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       with 123 consecutive games without an error, including a record   
       90 games in a row in one season (1989). He also established   
       the MLB record for fielding percentage at his position (.989).   
       Sandberg's fielding brought him great pride, making him thrilled   
       that his statue at Wrigley Field depicted him in a defensive   
       stance.   
      
       "The level of the consistency and the longevity that he did it   
       is just incredible. He's definitely his own standard," Cubs   
       infielder Nico Hoerner said in 2024. "Talk about a player that   
       did everything on the baseball field."   
      
       After retiring from playing following the '97 season, Sandberg   
       had his number retired by the Cubs and was inducted into the   
       Hall of Fame in 2005. He pursued a managerial career in 2007,   
       working his way up the Cubs' system, topping out at the Triple-A   
       level in 2010. Sandberg went on to manage the Phillies across   
       the 2013-15 seasons.   
      
       Late in '23, Sandberg went public with a battle with metastatic   
       prostate cancer, sharing updates with Cubs fans throughout his   
       journey. That ordeal gave him great perspective as he addressed   
       a sea of adoring fans - as Cubs players looked on from the   
       Wrigley Field ramps above - after being honored with a statue.   
      
       "My thoughts today are instead about love, life, family and   
       friends," Sandberg said that day. "I feel that love now. It   
       was always there. But I was too busy grinding out an extra 60   
       ground balls every morning to know that it was happening. We   
       are who we are and that was me. I love you guys."   
      
   --   
   Mark Shaw                                        moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm   
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                        "Anyway, we delivered the bomb."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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