Oh no! Now comes word that the Cubs' ownership is proposing a 6,000 square foot jumbo-tron to Wrigley Field-3 times the size of the old scoreboard that presently exists.
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2013/3/29/4160464/cubs-wrigley-jumbotron
Not to me, Larry. As far as I am concerned, Wrigley Field will no longer be Wrigley Field. You may as well add a 3rd deck and retractable dome and be done with it.
Of course, this may just be a bargaining ploy with the city as Tom Ricketts and family try to gain approval for some smaller renovations to Wrigley over 5 years. Or it may be a ploy to gain a bigger cut from the rooftop owners across the street since such a jumbotron would effectively block the view of the park during games. In addition, the Cubs are also toying with the idea of accepting 25 square acres of land in nearby Rosemont to build a new stadium.
Lost in all this is the idea of keeping Wrigley Field as it is-an iconic reminder of times gone by-a feeling that one was back in the 1930s, enjoying the game as it used to be.
Of course, I have no objection to doing needed work on the infrastructure of the park. It is 99 years old, and such work is inevitably needed. That can be done without altering the outside appearance. Here are the proposed renovations to be implemented over the next five years-minus the jumbotron.
The pictures above don't seem to too bad, but keep in mind just like the Obama agenda, drastic changes come incrementally. Suddenly, you wake up and everything you knew is gone.
"Today's attendance is an all-time record 98, 766. Now let's join Jim Carrey in singing 'Take me out to the ballgame."
Let Wrigley be Wrigley!
ReplyDeleteAnd keep the field where it is, accessible from the El without needing to transfer to a bus.
I agree.
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