Iowa Spring-Summer 2022 - 5

WELCOME
Cubs & Reds to Play in
Dyersville this Summer
The second Field of Dreams Game, on August 11, provides a chance to see
two great franchises and to reflect on Iowa's glorious baseball history.
Bob Feller
ho better to come play baseball in
Iowa this summer than the Chicago
Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds? The two
historic Major League franchises-the second and
fifth oldest in baseball-both have strong fan bases
in Iowa. And bits of historical ties as well.
Consider Cap Anson, born in Marshalltown in
1852, and whose storied career-mostly with the
Cubs-places him among the all-time greats of
the game. Here 125 years after his retirement, he
still ranks seventh in career hits and fifth in runs
batted in over all of baseball history.
Then there's Cascade's Red Faber, who played
all of his Hall of Fame career with the crosstown
White Sox, and also has a museum in his hometown,
about 20 minutes south of Dyersville.
Of course the biggest name in Iowa baseball
history is Bob Feller, " The Heater from Van
Meter " who played his entire career with the
Cleveland Indians and who would rank even
higher among the all-time great pitchers had he
not lost three seasons to military service during
World War II.
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And the Des Moines-based Iowa Cubs decadeslong
affiliation with the parent Chicago Cubs has
enabled Iowans to watch once and future stars
including Greg Maddux, Javy Baez, Anthony Rizzo,
Rick Sutcliffe, Kris Bryant and many more.
But back to the game this summer, which is
scheduled for August 11, with the Reds being the
home team: Its seed goes back to the 1982 novel
" Shoeless Joe, " by W.P. Kinsella; and fuller flower
came with the 1989 movie " Field of Dreams, "
which starred Kevin Costner and was nominated
for the Academy Award for best picture in 1990.
The movie's catch phrase-If you build it, he
will come-applied to the baseball field made in
a cornfield, but might also be applied to the
8,000-seat stadium constructed at Dyersville by
Major League Baseball, which last summer hosted
the first MLB game at the site, an exciting game
won by the Chicago White Sox over the New York
Yankees on a walk-off home run by shortstop Tim
Anderson.
Major League rosters are of course subject to
change over the season, but as of the beginning
of the season, attendees at the game and watchers
on TV can hope to watch the likes of Joey
Votto and Mike Moustakas for the Reds and Kyle
Hendricks and David Bote for the Cubs.
The traditions of Iowa baseball are broad and
deep. This year's Field of Dreams game can only
serve to strengthen those bonds with the
American Pastime.
And in recognition of the game, we've gathered
a set of baseball-tied cocktails. See page 22
for ideas on sips to go with your enjoyment of
Major League baseball in Iowa.
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