Wednesday, August 08, 2018

8/8/88

Thirty years ago tonight, the Cubs turned on the lights at Wrigley Field for the first time.

I was there with Steve & Garry. We were doing a live broadcast from the parking lot across the street from Murphy's Bleachers. Our show ended at 7, and by 7:01 I was in the bleachers.

It was quite a spectacle, remembered nicely in this video...



As you probably know, the game was eventually rained out. It started pouring in the third inning or so, and they called it a few hours later. The official first night game was held the following night.

But for me, 8/8/88 will always be the first night, and I was there.


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