Ryne Sandberg was more than just a ballplayer. He was a man who changed a team, which transformed a neighborhood, which helped turn a bandbox ballpark called Wrigley Field into a mecca for baseball fans for decades to come.

Sandberg, who made 10 straight All-Star Games, never went out of style in Chicago, where he thrilled fans and reminded them of glory days.

Counsell said once a week he and bench coach Ryan Flaherty will wonder out loud how Sandberg hit 13 triples at Wrigley Field in 1984. It was a franchise record, according to MLB.com, in a season when he tallied a league-leading 19 total.