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Bears boss George McCaskey umpired for Savannah Bananas at Wrigley Field

Bears chairman George McCaskey got quite the warmup for training camp — he spent three days at Wrigley Field umpiring games played by the Savannah Bananas. McCaskey, who is an umpire and referee for youth and high school sports, was asked to umpire the baseline for three sold-out games against the Firefighters. The Bananas play a high-energy style of baseball that, among other things, rewards outs made by trick plays and counts balls caught by fans as outs. Cubs legends Kerry Wood, David Ross…
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