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Mr. T delights Chicagoans at Cubs game, fan expo: 'I want to be there to uplift them'

First publishedAug 15, 17:09 UTC
Last updatedAug 15, 18:47 UTC · 15m ago
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<p>Before leading a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at the seventh-inning stretch of the Cubs game, Mr. T practiced in the press box with starstruck journalists and staffers.</p><p>He wanted to nail the “root, root, root” cadence and put extra emphasis on the line, “I don’t care if I <i>never</i> get back!”</p><p>He sported a Cubs uniform with No.

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<p>Before leading a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at the seventh-inning stretch of the Cubs game, Mr. T practiced in the press box with starstruck journalists and staffers.</p><p>He wanted to nail the “root, root, root” cadence and put extra emphasis on the line, “I don’t care if I <i>never</i> get back!”</p><p>He sported a Cubs uniform with No. 14, in honor of Ernie Banks, and matching blue Converse Chucks embroidered with yellow T’s. He wore an American flag bandana instead of his famous Mandinka-inspired hairstyle, and a single gold crucifix in place of his signature stacked neck chains.

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<p>Before leading a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at the seventh-inning stretch of the Cubs game, Mr. T practiced in the press box with starstruck journalists and staffers.</p><p>He wanted to nail the “root, root, root” cadence and put extra emphasis on the line, “I don’t care if I <i>never</i> get back!”</p><p>He sported a Cubs uniform with No.
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