
Cubs Hall of Fame pitcher Fergie Jenkins was challenged by 25 mph-plus winds during his speech after the unveiling of his statue Friday outside Wrigley Field. It took a little dexterity for the 79-year-old Jenkins to hold down the flapping pages of his speech with one hand while holding the microphone with the other.
But Jenkins — a foremost authority on conditions at Wrigley — knew he didn’t have the biggest problem on this day.