Found July 14, 2009 on
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When you think of the face of the Cubs you might think of Harry Caray, or Ernie Banks, and perhaps even Ron Santo. But one person you may not think of is Yosh Kawano.Yosh was the longtime equipment manager of the Chicago Cubs, starting his tenure in the mid 1940's. Last year he was forced into retirement, although returns often to the place of his employment since then. That was until a couple weeks ago. According to the Sun Times, he went to the field to visit with the grounds crew on an off-day and was kicked out of the park by security guards. Now the Cubs organization is looking to apologize, and rightfully so.Yosh is probably the greatest member of the Cubs organization, EVER. A flag hangs in the concourse with his name and a photo of him with his trademark floppy hat, which now sits in Cooperstown. In 1984, the Cubs clubhouse was named after him and Ryne Sandberg has even suggested that if they were to ever change the name of Wrigley Field it should be Yosh Kawano Field.Yo...
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