Editing Chicago Cubs (section)

===Bleacher Bums===
The "Bleacher Bums" is a name given to fans, many of whom spend much of the day heckling, who sit in the bleacher section at Wrigley Field. Initially, the group was called "bums" because they attended most of the games, and as Wrigley did not yet have lights, these were all day games, so it was jokingly presumed these fans were jobless.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-michael-haley-obituary-20170113-story.html |title=Mike Haley, an original 'Bleacher Bum' beloved by Cubs fans and players, dies |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=October 3, 2018 }}</ref> The group was started in 1967 by dedicated fans Ron Grousl, Tom Nall and "mad bugler" [[Mike Murphy (sports radio personality)|Mike Murphy]], who was a sports radio host during mid days on Chicago-based [[WSCR]] AM 670 "The Score". Murphy has said that Grousl started the Wrigley tradition of throwing back opposing teams' home run balls.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mueller |first=Jim |title=Excerpt from ''Miracle Collapse: The 1969 Chicago Cubs'' |url=http://www.chitownradio.com/messages/606.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019035644/http://www.chitownradio.com/messages/606.html |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2014 |publisher=Chitownradio.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Jim |last = Mueller |date = April 13, 2008 |url = http://www.chitownradio.com/messages/606.html |title = Chicago Cubs fan tradition a throwback to 1969 |via = Chitownradio.com |work = Chicago Tribune |access-date = August 1, 2014 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141019035644/http://www.chitownradio.com/messages/606.html |archive-date = October 19, 2014 }}</ref> A 1977 Broadway play called ''[[Bleacher Bums]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Dretzka |first=Jeff |date=June 30, 2004 |title=Jeff Santo |url=http://www.moviecitynews.com/Interviews/santo.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109014716/http://www.moviecitynews.com/Interviews/santo.html |archive-date=January 9, 2010 |website=Movie City News}}</ref> starring [[Joe Mantegna]], [[Dennis Farina]], [[Dennis Franz]], and [[James Belushi]], was based on a group of Cub fans who frequented the club's games.