ESPN Podcast Tackles Tangled History Of Lights In Wrigley Field

Fans sit in the bleachers at Wrigley Field as they wait before Game 1 of baseball’s National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Chicago.
Fans sit in the bleachers at Wrigley Field as they wait before Game 1 of baseball's National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Chicago. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast
Fans sit in the bleachers at Wrigley Field as they wait before Game 1 of baseball’s National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Chicago.
Fans sit in the bleachers at Wrigley Field as they wait before Game 1 of baseball's National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Chicago. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

ESPN Podcast Tackles Tangled History Of Lights In Wrigley Field

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For decades, Wrigley Field was the lone holdout in Major League Baseball when it came to night games. For some, it was a point of pride. For others, it was the reason why the long-standing curse continued for as long as it did.

A new ESPN documentary podcast called The Lights of Wrigleyville takes a deep dive into the the history of Chicago baseball in the sunshine, how night games eventually came to Wrigley Field, and the epic battle that pitted a neighborhood against a huge corporation.