Saturday marked WGN’s final broadcast from Wrigley Field, but it wasn’t one that figures to lead any retrospectives. The game was so ass, there’s no way they’d dare re-air it. At least one of the teams scored nine runs, a fitting tribute to the channel that served as the longtime home of Cubs baseball. There are still a few games left between WGN and the Cubs’ various other broadcast partners, after which everything will move under the new Marquee Sports Network.
But just as Sinclair Broadcasting is likely to have trouble closing carriage deals with cable providers and streaming outlets, Craig Kimbrel was again unable to close the door.