Friday, September 24, 2010

A Meaningful Game

The Cardinals are on fumes.
There are 9 games to play and the Cincinnati Reds magic number is 3 to clinch the division.
There were two pluses in today's game/telecast. The game was at Wrigley Field and Adam Wainwright was gunning for his 20th victory of the season.
I so enjoy doing games from Wrigley Field that I devote a chapter to this great venue in my book Cutting The Game, Inside Television Baseball From The Director's Chair. (www.cuttingthegame.com)
Like Busch Stadium in St. Louis, it is an event to go to a game at Wrigley Field.
If every sports team in the country could figure out how to make going to the game an event, then every game would be a sellout or close to it. Pessimists say that you have to win before people will come to the game and thus this would become "an event".
My answer is the Cubs haven't won in 101 years and going to a game at Wrigley is an event.
Like every single game I have ever done at Wrigley Field, today's game was a blast to cut. The wind was blowing out and the place was electric.
Adam Wainwright was brilliant on the mound and picked up his 20th victory of the season. We were all very happy for Adam as he is one of the classiest men in the game.
Congratulations Adam!
Two more game/telecasts at Wrigley tomorrow and sunday.
What a great way to finish the road schedule for the 2010 season!

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