Hot Corner.
Ron Santo.
Stan Hack.
Right by the dugout.
Close to the fans.

but would just as soon take the ball as the starting pitcher.

But, honestly, I'll take anywhere they want to put me.

because even though I'd rather play left field, my arm's not what it used to be and I do have good hands and can flash the leather. I would love to make a dazzling short hop catch from The Riot to end the game with the potential winning run on third.

Everyday as a kid, through Little League all the way through college, my dream was to pitch on the mound at Wrigley Field!! It is something I have always envisioned.
As a high school senior, I was granted the opprotunity to pitch at the old Busch Stadium. My high school at the time was doing this trip every couple of years and we played and exhibition against another team from nearby. It was truly a great experience and something I will never forget, even if it was Busch. It was right prior to the Major League game too, so some of the player from the Cards and Marlins came into the dugouts and hung out for a bit while we were finishing up.....

I would just want to see if I could get any major league hitters out.

n/t

No doubt.

...definitely NOT because of Sammy Sosa.

Rather, it'd be my way of connecting and paying tribute to another right fielder who wore #21 and graced Wrigley Field on occasion. That would be my baseball (and real life) hero - Roberto Clemente.

Of course, knowing that the Hawk played out there a few years doesn't hurt either...

The game is right there in front of you....you're in on every pitch......nothiing happens until you're ready and the whole game flows through you.

Over 3/4ths of all games I've ever played in organized ball was at first base. It's natural for me being a southpaw.

That is the only place I likely wouldn't get totally humiliated at. I played 3B in high school and later in college before, transferring to 1B. we had a young stud at 3B and our 1B was a senior, so if I were to get any playing time, I was going to have to relocate. I would love to play third at Wrigley.

I can't run, I can't catch, I got no glove. I'd like to be the Lenny Harris of the team. Hang around until I'm useless, then continue to hang around a little longer. Put me in for one AB per game or as an emergency (dire emergency) substitute.

If I have to have a position listed (to make the people at Topps and Vineline happy), I'd do 1st base. It looks like it's one of the easier positions out there.

...put me in, coach! It would be awesome to run around and dive for some sinking liners on that turf. True hops, and no scraped knees like the softball fields I'm on now.

Best of all, you can visit right and left fields quite often...

Would like to see if this broken down old lefty could still get somebody out .... but I'd still do it in a second even knowing in advance that it would result in massive embarrassment. Definitively worth it for the chance to wear the uniform for real just once!

Why pitch? Well, it's still only about 70% of the game ....

How great must it feel to have Chicago's finest going crazy for you because you're mowing down Cardinal hitters left and right? Get chills just thinking about it.

Only because Ron Santo is my favorite Cub even though I never got to see him play due to the fact he retired before I was even born. Although the thought of playing Center Field, running out into that green heaven like Sammy used to do, the thought alone gives me goosebumbs.

being a lefty all my coaches always said they needed to teach me to pitch. Sadly, that never happened. I played a little first base and a ton of outfield when I was younger but I think I'd really like to pitch. I'd have to reclaim my number from Rich Hill but I'm sure he'd understand.

I'd love to play catcher or one of the OF spots, but I've never had the arm for it. Second was always my spot from little league through high school. There is nothing like turning a double play and doing it at Wrigley would be heaven.

...in Little League was playing first base, so I grew up picturing myself playing there for the Cubs. (I also fantasized about playing shortstop a lot, too. What can I say? I had an active imagination.)

As an adult, though, I definitely identify most with pitchers. I can't recall the writer, but some literary scribe out there once likened pitchers to writers, weaving the story of the game with every pitch thrown. (I'm not sure what that makes catchers -- editors?) And that's where I'd like to be: On the mound, spinning one ripping yarn after another.

You get to be there every day, travel with the team, watch most of the games from on the field...It'd be ridiculous. Plus, you could never be the goat and you'd have an anonymity when you wanted it. Just let some balls slip past you when warming up a pitcher in the 8th inning of any playoff game in which the Cubs are losing and the other team is batting.

Seriously though I'd like to play outfield. There's something about being out there on so much grass. Soriano looks like he has a blast out there, and so have so many others.

because I'd get to be there.

Conventional thinking doesn't put a lefty at third but I love playing there.

Why? No pressure whatsoever to perform. :)

Actually I would want to be the left or right fielder...except for the fact that I have no depth perception.

Fun thread!

Dave

You can't beat playing the same position as the great Ron Santo.

I would do anything to play anything at Wrigley...thing is Im lefty so I would probably think first base or corner OF.

Honestly though when talking to my GF about this....she my love or hate this site because I talk about it so much.....I came up with the answer HITTER. I would love to take an at -bat at Wrigley.

And I know Al know this. Theres the gentleman names RAMBO, long dark hair not very athletic but has a nose for the ball----he ends up getting a lot of balls----anyyways Im sure Al knows who he is but RAMBO ARE YOU A BCB MEMEBER