WRIGLEY FIELD — There’s a brand new bleacher bum at Wrigley Subject.
A Canada goose took up residence in a planter field in deep centerfield, forcing the Cubs to dam off a piece of bleacher seats Saturday to maintain the peace.
The goose made a nest underneath the famed centerfield scoreboard’s proper facet. Its black and white head poked out over the evergreens within the concrete planter, surveying the 35,000 followers available.
Dozens of bleacher seats had been cordoned off with stanchions, indicators and ballpark operations employees assigned to maintain guard.
“They’re calling us the geesekeepers,” one mentioned.
The particular part of empty seats could possibly be seen from all through the ballpark, a goose island of types that’s on model with the Cubs’ beer choices.
The goose apparently was within the nest for Friday’s residence opening, earlier than the difficulty was recognized. Its presence brought about a stir, resulting in the creation of the Geesekeeper Patrol and particular part for Saturday’s sport.
Followers took photographs and had amusing on the newest bleacher legend.
“The drunker they received, the funnier they had been,” mentioned one observer.
It’s not clear if the goose is defending a nest of eggs. Nobody wished to get shut sufficient to research. That is nesting season for Canada geese, with females nesting on the eggs and males maintaining guard close by. Eggs sometimes hatch inside a month. Friday was the primary sport of the season, so it’s not clear how lengthy the goose has been there.
The Cubs received each Friday and Saturday, making the goose 2-0 and maybe an important mascot.
After Saturday’s sport, the goose appeared fairly content material, looking over the ballpark as gulls swarmed the bleachers under, in search of edible bleacher particles.
Has a reputation been given?
“They had been calling her Suzuki,” one guard mentioned, a homage to Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki.
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