"I get to be home now," said Sandberg, before talking to fans on Saturday at a Hall of Fame seminar with Billy Williams at the Sheraton Grand Hotel.
He received a standing ovation from the crowd when introduced at the seminar, which was attended by two of Sandberg's five grandchildren. That's part of the lure of coming back to Chicago, to be closer to his family. The other part is that he's always felt close to the Cubs. A nine-time National League Gold Glove Award winner and Most Valuable Player Award winner with the Cubs, Sandberg was back at Wrigley Field last October when he threw out a ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Cardinals.