run with a single in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) St. Louis Cardinals starter Johan Oviedo delivers to the Chicago Cubs in the first inning at Wrigley Field on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs starter Kohl Stewart delivers to the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning at Wrigley Field on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) A large U.S. flag is unfurled as fans stand for the national anthem before a game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals fans spray water outside Wrigley Field as 100% capacity is allowed at the stadium on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs fans arrive at Wrigley Field as 100% capacity is allowed at the stadium on June 11, 2021, for a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals fans pose for a photograph outside Wrigley Field as 100% capacity is allowed at the stadium on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) Fans relax outside Wrigley Field as 100% capacity is allowed at the stadium for a game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Cubs fans walk through the concourse as 100% capacity is allowed at Wrigley Field for a game against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) Fans go through security at Wrigley Field as 100% capacity is allowed for a game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals on June 11, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
“I don’t think that’s a positive,” Hoyer said. “Our players, especially guys that have been here for a long time, have built up an incredible equity in the community with the fans. And making a personal choice, and one they’re probably not going to articulate to the fans, it’d be a shame if the fans decided to take all that equity and get rid of it.”
Keuchel got what had the makings of an inning-ending double play in the sixth when Randal Grichuk hit a grounder to third with a runner on first and one out. But instead of throwing to second, Yoán Moncada threw to first. The next batter, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., drove in a run with a single to make it 3-2.
Bears guard Kyle Long walks off after the loss to the Raiders on Oct. 6, 2019, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. It was Long’s last game with the Bears, who placed him on injured reserve before he retired in January 2020. He signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Chiefs in March 2021. (Brian Cassella / TNS)