Iowa Cubs batboy a valued part of minor league team
TOMMY BIRCH, Des Moines Register
July 10, 2021
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Craig McFarling stands next to the Principal Park manual scoreboard as the bottom of the third inning of the Iowa Cubs game begins. McFarling, who operates the scoreboard three days a week, watches Iowa first baseman Nick Martini lace a single to center field in this early June contest.
When the ball touches the green outfield grass, Scott Thompson, a friend of McFarling’s, reminds him it’s time to work.
“You’ve got a ‘one,’” Thompson yells to McFarling.