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Just in case this story didn't make it out of the Chicago market, here's proof that Jim Hendry isn't the only idiot in the Cubs' organization.

More importantly, though, why the hell did it take so long for Ernie Banks to get a statue? Granted, I think statues of athletes outside of stadiums are an unnecessary extravagance, but if anyone got one outside of Wrigley first, it should have been him and not Harry Caray.

1. Statues and busts are intended for people admired for their physical attributes, not their voices.
2. He's Mr. freaking Cub--which isn't to say the nickname alone merits a statue, but the fact that he's still the best player that the franchise has ever had does.
3. Harry Caray was with the Cubs for 16 years... as a broadcaster. Banks was there for 19... as a player... a Hall of Fame player. And unlike Harry, he was (presumably) sober during the action.

I don't know... it just seems like a total disrespect to me. Anyway, if the typo story is already old news to readers in Milwaukee and elsewhere, sorry for wasting your time.

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