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• The Cubs have played regular season games in 113 different ballparks, and this year, they will play their first games ever in Oakland, Tuesday-Thursday. Manager Dale Sveum grew up in Richmond, Calif., just outside of Oakland.
"It's always nice going back there," he said. "Hopefully, the clubhouse is fixed. That wasn't pretty. I was talking to [Seattle manager Eric Wedge], and they were there when it happened and it was disgusting."
View Full Game Coverage• The Cubs have played regular season games in 113 different ballparks, and this year, they will play their first games ever in Oakland, Tuesday-Thursday. Manager Dale Sveum grew up in Richmond, Calif., just outside of Oakland.
"It's always nice going back there," he said. "Hopefully, the clubhouse is fixed. That wasn't pretty. I was talking to [Seattle manager Eric Wedge], and they were there when it happened and it was disgusting."
View Full Game CoverageThe Mariners and Athletics had to share a clubhouse postgame because of problems with the septic system at O.co Coliseum.
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