Wrigley Field Scoreboard Renovation Photo Update #2
by Al Yellon on Feb 5, 2010 12:04 PM CST
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PrintThe back of the scoreboard has now been completely removed, presumably for repainting and reinstallation soon. Three more photos after the jump -- look closely and you'll be able to see the "0"s that are on the back of the blank panels, and some of the city names that are hidden during the winter.
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I feel so dirty looking at her naked.
by Dunston12 on Feb 5, 2010 12:09 PM CST via mobile reply actions
"I beg your pardon. What do you mean, naked?"
“My parts are showing? My goodness.”
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Dats veerd
Wonder who gets to work on this. Gotta be a cool claim to fame
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
They are preparing it for the massive outward facing video replay board
j/k
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
with mirrors mounted on the roof tops?
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
Thanks for posting these Al
I like many here a long way from Chicago. Interesting to follow the work. As long as they don’t start looking like the Giants Stadium pictures we should all be good.
Did you take more pics
of the other work being done on, re: concrete panels?
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
No, was in a hurry today, so didn't drive by the other side of the park.
Maybe next week.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
No changes.
Looks like work on the concrete panels has stopped for a couple days.
One of Lee Elia's 15%
I wonder if they will install airconditioning and heat for the scoreboard workers?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
or a toilet?
instead of having to pee in a pole
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by RIOTSHIRTS.com on Feb 5, 2010 4:46 PM CST up reply actions
Seeing this makes me miss Chicago even more!
California is great, but it’s no Chicago…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
That's a good idea Daver...
I think I’ll write a song using the above lines.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Feb 5, 2010 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
All that scaffolding (especially in the first picture)...
…reminds me of this guy
About time we raised a little hell around Wrigley!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I bet you could weave a nice potholder on his head...
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Looks like you were in the same preschool class as me.
Mine didn’t turn out as nice. Never was very good at crafts. Mine always looked like the Ray Rayner version. Could never do those things as well as Chauncey either.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
WE own a house built around the time of the
World’s Columbian Exhibition and the work on it simply never stops. Hope the Ricketts knew what they were getting into when they bought the joint. It’s one thing to have someone inspect it but once you start opening things up… yikes.
I'm LOL-ing at this..
….having just had a “opening things up” experience in our vintage abode. You are correct, sir!
"I tried to let Ryan know that [jumping over the dugout railing] was a thing that maybe just athletes should stick to." -- Ted Lilly, 28 July 2009
by CaughtInTheVines on Feb 5, 2010 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
Same here....
Our house is 67 years old. We went to replace three windows last fall and the cost tripled before it was all over due to what we found. We’re in Long Beach, CA and our house sits on a raised foundation. Among other things, we found an completely intact cement front porch and stairs leading to it underneath the front portion of the living room.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
Presumably, before Opening Day.
Maybe before then. I’ll post pics when there’s progress being made.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
You've probably posted this before...
….but what other renovations should we expect to see by Opening Day besides this and the troughs?
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
Supposedly, rehabbed concession stands with improved food choices.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
two words...
Cage Match.
"Anyone on our team that thinks we are cursed will be moved to a lesser-cursed team"
-Tom Ricketts
Not sure of this was mentioned....
The team also is building a mirrored opening on the back end of the right-field wall with the intention of allowing fans outside of the park to watch Cubs players take batting practice under the right-field stands.
Nice article about some of the other upgrades happening.
link
That's quite a bit of work going on in one off-season.
I especially liked this:
A brand-new players lounge with major-league comfort levels is part of the construction in the area of the clubhouse where the weight room and cardio room once existed. The weight room will be relocated down the hall, where the old umpires locker room once stood. The umps will be sent to what was an old storage area under the first-base box seats, halfway up the visiting team’s clubhouse ramp.
The Cubs also have hired a new nutritionist to help with healthier meals during the 81 home dates. The Cubs play 50 day games in which they serve breakfast, a light lunch and postgame meal. That’s at least a third more than any other team is fed because of the number of day games.
The kitchen area in the clubhouse has been gutted and will have state-of-the-art ovens and refridgeration and seating areas.
So, already, the Ricketts are improving conditions for players in the clubhouse. In case you were thinking no money is being spent for helping out the team, here’s a concrete example of that.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
but
is there a PLAN?
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 6, 2010 1:18 PM CST up reply actions
Not one that has been run by ME, damnit!
/sarcasm.
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by AndrewJStone on Feb 8, 2010 10:23 AM CST up reply actions
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