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This week, the story of an epic battle at the corner of Clark and Addison in Chicago.

For 40 years, Rigglyfield was the only major league ballpark without lights.

Every single game was played during the day.

It is until major league baseball and big money were pitted against the well-organized neighborhood,

putting the business of baseball in the spotlight.

Long time Cubs public address an answer Wayne Mesmer narrates our story, The Lights of Rigglyfield.

It was in the beginning, a place forever known as the Kingdom of Chicago.

And it did bear the many boundful fruits of the wargim reggae.

The first time I saw Rigglyfield was a beautiful summer day.

In 1969, came in the town on a rickety old park district school bus.

As we walked in and went up the ramp, everything was so spectacular.

Then the wargim reggae said, let there be natural grass.

And there was.

It reminded me of watching the Wizard of Oz at a friend's house who had a color TV.

I had seen the world in black and white until the moment that they get to Oz and it turns to color.

And the Lord of Riggly said, let there be ivy covered balls and there were.

Rigglyfield turned into Oz.

The ivy was greener and the blues were blowered.

It was the most beautiful place I'd ever seen.

And the Lord of Riggly said, play it only by the light of day.

And they did.

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