Mar 8, 2008

Cubs at the Cell

For real. Hey, it's called Blasphemes for a reason.

Yep. The big plan to blow up most of Wrigley (or the park at Clark and Addison soon to be called the Park-Formerly-Known-As Wrigley Field) has been announced.
  • They'll sell the naming rights
  • They'll eff with the big red Iconic Sign - seems there's a loophole that the "Sign" is a landmark and protected, but the "letters" aren't. (*ssholes)
  • There going to blow the whole thing up, except for the scoreboard and the frame of the Red Sign.

  • While under re-construction, the Cubs have two choices
  • 1) Spread out the construction over 3 seasons
  • 2) Do it all at once, and share U.S. Cellular Field with the White Sox Nation. - Jerry has not yet been asked, so don't tell him. I can't wait to see the look on his face!
Obviously, new owner Zell doesn't give a rip and is only looking to make cash for his investment of the Tribune Corp. I can't fault him with that pursuit. However, this is really not a lot of fun, nor would I have thought this kind of jack-assery with one of the most storied and iconic brands of MLB would be allowed to go on. Then I remind myself who's running the show - and that bastard needs to go. Here's the whole story
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous3/08/2008 5:09 PM

    This is the game with red-stitched ball, right? The one for whichthat goofball who needs a haircut made a documentary?

    Am no huge fan of the game, but I cannot imagine that fans all over the nation are not going to have a big problem with this.

    Seems that the organisation of baseball will have a hard time selling their "Field of Dreams" America's pastime bullsh*t when it comes out what they're allowing in order to make a buck/

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  2. Anonymous3/08/2008 5:33 PM

    Where else are they going to play if there's a $250M reconstruction project? Schaumburg....Milwaukee...?? They'll have to play at the Joan, whether Shecky Reinsdorf likes it or not

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  3. Capn3/09/2008 10:03 AM

    Well that's the fun part - Jerry doesn't know, nor has been asked.

    But since the STATE will be buying Wrigley - and the STATE owns the Joan - I doubt Jerry even has a SAY in it.

    Funny.

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