Cookie Monster crushes 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' at Wrigley Field

Bob Hille

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By me some peanuts and … coookieees?! Om nom nom nom.

Cookie Monster was the celebrity singer Thursday for the Cubs' traditional "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch. ("Me so excited!" he said ahead of the performance.)

Suffice it to say, Cookie crushed it.

He started with, "Hello, Cubs fans! Today, C is for Cubbies!" — a twist on his Sesame Street signature "C is for cookies!" — before leading the Wrigley Field faithful in singing the song. 

To close things, he paid tribute to Cubs broadcasting icon Harry Caray's "Let's get some runs!" song-ending plea.

Cookie's take: "Let's get some coookieees!"

The Cubs didn't need any more cookies (or runs) as they maintained their 9-7 lead to defeat the Braves.

Bob Hille

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Bob Hille, a senior content consultant for The Sporting News, has been part of the TSN team for most of the past 30 years, including as managing editor and executive editor. He is a native of Texas (forever), adopted son of Colorado, where he graduated from Colorado State, and longtime fan of “Bull Durham” (h/t Annie Savoy for The Sporting News mention).