McCAFFERY TO THROW OUT CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH AT WRIGLEY FIELD

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McCAFFERY TO THROW OUT CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH AT WRIGLEY FIELD

IOWA CITY, Iowa - - University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field on Friday, Aug. 31, prior to the San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs major league baseball game. The contest is slated for a 1:20 p.m. (CT) start.

The game, “Hawkeye Day with the Cubs,†will be played a day before the UI football team’s season opener against Northern Illinois at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 1. The game time for football has yet to be announced.

McCaffery concluded his second year as Iowa’s head coach, bringing enthusiasm and excitement back to the Hawkeye program. This past season, McCaffery coached the Hawkeyes to 18 wins and an NIT bid. Iowa improved by seven wins from 2011 to 2012. McCaffery guided Iowa to four more Big Ten victories in 2012 than a year ago, which is the best improvement for an Iowa squad since 1994 to 1995.

Iowa’s NIT bid was its first postseason action since 2006, and after beating Dayton 84-75, the win was the program’s first in the postseason since 2003. McCaffery was one of only four Big Ten coaches to record four wins over ranked opponents in 2012, and the only one to accomplish the feat with an unranked team.

McCaffery, who also loves the sport of baseball, is excited about the Labor Day weekend festivities in Chicago.

“I’m honored that I was asked to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Cubs game at Wrigley Field,†said McCaffery. “Not only am I looking forward to that opportunity, but also seeing all the black and gold that will be in Chicago that weekend. We have a tremendous fan base in the Chicago area and I know there will also be a large number of Hawkeye fans traveling to Chicago for the Cubs game and the Iowa football opener at Soldier Field. It will be a special weekend.â€

Ticket packages to the Cubs game can be purchased at bravosportsmarketing.com.
 






BTW, I had rooftop tickets to the game on the Friday before our last trip to soldier field. On that day during the seventh inning stretch it was...

"Root root root for the Hawkeyes". It was ******* awesome.
 




He is not going to get asked to sing the 7th inning stretch, right?

This is one tradition I wish they would get rid of.
 


ssckelley said:
He is not going to get asked to sing the 7th inning stretch, right?

This is one tradition I wish they would get rid of.
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Yeah, don't love that, but maybe he will. Would be great publicity for Iowa Basketball. Also, Lick never would have done this, so it's pretty cool. Just hope he doesn't bounce it.
 




ssckelley said:
He is not going to get asked to sing the 7th inning stretch, right?

This is one tradition I wish they would get rid of.
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You want them to get rid of guest appearances for the 7th inning stretch? What possible reason could you have for this? Do tell
 


CRHawk2002 said:
You want them to get rid of guest appearances for the 7th inning stretch? What possible reason could you have for this? Do tell
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It was cool when Harry did it, but they you get guys like Ozzi Osbourne or Ditka, though memorable, I cringed when hearing it. I don't mind it like kelley does, but it isn't as cool as it used to be.
 


He should carry a chair out to the mound with him. Throw the pitch, slam the chair, then storm off the field.
 


CRHawk2002 said:
You want them to get rid of guest appearances for the 7th inning stretch? What possible reason could you have for this? Do tell
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Harry Caray has been gone for 14 years now and I am just getting tired of all these celebrity that screw it up. Get 1 person to sing it every game so it can become more of a tradition again. One of the great things about Harry Caray singing it is he did not try to make the song his own, he would usually start it off, let the crowd take over (pick up his beer), and then punch it up at the end. A lot of these celebrities get in the booth, do their own rendition of it, and it really screws up the crowd plus usually sounds horrible.
 


Fastforward to September 2012: 21,000 people who couldn't unload their worthless Cubs tickets collectively think to themselves "Who?"
 






Harry was out of control in his White Sox days! :)

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