When I saw that the next up in our Heroes of Wrigley Field was going to be former Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg, I was excited. Growing up, he was by far my favorite Cub. Before every kid wanted to be a pitcher, shortstop or center fielder? I wanted to play second base.
Watching Sandberg, you would never mistake him for a Javier Baez. He didn’t often dive for a ball, but he got to almost every other one hit his way. And at the plate? He was an enigma. A power hitting second baseman when that wasn’t the norm.