Throughout the years, players and fan of the Cubs wonder to themselves if the problem with the Cubs is not that they are cursed, but they play too many day games. The majority of the Cubs home games are day games. Also, many baseball experts point to this as the reason for the Cubs struggles late in the season.
Scott Rolen who has played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cinianti Reds has played in the NL Central a lot throughout his career and has played many games at Wrigley Field. He has said in the past that the Cubs cannot win because of all the day games. He says that the Cubs need to find the right players to fit the day game style of baseball. He has said that younger players must be committed to winning because the nightlife in Chicago can keep a player from performing at his very best.
However on the other hand, a player like Mark Derosa, who played for the Cubs in 2006-2007, said he embraced and loved to play day games in Chicago. On Tuesday, June 28, 2011, Derosa was interviewed on Chicago Tribune Live on Comcast Sports Net and said he did not mind playing day games. He said that is what makes it unique to be a Chicago Cubs.
I do not know if Scott Rolen and other baseball players, who do not like playing day game, are right. All I know is that if you do not like to play day baseball game, do not come to Chicago. I believe it is something you must embrace and it is what makes Wrigley Field, Wrigley Field.
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