Will the LED board happen? City Might Need to Approve

the article seems to state that they do and dont need approval. Seems there might be a LED-gate for Jessica to follow.

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It doesn't appear to me that this board needs approval.

It doesn’t change any of the landmarked features — appears the Cubs are going through the process just to make sure.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 7:58 AM CST reply actions

Good grief.

Seems like a bigger hassle than what it needs to be.

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by Unique on Jan 17, 2012 8:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

It must be a money maker if Chicago Politicians want to weigh in on it.

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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 17, 2012 9:12 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

Looks like Ricketts just keeping relationships smooth

Because some major renovation plans are in-store for the future.

Landmark Committee is not the “City.” The city will get there share on all of the construction permits needed to do the work.

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by SackMan on Jan 17, 2012 9:19 AM CST reply actions

Approval or not

the seats have all been removed already .

by BALLHAWK.NET on Jan 17, 2012 9:28 AM CST reply actions

He's right.

Photo just taken from Wrigley webcam, 9:50 am CT on Tuesday:

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 9:53 AM CST up reply actions

I can see me seats!

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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 17, 2012 9:57 AM CST up reply actions

Yarrr! I can see me seats too!

I am wondering how they’re going to incorporate a 10 foot high LED screen, 3 rows of rising seating, and then a party deck without going up and/or WAY over the street.

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by D98 on Jan 17, 2012 1:19 PM CST up reply actions

Here's hoping that they measured twice

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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 17, 2012 1:44 PM CST up reply actions

Because the 10 foot LED board

… replaces the first 3 rows of seats.

And, the aisle behind those is quite wide. Plenty of room for what’s pictured in the rendering. No height or width changes needed.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 2:56 PM CST up reply actions

Thats awesome

Where is that for the webcam? I only know of the one that Cubworld has on their site

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by Eric16 on Jan 17, 2012 8:10 PM CST up reply actions

It's under

“Wrigley Field Webcams” on the left sidebar on the front page of this site. You may have to be a Cubs Club member to use it.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 8:51 PM CST up reply actions

WOW!

This seems as though it will change the outfield dimensions if there’s no basket, no? When was the last time that happened?

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by section229beer on Jan 17, 2012 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

If they do take the basket off...

…. it would only change the dimensions if you have to hit it ABOVE the LED board.

And even then, it’s just the height that changes, by a few feet. The distance of the wall from the plate is still the same.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 10:34 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah, few feet here, few feet there. What's another couple inches in a game like baseball?

Is/was Wrigley the only field in MLB that has/had an outfield wall that is the same height from pole to pole?

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by section229beer on Jan 17, 2012 3:56 PM CST up reply actions

No.

The Cell does, for one.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 4:04 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah, lazy research on my part. Sorry.

A simple Wikipedia search shows me I was wrong in my previous thinking- the current height of the wall at Wrigley already varies- 15ft in the corners, 11.5 in the bleachers. Still, this may well change the field dimensions, and I find that pretty cool.

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by section229beer on Jan 17, 2012 6:06 PM CST up reply actions

If the rendering is correct

The basket remains, so it’s still considered a HR if the ball is launched above the basket, or does it have to clear the LED screen?

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by unretrofied93 on Jan 17, 2012 9:34 AM CST reply actions

Good question.

I thought I read TR saying the basket would stay, but I could just be making that up.

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by cubswynn on Jan 17, 2012 10:59 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

I also heard them say the basket would stay.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 11:07 AM CST up reply actions

So basket still = HR

When first saw the rendering I didn’t quite see that, so I thought clearing the LED board was the new ground rule. Woulda been bad for our new power lefty dead pull hitter.

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by unretrofied93 on Jan 17, 2012 11:20 AM CST up reply actions

I assume...

…any shots off the new LED would be an automatic homer.

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by cubswynn on Jan 17, 2012 1:52 PM CST up reply actions

My guess is

… that they put a net or something over the LED board to protect it — so any HR off it would probably bounce either into the basket or over it back on to the field.

That’s what they have replay for. :)

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 2:57 PM CST up reply actions

Right.

Which won’t be any different from what happens now. Plenty of balls hit the wall behind the basket and bounce back onto the field.

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by cubswynn on Jan 17, 2012 3:14 PM CST up reply actions

I would see no reason

to leave the basket .

by BALLHAWK.NET on Jan 17, 2012 9:36 AM CST reply actions

Me either.

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by Unique on Jan 17, 2012 9:47 AM CST up reply actions

I like the basket better than a yellow line

It makes the home run calls easier.

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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 17, 2012 9:50 AM CST up reply actions

Exactly.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 9:51 AM CST up reply actions

Except when a HR bounces out of the basket.

That happened on a Barry Bonds HR once when i was there. Hit in exactly the right spot where it looked like the ball just hit the wall and bounced back, looked like a double initially.

by Doshi on Jan 17, 2012 11:29 AM CST up reply actions

I'll take that chance

Most Home Runs where the basket is “in play” either hit the basket and then the wall, or the wall and then the basket.

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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 17, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions

The new replay system would take care of events like that.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 11:45 AM CST up reply actions

What are they going to do...

with the removed seats? You’d have to think they would sell them.

by kanderber on Jan 17, 2012 10:03 AM CST reply actions

There's a store

… in Chicago that deals with the Cubs on these things.

Link

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 10:05 AM CST up reply actions

Oh wow.

I want one of those. This is going on the “when the house is paid off and the kids get out of college” list. Have to save this link for when that ever happens.

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by katie casey on Jan 17, 2012 10:20 AM CST up reply actions

I read it as...

As as said, Cubs are going through the process even though they don’t need to do so.

It’s a shame that Alderman have to be involved in this. Landmark status is more trouble than it’s worth (and what is it actually worth?) IMHO.

by rgonzale on Jan 17, 2012 10:25 AM CST reply actions

If the basket does stay....

How long before some drunk falls off the patio and into the basket ( and on Sportscenter for the next three years…)? I’ll put the over/under at June 3rd….

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by yahoodi on Jan 17, 2012 10:54 AM CST reply actions

If the patio actually is on the slope that it looks like from the drawing,

I’d say under.

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by katie casey on Jan 17, 2012 10:56 AM CST up reply actions

Here is where the old seats are going

by BALLHAWK.NET on Jan 17, 2012 11:08 AM CST reply actions

Heh.

You know, people would buy those if they’d do that.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 17, 2012 11:18 AM CST up reply actions

All of a sudden the Green Monster seats look dwarfed in size.

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by unretrofied93 on Jan 17, 2012 11:22 AM CST up reply actions