NFL
By Jason Gulden
During the summer of 2002 and the fall of 2003, I took a trip to Chicago. I saw many attractions in Chicago. Navy Pier, Soldier Field, walked the Magnificent Mile, Lake Michigan, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Buckingham Fountain.
However, there was one attraction that meant more to me than anything else. That cathedral is located at the intersection of Addison and Clark or Waveland and Sheffield.
Thursday, March 26th, will be the home of the Chicago Cubs for the 110th season. Wrigley Field welcomes the 2026 Chicago Cubs when they face the Washington Nationals.
It will also be the 10-year anniversary of the most recent World Series championship in franchise history. To get the season-long celebration underway, it was announced that Anthony Rizzo will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Following the ceremonial first pitch, the 2026 Chicago Cubs will take the field. The opening day roster consists of 13 pitchers, 3 catchers, 6 infielders, 4 outfielders, and 4 on the IL.
Our starting pitchers to start the season will be…
- Matthew Boyd will get the opening day start
- Shota Imanaga
- Cade Horton
- Edwin Cabrera
- Jamison Taillon
The Bullpen arms are as follows.
- Caleb Thielbar
- Ben Brown
- Hoby Milner
- Hunter Harvey
- Daniel Palencia
- Colin Rea
- Jacob Webb
- Phil Maton
The catchers are as follows:
- Miguel Amaya
- Carson Kelly
- Moisés Ballesteros
The infielders are as follows:
- Nico Hoerner
- Alex Bregman
- Matt Shaw
- Dansby Swanson
- Scott Kingery
- Michael Busch
The outfielders are as follows:
- Pete Crow Armstrong
- Dylan Carson
- Ian Happ
- Michael Conforto
The IL to start the season:
- Seiya Suzuki
- Porter Hodge
- Jordan Wicks
- Justin Steele
The game will get going, and in the middle of the 7th, another fun tradition will take place. It will be time for the 7th inning stretch. All the fans will stand and sing, even if they can’t sing, the anthem of baseball. If you don’t know what that is, don’t worry, I will take care of that for you.
Take me out to the Ballgame
Ah one, ah two, ah three, Take me out to the Ballgame, Take me out with the crowd, Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks. I don’t care if I never get back. Let me root root for CUBBIES. If they don’t win, it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old ballgame.
They will finish the game, hopefully with a top-of-the-9th victory, and all Cubs fans around the world and at the stadium will grab their W flag and belt out another Cubs tradition. It’s time for the victory song. Clark, the mascot, will run out to center field with a big W flag while another W flag is being raised up the flagpole above the scoreboard in center. The team is celebrating a victory and high-fiving teammates, and the sound system is blaring GO CUBS GO. Now it’s time to learn the words, Cubs fans, so you can sing along all season following a Cubs victory
Go Cubs Go
Baseball Season underway. Well, you’d better get ready for a brand-new day. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today.
They’re singin’.
Go Cubs Go, Go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today. Go Cubs Go, Go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today.
They got the power, they got the speed. To be the best in the National League. Well, this is the year, and the Cubs are real. So come on down to Wrigley Field.
We’re singin now.
Go Cubs Go, go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today. Go Cubs Go, Go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today.
Baseball time is here again. You can catch it all on Marquee Sports. So step your feet and clap your hands. Chicago Cubs got the greatest fans.
Hear’em singin now
Go Cubs Go, go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today. Go Cubs Go, Go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today.
Go Cubs Go, go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today. Go Cubs Go, Go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today.
Go Cubs Go, go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today. Go Cubs Go, Go Cubs go. Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today.
Go Cubs Go. Go, Cubs, go! Hey Chicago
Big Extension
It was announced this past weekend that the Chicago Cubs have signed Pete Crow-Armstrong to a 6-year, $115 million contract extension that will take effect following this upcoming season. This is a great move by the Cubs as they lock up their Centerfielder for the next 7 seasons. If the Cubs can get the Pete Crow Armstrong from the first half last season that earned him an all-star spot, Cubs fans around the world will be ecstatic. Crow- Armstrong can be a 40-40 (home runs-steals) player this year.
Closing
Well, Cubs fans, baseball season is here. Let’s cheer our boys in blue on to victory all season long, and let’s get the last out in late October, early November, and have another celebration in Chicago. Talk to you all soon. #flythew #gocubsgo
