The absence of baseball is unmistakable to Ryne Sandberg as he remains self-quarantined in his Lake Bluff home with his wife, Margaret, and new bernedoodle.
“Every now and then it catches me, and I’m thinking, ‘Wow, this is really something,’ ” he said in a phone interview.
Since he was 18, the Cubs Hall of Famer has had Opening Day circled on his calendar.
March 26th would’ve marked the official start of baseball. The Cubs were scheduled to play in Milwaukee, and the White Sox were slated to host the Royals.
But concern over the spread of the coronavirus put the sports world on hold.