Ernie Banks Statue at Wrigley

by Neifi Puppy on May 22, 2007 1:44 PM CDT

The statue will be erected at Wrigley Field by Opening Day 2008.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-070522banks,1,4583057.story?coll=chi-news-hed& amp;ctrack=2&cset=true

No word yet on where it will be placed.

Even though Ernie already has a flag, I think this an honor that is well deserved and a great idea.

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Not a fan of the statutes

The way Wrigley Field is configured on the corner of Clark and Addison doesn't lend itself to proper statute placement. The Harry Caray statute is in an odd place if you ask me. And you have got to be kidding me that there is statute to Jack Shithouse. He might have been a swell guy who paid his taxes on time and threw a quarter in the Salvation Army jar, but he sucked as an announcer. Hey hey!

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by BlueMike on May 22, 2007 3:08 PM CDT reply actions

Add an edit feature Al !!!!

Obviously I meant to say statues.

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by BlueMike on May 22, 2007 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Man...

... are you critical!

Many other teams, from the Pirates (Willie Stargell) to the Cardinals (Stan Musial) to the White Sox (Minnie Minoso) have statues to franchise icons.

It's about time the Cubs got one. Maybe it should be inside the park on the concourse, or somewhere else, once they build the "campus" they're talking about.

But this is the right thing to do.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 22, 2007 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions

No disagreement

It's just that there isn't a logical place to plop a statue(s). Placement of the Harry Caray statue is terrible. There should be statue of several great Cub players. Jack Outhouse? I don't think so.

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by BlueMike on May 22, 2007 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

About Brickhouse...

... you do know his statue is at Tribune Tower?

I think that's pretty odd, actually.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 22, 2007 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Actually

I forgot about that. I always thought Brickhouse was truly awful. He was a nice man and all, but he was the Irv Kupcinet of Chicago Cubs baseball. I liked Vince Lloyd. I liked Lou Boudreau. But Brickhouse? Yeech. All time worst? Without a doubt, Smilo Hamilton. Dear God was he wretched.

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by BlueMike on May 22, 2007 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Agreed on Milo.

Not only did I not like his broadcasting style, but from everything I've heard, he was a first-class jerk.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 22, 2007 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Edit feature

As far as I know, Scoop, the engine the SB Nation sites + Daily Kos + many other sites are built on, does not have a feature that allows you to edit comments. It's out of Al's control.

The logical conclusion that people should take away from this is to hit the "preview" button before posting so that they can double check themselves. I think it would also reduce the number of flame wars that erupt, because it would probably encourage people to bite their tongue and rephrase inflammatory statements.

The best solution would probably be to remove the "post" button until the "preview" button has been pressed.

by false cognate on May 24, 2007 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions