You can leave the long underwear at home, but bring a poncho when the Chicago Cubs face the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday.
“The Cubs put the show on for the home folks Tuesday, and it was a rerun. They blew it again ...” columnist Jerome Holtzman wrote in the next day’s Tribune.
Cubs players must have been underdressed for the weather too. Holtzman wrote the team had little, if any, aggressive plays during the game. Taking the brunt of the cold was Cubs center fielder Brian McRae, who said his hands were so numb that he struggled to hold the bat: “This weather isn’t conducive to a lot of hits.”
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