Why do cubs play day games

Skip to content. Chicago Baseball. Wrigley Field. Liam Hendriks Nov Jake Arrieta Nov Day baseball is synonymous with the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. But why do the Chicago Cubs play so many day baseball games? We found the answer to be rather surprising. The Chicago Cubs, Chicago City Council and the Wrigleyville neighborhood have an agreement that the Cubs will only play so many night games each season because night games are a burden on the neighborhood.

The burden is found in the noise from the game, the trash fans leave on the streets, the parking spaces fans take up on the street, the public drunkenness, etc. At the time, the Chicago Cubs were the only team in Major League Baseball that did not play night games at home. However, in February , Interim Mayor Eugene Sawyer passed an ordinance that permitted the Chicago Cubs to play 18 night games each season.

This move came after the owners of the Chicago Cubs threatened to move the team to an even more suburban area of Chicago. Wrigleyville has changed quite a bit over the years, and residential parking permits have made the Friday night ban unnecessary. Still, the rule has stood in place for 33 years, much to the dismay of the Cubs, who can charge more money for advertising on night games on their Marquee Sports Network.

Former manager Joe Maddon was the first to complain, citing the wear and tear on players returning from a Thursday night road game and playing on a Friday afternoon. Maddon brought up the idea of players getting a chance to do their laundry after a road trip, which drew some raised eyebrows. That led to the exception being granted on Sept. The second Friday night game was on Sept. Is there any way we could ask and see if we could work something out?

Looked at the schedule and this one stood out, being a day game. The fact we identified that in spring training and everybody had enough time to wrap their brain around it just helps the players in recovery.