Re: Budweiser House is now the Horseshoe House

[cubswin2009]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/30151298

CHICAGO, April 10, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The all-new Horseshoe Casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, is excited to announce a new presence at Wrigley Field. Horseshoe will reveal their new left-field rooftop billboard at the Chicago Cubs home opener on Monday, April 13. The vinyl will be installed beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 11.

 

"Horseshoe is excited to be a part of historic Wrigley Field for the 2009 season," notes Joe Branchik, Vice President of Marketing, Horseshoe Casino, "and are anxious to be a welcomed addition." "The Chicago Cubs have continued to maintain a long-standing commitment to tradition and dedication to the great city of Chicago. Horseshoe strives to do just that, as tradition and dedication to service are a few of our core values as well - it was a natural fit." Horseshoe Casino looks forward to Chicago Cubs fans embracing the new creative addition to the ballpark atmosphere.

 

To support the additional Wrigleyville billboard announcement, Horseshoe has expanded their free shuttle services to and from Horseshoe on opening day. The Wrigleyville shuttles run from Yak-Zies bar on 3710 N. Clark Street every hour, on the hour from 3:00 p.m. to Midnight. For more information, please visit www.horseshoehammond.com.

[Yeti]

BOOOO!!!

[Cynosure]

That's gonna be hard to get used too.

[bcl412]

I shouldn't care about this but for some reason I do.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

New parking option! Park and the casino and take their bus to and from the game!

[UMFan83]

I don't care about this...actually I think it's pretty cool.

[erik316wttn]

It's gonna take some getting used to. The Budweiser sign has been there for as long as I can remember.

[Roast]

I saw this getting put on yesterday and it was kinda interesting. It's a black sign with horseshoe written in gold. It'll be different, that's for sure.

[DubCub]

This kinda sucks actualy, the Budweiser rooftop has been there forever. It's prescence was so dominant in fact, that it was included in most MLB video games if you chose to play at Wrigley. :(

[Roast]

This kinda sucks actualy, the Budweiser rooftop has been there forever. It's prescence was so dominant in fact, that it was included in most MLB video games if you chose to play at Wrigley. :(

Yeah, but it still doesn't bother me. They changed the Budweiser sign in sept/oct last year anyway and made it blue with the word "drinkability" on it. Now it's just something new for the dude who owns that building to probably make more money off of.

[Sammy Sofa]

The only sign I care about/miss is Torco.

 

Come back, mysterious Torco.

 

As a kid in the pre-internet days, Torco was an enigma. It was just there, yet symblized nothing.

Edited April 12, 2009 by Sammy Sofa

[Fred Hornkohl]

That place was only "The Budweiser House" for 30-35 years or so. Prior to that, it was the "WGN House".

[TarzanJoeWallis]

That place was only "The Budweiser House" for 30-35 years or so. Prior to that, it was the "WGN House".

 

That's how I will always most remember it...the WGN house.

[Roast]

The only sign I care about/miss is Torco.

 

Come back, mysterious Torco.

 

As a kid in the pre-internet days, Torco was an enigma. It was just there, yet symblized nothing.

Yeah, I remember that. What the hell was that, anyway?

[The R-Train]

I haven't seen a thread about this yet, and didn't want to start one, but since we're on the topic of changes around Wrigley, in addition to the Captain Morgan Club, the upper deck balcony is sponsored by Smirnoff, and we are going to have "rolling liquor carts" around the park.

[Roast]

I haven't seen a thread about this yet, and didn't want to start one, but since we're on the topic of changes around Wrigley, in addition to the Captain Morgan Club, the upper deck balcony is sponsored by Smirnoff, and we are going to have "rolling liquor carts" around the park.

Yup. Captain and Pepsi and Vodka Lemonades will be new additions to the drink menu.

[weis21]

I'm still waiting for Bud House to weigh in on the situation.

[Sammy Sofa]

The only sign I care about/miss is Torco.

 

Come back, mysterious Torco.

 

As a kid in the pre-internet days, Torco was an enigma. It was just there, yet symblized nothing.

Yeah, I remember that. What the hell was that, anyway?

 

A fuel compay, apparently.

[SouthSideRyan]

The only sign I care about/miss is Torco.

 

Come back, mysterious Torco.

 

As a kid in the pre-internet days, Torco was an enigma. It was just there, yet symblized nothing.

 

Was thinking the same exact thing. I think it was Earl Weaver Baseball 2 that had the sign in the game, I thought it was the most realistic thing ever.

[CubbieBum]

It will always be the Budweiser House to me. This is one of those things that I can see myself 50 years from now telling my grandkids about. Back in my day it was ...

[imb]

can i make a mentally ready for grandkids joke or no

[Sammy Sofa]

It will always be the Budweiser House to me. This is one of those things that I can see myself 50 years from now telling my grandkids about. Back in my day it was ...

 

Your grandkids are going to hate you.

[weis21]

It will always be the Budweiser House to me. This is one of those things that I can see myself 50 years from now telling my grandkids about. Back in my day it was ...

 

Your grandkids are going to hate you.

Probably because they won't be allowed to play with Ernie Bank's grandkids.

[fivepercent]

certainly gonna take some getting used to.

 

http://cubs.truelook.com/timages/live20/chicagocubs/chicagocubs_wrigleyfield_camera1/imgbuf/buf_610/1239022924815645.jpg

[Sammy Sofa]

I got used to it in about 1.3 seconds.