WRIGLEYVILLE — Cubs manager Joe Maddon has been know to tool around town on his bicycle. But sometimes he drives to Wrigley Field in a tricked-out Jeep complete with leather seats stamped with the Rawlings logo.
As part of an effort to raffle off the Jeep for charity, the manager appears in a video (see below) titled Riding to Wrigley with Joe Maddon.
As the Beatles tune "Drive My Car" plays, Maddon describes the Jeep Rubicon vehicle as "very comfortable" and "wonderful to drive, I promise." He notes its "sistine chapel ceiling" adorned with Cubs logos inside and a stick shift that looks like a baseball bat handle.
There will be 3,000 tickets sold for $100 each for a chance to win he blue Jeep with the "WIN ME" license plates. Locations to buy the tickets are listed at the end of the video or click here.
The specially-made vehicle was created and donated by the Fields Auto Group through Maddon's Respect 90 Foundation.
The Cubs and Wrigley Field are 95 percent owned by an entity controlled by a trust established for the benefit of the family of Joe Ricketts, owner and CEO of DNAinfo.com. Joe Ricketts has no direct involvement in the management of the iconic team.
