Wrigley Field's new seats in center field definitely enhance the bleachers experience ... but the 41,649-seat Wrigley Field already featured the rare feeling of intimacy at a big-league ballpark.

He was sitting in the 33rd row of the bleachers, next to the aisle dividing ... “I am a great baseball fan and I am a Red Sox rooter. I’ve worked here since the start of the war,” said ...

Hours before the Baseball Hall of Fame announces the voting ... Sabathia is currently sitting at 92.8 percent. The voting threshold to be inducted into the Hall of Fame is 75 percent.