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02-07-2011, 01:49 PM
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Harry Caray statue vandalized in Chicago!
A statue of famed Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray was defaced Sunday in yet another bizarre incident surrounding the Wrigleyville memorial.
Chicago Cubs spokesman Peter Chase said staff learned of the graffiti Sunday afternoon and most of it was already removed by 8 p.m. Chicago Police could not provide additional details. “We are presently in a fact-finding stage when it comes to any other details,” Chase said via email. The statue has been vandalized in the past. A dead goat was found hanging from the statue prior to the 2009 home opener. A similar incident occurred in 2007, in what many perceived as a bizarre attempt to lift the notorious Billy Goat curse. The statue was originally at North Sheffield Avenue and West Addison Street, but was moved a block north in September 2010 to North Sheffield and West Waveland avenues to make room for a statue of Hall of Fame Cub Billy Williams. It was damaged in November when a worker ran an equipment vehicle into the monument while converting the field for a college football game. The accident left a sizable crack in the granite base. http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/3...y-bizarre.html |
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02-07-2011, 06:14 PM
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That's just a weird looking statue. It looks like he's going to take a bite out of a chicken leg or something.
Couldn't they have something like a stand for the mic? |
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02-07-2011, 10:19 PM
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Caray worked for both the White Sox and Cubs over his career (and Cardinals). I've almost never met a Chicagoan who liked both teams -- it seemed like always love for one and hatred of the other. I don't know where that puts Caray as far as people vandalizing the thing -- it's probably more of a random act, something kids do because they can get away with it (or so they think). |
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02-08-2011, 12:36 PM
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02-12-2011, 12:11 AM
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02-12-2011, 06:48 AM
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So sad and pathetic.
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