2005-06 Bleacher Reconstruction Timeline

by Al on Jan 10, 2006 8:51 AM CST in 2005-06 Bleacher Reconstruction Project Comment 23 comments

Thanks to BCB reader Mike (not Mike who draws all the great cartoons here, but another Mike), who did all the HTML for me (worked his butt off, in fact, redoing some stuff when it didn't quite work right), I present this thumbnailed page of all the bleacher reconstruction photos.

If you click on each date, you'll get a page which begins with the first photo of that date, and you can navigate from there in sequence. Or you can start from the first photo and navigate sequentially through the entire list -- forward or backward. Or you can look at each of the photos individually. Or you can navigate back to the main page after looking at any individual photo.

As the project continues, I will continue to update this page. This link can also be found permanently located on the right sidebar.

October 4, 2005

October 5, 2005

October 6, 2005

October 8, 2005

October 13, 2005

October 15, 2005

October 22, 2005

October 29, 2005

November 2, 2005

November 6, 2005

November 11, 2005

November 13, 2005

November 17, 2005

November 17, 2005 (night)

November 26, 2005

December 2, 2005

December 4, 2005

December 8, 2005

December 11, 2005

December 17, 2005

December 18, 2005

December 24, 2005

January 1, 2006

January 7, 2006

January 12, 2006

January 14, 2006

January 19, 2006

January 22, 2006

January 26, 2006

January 29, 2006

February 2, 2006

February 5, 2006

February 9, 2006

February 11, 2006

February 17, 2006

February 19, 2006

February 23, 2006

February 24, 2006

March 2, 2006

March 9, 2006

March 12, 2006

March 19, 2006

March 25, 2006

April 1, 2006

April 3, 2006

April 4, 2006

April 5, 2006

April 6, 2006

April 7, 2006

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Getting an error page

When viewing any of these photos, clicking on the MAIN PIC PAGE link takes the user to a page with no content and a title of "Bleed Cubbie Blue :: Error!".

I also noticed this in the source:

<H2>Permission Denied.</H2>

Just a friendly fyi.

by JD on Jan 10, 2006 10:08 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm...

... that didn't happen when I was testing the pages last night.

Let me check and try to fix it. Thanks.

by Al on Jan 10, 2006 10:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I work in software quality assurance

It becomes a habit. :)

by JD on Jan 10, 2006 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I figured out the problem....

... the URL that's in each of the pages isn't quite right.

This will require redoing the HTML in each one of the pages. For now, you'll have to navigate back to the main picture page manually.

Sorry about that!

by Al on Jan 10, 2006 10:17 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

assumptions

You know what happens when you make assumptions. Last night I assumed that the main page link would work. If I had actually loaded up the sites instead of just checking that I had changed the link I probably would have noticed this. Anyways, I sent the fixed html to Al and I am sure that he will have it up and ready to go ASAP.

AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike on Jan 10, 2006 11:11 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Thank you Mike!!

You rock! Everything works really well.

Cubbie Blue always sPaRkLes in my eyes. Time to sPaRkLe Jimmy!

by sparkles721 on Jan 10, 2006 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

like i told Al

It gave me something to do. I have been home on Winter Break since December 16th and was looking for something to do. I got to dabble in html a bit, which is something I haven't done enough of. It was also nice to be able to make a solid contribution to the site since I am not the most active poster on the site.

AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike on Jan 11, 2006 12:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Again, thanks...

This is definitely a great and solid contribution. And who is the most active poster on the site?

Me, right? :)

Cubbie Blue always sPaRkLes in my eyes. Time to sPaRkLe Jimmy!

by sparkles721 on Jan 11, 2006 1:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

....what

AHEM!

2006 -- AC036097 -- Eamus Catuli!

by priorpwnz on Jan 12, 2006 12:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

FYI...

... Mike sent me the updated files and I uploaded them -- the problem from this morning should be fixed. Let me know if you find any further issues.

by Al on Jan 10, 2006 2:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the consolidation effort...

I presume you've seen the "bleacher for sale" on ebay?

by bison on Jan 10, 2006 3:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yes, I have...

... and I have no further comment.

by Al on Jan 10, 2006 4:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

wow

so they just tossed everything and this guy went into the dumpster to get it? was this an isolated incident?

by mike bornemann on Jan 10, 2006 4:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Bleacher salvage..

From what I heard, most of the wooden bleachers were pitched in the dumpster (along with many of the brackets that attached to the concrete)because they were so old and brittle that could be safely reused. From what I heard, a lot of the wooden bleacher splintered or cracked when they were removed and couldn't be refurbished. That's what I know.

by cubfanindy on Jan 10, 2006 5:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This isn't surprising...

... if you've been in the bleachers only in recent years, you may be surprised to know that the benches are wooden; they were only covered with plastic.

The original wood benches installed in 1937 lasted until the mid-1970's when they were all replaced.

Thus, the ones removed this past fall were about thirty years old. Not surprising that some of the wood might have been unsalvageable.

by Al on Jan 10, 2006 6:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder what will replace them?

Most (all?) of the new parks have metal ones.

by bison on Jan 10, 2006 8:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Keep in mind...

... that the CF bleachers were not touched -- all those benches are still in place.

If they want to make it look and feel the same as before, they'll have to replace the LF and RF benches with wood covered with plastic (actually, I think it's fiberglass).

by Al on Jan 10, 2006 8:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll be really intersted ....

to see what type of bleachers they eventually put in. I'm betting on metal bleachers because they require less maintenance and probably have a longer life span than wood.

by cubfanindy on Jan 10, 2006 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll also be interested...

to see if the Cubs have any "memorabilia" from the bleachers on sale at the convention this weekend. Fortunately, it looks like I'll now be able to make to the convention, so it's going to be a great weekend.

by cubfanindy on Jan 10, 2006 8:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs