Owner of Iowa Cubs finds new ways to interact with Des Moines fans
By Madison Williams Medill Reports As a 9-year-old boy, Michael Gartner accompanied his father to his first minor league baseball game in 1947 in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. The Des Moines Bruins had begun their affiliation with the Chicago Cubs that year. Fifty-two years later, after working at The Wall Street Journal, acting […]
Pandemic protocols disrupt long standing traditions and bonds established by Cedar Rapids Kernels host family program
By Hannah Lichtenstein Medill Reports Inside the brown house on Sussex Street — the one with the white garage and the wooden bench at the front door — there is a pantry that does not have any granola bars. There is also a freezer without a haul of Jack’s pizzas and a refrigerator with just […]
Cubs begin to embrace baseball’s technological revolution, but not everyone is convinced
By Benjamin Rosenberg Medill Reports Ian Miller just felt stuck. Drafted in the 14th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by Seattle, Miller was still in the Mariners’ organization at the beginning of 2019 without having spent a day in the major leagues. He had put up solid but unspectacular numbers for Triple-A Tacoma the […]
Chicago This Week Episode 7
Amelia Burns, Medill Reports
