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How Chicago's 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' tradition has stood the test of time

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CHICAGO -- It has become tradition at Wrigley Field. In the middle of the seventh inning, fans rise from their seats and join together in belting out the words to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." A smiling caricature of Harry Caray looks on from the broadcast booth. The late

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