Wrigley Field Changes Detailed
The concrete panels are definitely coming down, among other things.
about 2 years ago
Al Yellon
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Thanks for the update.
I’m down with all of these things.
But this probably isn’t enough of a master plan for all!
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
Just speculating...
Think the removal of the panels causes any changes in wind currents entering the park?
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Feb 9, 2010 5:30 PM CST reply actions
It shouldn't.
Think about it. Can you see the panels from inside the park? Only a handful of them. Thus, they shouldn’t make much, if any, difference. They are located only on the Addison St. side, behind the terrace seats, and the wind generally doesn’t blow that much from that direction (south) during the season.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Where did they find room for...
…a “30 percent overall increase in bathroom capacity”?
Also, why the beef with the Horeshoe Casino ad? I don’t recall any issues when it was Budweiser. Is it the gambling thing?
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie" -- Tony Montana
While I can't say for sure the reasoning for the beef...
…I would guess the Cubs were okay with Bud because of all the advertising they did with the organization.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
IIRC there is money owed to the Cubs over that rooftop
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
I remember reading this
(all the advertising Bud does w/ the Cubs being the reason they didn’t have a problem, and now they all of a sudden have a problem with Horseshoe), but anyone that subscribes to Vineline knows that Horseshoe advertises in that Cubs owned publication… What’s the deal there? They actively looking to piss off a Vineline client?
Hubbs!
Maybe by serving the leaner buffalo meat
they expect the average Cub fan to be a third thinner – there’s your thirty percent increase in bathroom capacity right there.
I dunno...
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
Exactly
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
Double decked troughs. TWICE the capacity.
Think about it. There’s lots of wasted head room in those bathrooms.
I don’t wanna use the lower deck troughs though…
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"That chili is NOT sitting well..." Urp...
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If the are taking down old bricks in LF
They should give one to Fuld. It probably already has some of his skin on it.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
Maybe a tooth or two.
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'.
I just want them to renovate the clubhouses ASAP
they are horrible. The sooner the better – make Wrigley more comfortable for the players so they can enjoy being at home.
2010 is OUR year.
According to the Bruce Levine link...
… they have started doing that. It will take the Triangle Building to finish the job.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Ok, cool.
I scanned through the article – didn’t catch it.
That’s good then, I really think Wrigley can be an exceptional place outside AND inside. Let’s hope this is the step in the right direction.
2010 is OUR year.
The one-way glass panel in RF seems like it has potential to be pretty cool … I’ve always wanted to watch the guys who hit in the cages
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar-tissue." -George F. Will
by In Piniella We Trustiella on Feb 9, 2010 9:33 PM CST reply actions
Big, mean security guards....
…who have ejection authority.
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie" -- Tony Montana
the beer it is filled with
no one wants to spill it
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
NO. MASTER.
PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
No, this is a Mistress Plan...
"On offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs" - Earl Weaver
by RiskyBusiness on Feb 10, 2010 9:18 AM CST up reply actions
:)
Hope I’m not the only one who gets this reference
"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
by Musicdude10 on Feb 10, 2010 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
Still don't know what it means
But it’s a wonderful piece of literature/song
"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
by Musicdude10 on Feb 10, 2010 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
Hmpf.
I never knew Bob was a sabermagician. He should re-master that album and call it “Smoki’n wOBA,” though.
♪♫ Roll…roll me away…won’t you roll me away tonight… ♪♫
.....one of my favorite Seger songs, makes me want to bring our bike out of hybernation.
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 11, 2010 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
...by in "hybernation" I mean ever since we became responsible parents,
we havent rode that thing in 14 years
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 11, 2010 11:57 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, he wrote some good ones.
I still love “Night Moves” and “Rosalie.” Thin Lizzy does a great version of the latter.
BS used to play so often at the showbar next to our college dorm he was like the house band.
It was a good time…
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wow....I would have loved to see him in a small venue
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 11, 2010 9:08 PM CST up reply actions
We saw KISS there in 1974 before they hit the big time.
Imagine the fury that is KISS onstage in a small smokey bar with pitchers of beer.
We saw them a year later in Miami after their second album had been released the show was unrecognizable from what we saw 12 months earlier. A TON of money had been poured into it.
It had become the “spectacle”…
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that's just it...I just want the music, all the other stuff, not so much.
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 12, 2010 8:11 AM CST up reply actions
just listened to the Thin Lizzy version...you're right
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 11, 2010 7:01 PM CST up reply actions
...and one of the only ones you can download
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 11, 2010 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
the master plan is to plan ways to get us to believe there is a master plan
when there is no plan besides that plan., just plan on that being the plan
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
I believe that is the plan.
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'.
by Ryno Runner on Feb 10, 2010 10:16 PM CST up reply actions
This sounds like a plan...
NOOOO
"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
Yes, MASTER! A Plan!
The Plan is Called: “Abbie Normal…”
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My grandfather's work was DOO DOO!
CLASS
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"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
by Musicdude10 on Feb 10, 2010 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
roll in de hay
roll in de hay…
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 12, 2010 10:21 AM CST up reply actions
"Walk this way"
Did you know that this line from the movie was the inspiration for the title of the song by the the same name by Aerosmith?
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Feb 12, 2010 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
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