Observations while at Wrigley this Saturday
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Wow!
I'm surprised, considering that I emailed them about it more than a year ago and they were adamantly stubborn about the fact that they thought the numbers were correct.
They weren't wrong, just inconsistent.
Let's hope we can change at least one set of them to "00" this fall.
After Championship sign
If the numbers stood for years instead of seasons, it would say AC015996, since all of those events occured around October.
The inconsistency Al mentions is that throughout last year, the sign said AC005996, and the first half of this year it said AC016097, which meant the first two digits stood for years and the last four digits stood for seasons.
Also, in case you were wondering, the Eamus Catuli sign on the same building is Latin for "Go Cubs!"
Hope that helps!
by JD on Jul 17, 2005 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Seasons vs. Years
by Dan @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Jul 17, 2005 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions
That building has another sign in Latin...
NEC ASPERA TERRENT
I asked Mike, who knows everything, to tell me what this means. Here's what he wrote me:
Actually
It's my understanding...
If you want to be technical, it means "Onward little animals."
Good enough for me!
Incidentally, the building in question is the Lakeview Baseball Club. I don't know why I'm doing this, but here's their website.
AC026097
02 = Years since Division Championship (2003)
60 = Years since NL Championship (1945)
97 = Years since World Series Champions (1908)
There are FAR too few zeros in that sign!
by Dan @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Jul 17, 2005 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions

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