Monday is for the fans, Wednesday is for the players.
That's how some Cubs officials have framed the two different days of festivities as the Cubs open their 2017 slate at Wrigley Field.
Monday was the World Series banner-raising ceremony that featured the players making a trip out to the bleachers to help hoist the flag up the pole in right-center. A two-hour rain delay did nothing to dampen the spirit inside the stadium, with one fan suggesting the delay only added to the anticipation. However, the 36-degree temperature (with windchill) was
During the delay, the Cubs showed David Ross' "Dancing with the Stars" appearance live on the video board in left field:
Here are the sights and sounds of the first championship banner-raising ceremony Wrigley Field has ever seen:
Cubs legend Billy Williams got in on the action, too:
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The finished product features the 1907 and 1908 World Series banners on the left and the 2016 National League pennant and World Series banners on the right: