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Originally Posted by alex1
But it does work. That's why one of the worst teams in baseball can outdraw, out-price and out-revenue just about every team in the league regardless of record or futility.
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Exactly my point!
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However, somebody who we split the tickets with has bad knees and maybe will have to stop coming to games because the stairs are too steep coming down to the seats. I wouldn't really call that successful architecture (in the modern age). These are the little things that can be remedied by a renovation/restoration or whatever they are calling it now.
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Am I wrong, or are seating renovations NOT in this current plan? I believe that was part of the previous renovation and will not be included in this proposed one.
And I hesitate to partially agree with you, but I will reluctantly say that I partially agree with how you feel about the concourse. Whereas part of me likes the crappy nature of it, the other part of me realizes how easy it and tastefully it could be updated.
That said, my issue has never been with renovation per se. My foremost issue has always been with the jumbo-tron, second with the over-addition of ad space, and third with further alteration to the bleachers. Aside from that, I say, do what you have to do! And I'll reiterate as well: I like the Captain Morgans corner addition... a lot, actually. I like the plaza, the clock tower, and hotel wrigley too. I do have some concerns... like the bridge seems unnecessary, the plaza
should must be brick... idk, the Hotel Wrigley also LOOKS pretty ugly, but I really don't care. My number one issue it the alteration of the Wrigley experience. And that starts with the jumbo-tron.
I don't know if I read it here or on ESPN, but someone made the comment "all I care about is if they win" and how if one doesn't care about winning first, they are not a "real" fan... I don't know why, but that fucking comment has been nagging at me... okay, that's called being a fair weather fan! Fuck. Number one and
two one B in my heart are the Bears and Hawks respectively. Do I care if they win? Hell yes! But that's not WHY I am a fan. Instead, I am a fan because of what they represent. For the same reason, I am a Cubs fan. These teams are about Chicago, not about Championships. I will be a Bears fan no matter anger I get with Cutler or how many times they blow a season... because the Bears represent the factors and mills of our city's past, the iron workers or our towers, etc... without being too long winded, I see the Cubs in a similar light. The Cubs represent aspects of this city, much greater than any trophy can capture. And to me, Cub fandom starts with one's experience in that ballpark the way it is. So if Joe Blow from Naperville wants parking, a jumbo-tron, modern amenities, and ad revenue so that Ricketts can buy a championship, then he can go fuck himself.