The Cubs have strong ties to the Hawkeye State, going back to the franchise’s time on WGN-TV and continuing to today with its Triple-A club a couple of hours away in Des Moines. The makeshift ballpark seats only about 8,000 fans, less than the spring training homes for each team. Just like Jones’ wise author Terence Mann says to Costner’s Ray Kinsella in the film, people most definitely will come. We’re going to go out there and enjoy it.” “It’s in the middle of nowhere, which is kind of crazy, to have a game like that. It looked packed,” Reds second baseman Jonathan India said. It’s the second go-round for Major League Baseball at the site in Dyersville - population of about 4,400 - after the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox put on a show last year in the first MLB game in Iowa.Īfter Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton rallied New York to the lead in the top of the ninth inning, Tim Anderson lifted Chicago to a 9-8 victory with a dramatic two-run homer, sending the energetic shortstop on a memorable trip around the bases as fireworks exploded through the night sky. “It’s not a field where you can play on every day.” “Just really excited,” Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki said through a translator. The Reds are considered the home team, and the three-game set concludes with games in Cincinnati on Saturday and Sunday. The game comes 2 1/2 months after Liotta, who played the ghost of Shoeless Joe Jackson, died in May at age 67.Įach team will wear special uniforms inspired by how the franchises looked in the early 20th century, and Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto and Chicago outfielder Ian Happ will be on two-way mics for the broadcast on FOX.
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A couple of youth teams played on the field from the movie as Cubs and Reds fans wandered around the grounds. Under a light blue sky with a few dashes of clouds, workers put the final touches on the major league park on a warm Wednesday afternoon. “Field of Dreams” gets another tribute Thursday night when Bell’s Reds take on the Chicago Cubs in a throwback ballpark in the cornfields of eastern Iowa, a short walk from the field where Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta and Amy Madigan filmed the 1989 movie. “Baseball’s a big part of our life,” Bell said, “and I thought that the movie did a great job of kind of just telling the story of how important baseball can be to families and just to people in general.” So yeah, “ Field of Dreams,” a movie about family and baseball, hits a little differently for him. Bell spent 12 years in the big leagues himself and worked as a coach and front office executive before taking over as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. IT IS AN INDEPENDENT WEB INFORMATION SERVICE WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER ONLINE DIRECTORIES AND PHONE BOOKS WHERE YOU CAN SEARCH FOR PEOPLE, PHONE NUMBERS, ADDRESSES, AND OTHER CONTACT DETAILS FOR BUSINESS AND SERVICES IN IRELAND AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES.DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) - David Bell’s grandfather, father and brother played in the majors.
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