Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg had an idea of what might be coming. He had seen the empty spots in “Statue Row” outside of Wrigley Field. But when he took his seat in the audience of the Ricketts family panel at the Cubs Convention on Saturday, he didn’t -expect the announcement.
“We do want to announce that our next statue is in progress,” chairman Tom Rickets said from the Sheraton Grand Chicago ballroom stage. “I’m sure that everyone in this room can guess who that is.”
