Column: What does the Field of Dreams game have to do with the Chicago Cubs’ new sportsbook? 4 observations about Thursday’s game.

The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds are playing a game at the Field of Dreams on Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa.

The game capitalizes on the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams" and the novel "Shoeless Joe" which revolved around a farmer's mystical meeting with the ghost of Shoeless Jackson. Jackson was banned from the game with seven teammates for taking gamblers’ money to throw the 1919 World Series to the Reds. The DraftKings sportsbook at Wrigley is another money-making venture for the Ricketts family, which owns the Cubs. When the sportsbooks opens in 2023, the team will profit off gamblers coming to their own field of dreams to legally bet on baseball and other sports.

Jackson didn't live long enough to see gambling become an acceptable vice in America. If he were alive today, he would probably be promoting the Field of Dreams game on Fox Sports.

Fox can't cancel the Sunday night game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. The network promotes the game like crazy. The game is scheduled well in advance. It's a National League game with few stars and nothing on the line. Last year's game was played between White Sox and Yankees.

Kevin Costner's opening of last year's game was perfect. Kevin Costier walking through the cornfield was the perfect opening for last's match.

The tickets for this year's Field of Dreams game cost $375, plus $38 in fees. MLB held a lottery for Iowa residents to buy tickets.

Kevin Costner wants to create a Bull Durham Classic. The Field of Dreams game was big success last year. He wants MLB to recreate the event. It would be similar to the movie "Bull Durham"