Air, Water, and the Cubs
Saturday, August 15, 2009
The annual Air and Water Show is in town this weekend, and so are the Cubs, so it was with a pronounced eye-roll that I read Dave van Dyck's article in the Trib.
Air Show jets spook players at Wrigley
A squadron of jets sent a jolt through players and 41,619 fans Friday at Wrigley Field.
In the second inning, just as Pittsburgh's Charlie Morton was ready to pitch to Ryan Theriot, five jets appeared over the stadium from behind home plate, exiting at center field before turning around and buzzing from left field to first base for an encore.
The article then goes on to quote Derrek Lee, Randy Wells, Sam Fuld, and Kosuke Fukudome who all admitted to being surprised or momentarily shocked by the jets. Kosuke was specifically quoted as saying, "I wish somebody had told me about that. I wasn't sure what was coming at first."
You mean to tell me no one made an announcement in the Cubs clubhouse? I think it's embarrassing that any of the Cubs players were unprepared for the jets. Most Cubs fans know that the jets always buzz Wrigley when they're at home over the Air & Water show weekend. I went to the game yesterday specifically to enjoy the flyovers. Shouldn't some one in the Cubs organization be filling the players in on this little tidbit?
Heck! Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, and Carlos Zambrano have all been here long enough to know about the Air & Water show tradition. They should have told their teammates, and the rest of the team should have been expecting it. I'd much rather read an article next year about how all the Cubs players were expecting the jets, but the opponents had been caught off guard. That's how you have a home field advantage.
Posted by Byron at August 15, 2009 6:46 PM
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