"It Won't Be There by Opening Day"

by tville on Dec 6, 2009 9:43 AM CST

Famous last words, at least according to this excerpt:

"The Cubs are "close to naming a permanent sponsor for the new 60-foot-high sign that will go up on a billboard attached to the left centerfield bleachers" according to a report from Bruce Levine. Budweiser and Bud Light are two of the possibilities."

Full article located here: http://espn.go.com/chicago/columns/blog/_/post/4715268/name/levine

My letter was already sent, but either it doesn't appear as though it will have any impact.

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It won't be there as constituted when the temporary signs went up

I believe that was what most were saying

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

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by Shanghai Badger on Dec 6, 2009 9:50 AM CST reply actions

Correct.

The boards that were put up were a placeholder to show potential advertisers the location they’d be getting. There was no way that rickety structure was going to be put up literally ON a seat, with 2-by-4’s holding it up.

My guess is that it will wind up BEHIND the bleachers, probably attached to the back wall by some sort of permanent structure.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Dec 6, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions

Echoing what others were saying...

… the point was that either a.) the Horseshoe Casino/rooftop owner would cave in and pay up or b.) there would be something more permanent however it would not be be constructed as is. Not only would the structure be more attractive to fit in with the area but it would be placed differently. The structure will likely either be attached behind the back of the bleacher walkway (behind the last row of seating) or anchored in some way to the walkway itself. This isn’t going to interfere with your view of anything.

by dmlichte on Dec 6, 2009 10:06 AM CST reply actions