Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party and (R) Mike Garabedian, director of media reltions interviwing Ernie held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party with James T.Toole President/General Manager Will County CrackerJacks held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party and (R) Mike Garabedian, director of media reltions interviwing Ernie held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party with James T.Toole President/General Manager Will County CrackerJacks held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
(L) Dominick Perona, age 16 Joliet with Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party with Jack Pierson age 12 from Joliet held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party with James T.Toole Presidebt/General Manager Will County CrackerJacks and team members held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party with the team and James T.Toole Presidebt/General Manager Will County CrackerJacks held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
(L) Ellen age 8 with sister Clare Lundeen age 5 from Joliet with Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party and (R) Mike Garabedian, director of media reltions interviwing Ernie held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Will Country CrackJackers president/GM Jamie Toole with Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Chicago Clubs Legend Ernie Banks keynote speaker at the Will County Cracker Jacks First Pitch Party and (R) Mike Garabedian, director of media reltions interviwing Ernie held at Lewis University on Thursday, May 31, 2012. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
ROMEOVILLE — With temperatures in the upper 40s and intermittent rain, Thursday wasn’t the ideal day to “play two.” But, while admitting he sees baseball as a metaphor for life, Ernie Banks told the younger ballplayers they’ll have to play through inclement weather on and …
