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Today is the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:19 am
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:19 am
Just thought that interesting.
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Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:26 am to Rex
The proper tribute.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:28 am to sicboy
And in that time it has never seen a World Series championship.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:31 am to RollTide1987
Yep. Just like the OP. A whole lot of nothing.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:38 am to RollTide1987
George Will last night on the Colbert Report said that the physicalbeauty of Wrigley is a big part of the Cubs' failure... that the Wrigleys decided early on that they'd keep people coming back for the scenery over team competitiveness.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:40 am to Rex
It isn't beautiful. It is historic, not beautiful.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:44 am to Rex
I still need to get to a game there
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:45 am to Rex
Seems older than that...
Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:12 am to flyAU
When the Ivy is green it is beautiful. Just don't go on the concourse or anything
Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:16 am to SpartyGator
quote:Me too, badly.
I still need to get to a game there
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:08 am to flyAU
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It isn't beautiful. It is historic, not beautiful.
Sure it is. the outside is beautiful and the playing surface is beautiful. The fan experience part...i'll give you. There aren't any pitch machines or climbing walls to entertain you, and the cealing is held up by netting in certain places. But it's a beautiful place to watch a game.
Also, that cupcake they're giving away today looks delicious.
This post was edited on 4/23/14 at 9:10 am
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:09 am to Rex
Ill be there tomorrow 
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:18 am to RollTide1987
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And in that time it has never seen a World Series championship.
Only the Bears have won a championship inside Wrigley
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:24 am to Rex
no better way to celebrate than with the cubs first winning streak of the year and series win.
Maybe changing the name on the jersey will help the dbacks not suck so terribly much though.
Maybe changing the name on the jersey will help the dbacks not suck so terribly much though.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:33 am to flyAU
quote:
It isn't beautiful. It is historic, not beautiful.
This. The place is a dump, but has a lot of history.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:44 am to MillerMan
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The place is a dump, but has a lot of history.
Why you mad bro?
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:49 am to Rex
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:51 am to Ryne Sandberg
I had a great experience when I went. The city of Chicago approved a $500M renovation last summer for a reason.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:53 am to MillerMan
I'm not a Chicago native or anything and I'm not attached to the park's location. If the Cubs do move the location of the park, though, they really should rebuild an exact replica of the old park but obviously with the upgrades of today's parks inside.
It needs the bricks and ivy. That park is just so iconic.
It needs the bricks and ivy. That park is just so iconic.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 10:01 am to MillerMan
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The city of Chicago approved a $500M renovation last summer for a reason
That's also to build a hotel, encroach into the street so it can support a jumbotron, a jumbotron, a plaza, extra parking and improved clubhouses. Not to mention that's the owners money so it's not like the city said, hey it's an eyesore and we need to fix it. They just had to get all the go aheads becuase of it's landmark status.
So again the playing surface really isn't changing. So the dump/not dump thing can only apply to fan ammenties and personally i go to watch the game and don't really care if i pee in a trough.
obviously the netting holding up the concrete needs to be fixed/continued to be fixed, but that happens every year and isn't why this renovation is being advanced.
This post was edited on 4/23/14 at 10:27 am
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