Palatine resident lives a whitesox dream
Longtime White Sox fan Ed Dougherty has been hearing the words"Play ball!" since he was a kid watching South Side favorites like Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox.
"We try to make our residents' wishes come true. It's kind of like a bucket list program," said Tanya Hasman, executive director of the senior living facility. Mitchell said Dougherty was brought onto the field at 12:30 p.m., where he hung out during pregame festivities. Then, after the ceremonial first pitch and the national anthem, the players ran out on the field to warm up before Dougherty was handed the microphone.
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