attended the funeral of Cubs legend Ron Santo in December and the former Cubs starter talked about the longtime broadcaster again Friday.
"Just the energy that he would bring … you could feed off," Lilly said. "I think he intended to leave that for everyone. The positive energy that carried with him is still around."
Overheard: Cubs players and their fans have endured raw, wet weather much of this month at Wrigley Field and haven't suffered injuries because of the adverse conditions.
"We're healthy … knock on wood … and that's for sure," manager Mike Quade said after his team played in Friday's 37-degree wind-chill factor following a 1-hour, 14-minute rain delay. "I think the field has played well."
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Local attractions: Bears running back Matt Forte is slated to greet visitors and sign autographs on May 7 at the opening of PNC Bank in Naperville Crossings Green Plaza. … WGN -AM 720 and the Cubs have teamed up to present Cubs Corner at Wildfire Chicago, a series of seven one-hour radio broadcasts hosted over lunch featuring Cubs personnel with WGN Sports Night hosts David Kaplan and Brian Noonan. The first Cubs Corner broadcast will be noon Tuesday featuring Cubs pitchers Kerry Wood and Andrew Cashner . On-site registration begins at 11 a.m. followed by lunch. For reservations call 312-787-9000.
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