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“I’ll be honest with you, I was thrilled when I walked up that concourse,” he said. “I would see this as a kid in the Dominican Republic. The first time I went to a professional stadium over there, the one thing I used to look to do… you’re underneath the stands and you start walking up the ramp, and it’s dark. At the end of the end of the tunnel, you see a light. You walk out and you see the field, and it was gorgeous. “To me, that was a thrill. Twenty-five, 27 years later, here I am walking up the stands. Walk up the ramp and you see that light at the end of the tunnel, you come out and it’s like the gates of heaven have opened and you see Wrigley Field. It’s really a special place in every sense of the word. I’m not going to hide it. I’m really excited to be here.”
Carlos Pena sounds like an awesome guy in every interview I’ve read. It’s just a shame that he’ll probably wind up hitting .200 this year. » DailyHerald.com
