Chicago Sun-Times | September 2, 2010 | by Elliott Harris
‘Park, Tailgate and Cruise’ to Bears season opener
Everything is shipshape with the Bears. OK, maybe not everything. But if you want to reach Soldier Field for the team’s home games, Harry Caray’s Navy Pier has come up with something to float your boat: travel to Soldier Field by Shoreline Water Taxi. Former Bears great Richard Dent, a partner in the restaurant, will help inaugurate a ”Park, Tailgate and Cruise” party for the Sept. 12 season opener against the Detroit Lions. He is to christen the first cruise with a bottle of champagne. The restaurant is offering patrons a reduced parking rate ($12) for the occasion that is to begin at 9 a.m. The roundtrip taxi rides also will be discounted ($10) for adults, $8 for youngsters (children younger than 2 are free). There also will be postgame tailgating (even on game days when there might be little to celebrate).
NBC Chicago.com | September 1, 2010 | by Jenel Nels
Harry Caray will now greet Cubs fans entering on the bleachers side of Wrigley Field. The Cubs moved the statue from Sheffield and Addison avenues outside Wrigley Field to a new location near the gates at Sheffield and Waveland avenues. The re-location around the Friendly Confines made room for Hall of Fame Cub Billy Williams’ statue. Harry Caray’s widow, Dutchie, will take part in a re-dedication ceremony and toast at Wrigley Field today. Dutchie Caray will then throw a ceremonial first pitch before the Cubs-Pirates game. Harry Caray’s Restaurant Group gave out 1,000 free bleacher tickets for today’s game in honor of the ceremony.
Chicago Now | Len and Bob’s Baseball Blog | September 1, 2010 | by Len Kasper
We honor the great Harry Caray today with a statue rededication at the corner of Waveland and Sheffield, right at the entrance of the Bud Light Bleachers. Harry was always a man of the people and I think it’s a great spot for the statue, which will greet fans walking into the bleachers from now on. We always enjoy doing a broadcast from the bleachers like Harry used to on occasion. I always enjoy hearing Harry stories from my partner, from members of the traveling party who knew him well, and of course, from fans who watched and listened every day while he was here on the North Side. If you have a favorite Harry story, let us know about it and maybe we will talk about it on the air today. As always, keep it clean!!
Chicago Sun-Times | September 2, 2010 | by Elliott Harris
”I prepared a long speech so I need to get out my reading glasses,” Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts — pulling out a pair of oversized glasses that Caray made famous — told the crowd. ”There really aren’t words to describe what Harry Caray meant to this team, this organization and to Cubs fans everywhere.”
”I was a little sad at first, but I’m very, very pleased,” Dutchie Caray, Harry’s widow, said. ”The statue looks wonderful and I’m very happy with the outcome. To my knowledge, Harry was the first broadcaster to call a game from the bleachers, and for that matter the first — and probably the only one — to ever take a shower out there [when he was broadcasting White Sox games].”
In a chat with media after the ceremony, Dutchie showered Cubs managerial contender Ryne Sandberg with praise. ”I think he’s a great guy,” she said. ”He’s come a long way. He’s put in his dues.” Might she lobby Ricketts on his behalf? ”Well, no. I’m not going to do that.” Perhaps Harry will from the great beyond. ”He really liked Ryno,” she said. ”One of his favorites. Between he and [St. Louis Cardinals legend] Stan Musial. They were ballplayers.”
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USA Today | September 1, 2010
Chicago Cubs rededicate statue of late broadcaster Harry Caray outside Wrigley Field
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs rededicated a statue of late broadcaster Harry Caray outside Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The ceremony was held before Chicago’s home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Caray’s wife, Dutchie Caray, was among those on hand. The statue is located outside the entrance to Wrigley Field’s bleachers and features the Hall of Fame announcer leading crowds in a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” Caray’s statue was rededicated at Sheffield and Waveland Avenues. It previously was located at Sheffield Avenue and Addison Street, where a new statue of Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams will be placed. “The statue looks wonderful and I’m very happy with the outcome,” Dutchie Caray said. “To my knowledge, Harry was the first broadcaster to call a game from the bleachers, and for that matter the first — and probably the only — to ever take a shower out there.” Caray once broadcast for the Chicago White Sox, who had a shower installed in the center-field bleachers at old Comiskey Park.
Delaware Online | September 2, 2010
Harry Caray statue rededicated in Chicago
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs rededicated a statue of late broadcaster Harry Caray outside Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The ceremony was held before Chicago’s home game against the Pirates. Caray’s wife, Dutchie Caray, was among those on hand.
ESPN Chicago | September 1, 2010 | by Bruce Levine
CHICAGO — As Harry Caray’s statue was being re-dedicated in front of the Wrigley Field bleachers on Wednesday, his widow, Dutchie, gave her support to Ryne Sandberg to become manager of the Chicago Cubs. “Ryne and Margaret [Sandberg's wife] are good friends of mine,” said Caray, who was wearing a Cubs hat and No. 23 Sandberg jersey. “I love them. I think he’s a great guy. He’s come a long way, and he’s paid his dues.” The Cubs’ Hall of Fame second baseman is the manager for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs and will be one of the candidates for the Cubs’ job in 2011. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry will interview Sandberg when Iowa’s season ends. While she won’t actively lobby for Sandberg to get the job, she believes her late husband would support a Sandberg-for-manager campaign. “He would be very happy I think,” Caray said. “He really liked Ryno. Between him and Stan Musial, those were his two very, very favorite ballplayers. That’s a lot to say for Ryne because I don’t think Stan is able to do any managing today [Musial is 90].”
MLB.com | September 1, 2010 | by Carrie Muskat
CHICAGO — Dutchie Caray, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts and Hall of Famer Ernie Banks raised a bottle of beer in a toast to legendary broadcaster Harry Caray, whose statue was moved near the Wrigley Field bleachers and rededicated on Wednesday. The bronze was relocated to the corner of Sheffield and Waveland streets near the entrance to the bleachers, where he used to do broadcasts during the summer. A statue of Hall of Fame outfielder Billy Williams will be installed at Addison and Sheffield streets, where Caray’s statue was. ”I was a little sad at first,” Dutchie Caray said of the move, “but I’m happy with the outcome.” She said Harry, who passed away in February 1998, was never content to stay in one place anyway. ”He had to be where the action is,” Dutchie Caray said. ”It’s fitting that as a Cubs fan, a Bud man and a bleacher fan that Harry will be here for years to come to welcome fans to the bleachers,” Ricketts said. Oversized black glasses — one of Caray’s trademarks — were distributed to Cubs officials and fans. Bleacher fans attending Wednesday’s Cubs game against the Pirates received a Harry Caray mask. Caray joined the Cubs broadcast team following the 1981 season and continued his White Sox practice of leading the home crowd in singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch. Caray was presented the Ford C. Frick award and enshrined into baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1989.
“As fans, we know he’s one of us,” Ricketts said. After a toast with one of Caray’s favorite beverages, Dutchie led the fans gathered on the corner at Sheffield and Waveland in “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Fox Chicago | September 1, 2010
Chicago – The Chicago Cubs honored Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field. A rededication ceremony was held for his statue outside the bleacher entrance on the corner of Sheffield and Waveland. Caray’s statue had previously rested on the corner of Sheffield and Addison, which will soon be home to the statue of Hall of Fame Cubs outfielder Billy Williams. Fans received Harry Caray masks during Wednesday’s game against Pittsburgh.
Naples Girl Blog | August 31, 2010
Harry Caray’s
This was where my husband dined tonight. He said it brought back memories of a time back in 1995 when we were there together. I was big and pregnant and we went to a Cubs game and then went to Harry Caray’s afterwards. We were shocked to look around and see Harry Caray himself eating right behind us. Of course we had to stop and chat and get his autograph. It was a fun evening.
Chicago Magazine | September 2, 2010
Harry Caray’s
Sports fans flock to this building to honor the Cubs legend while chowing down on aged prime steaks, chops, and Italian American faves such as chicken Vesuvio. Big wine list. (See harrycarays.com for all locations.)
Dishes We Liked: Yellowfin tuna ($29.95), creamed spinach ($6.95)
