Why Wrigley Field Should Be Destroyed

[Lefty]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304192704577404424241146562.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_6

[Prizefight]

Reasonably sure that article was written with a crayon including backwards R's. WSJ should be embarrassed to publish that.

[Guest]

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[Guest]

I need to get me one of those jobs where people give me money to write down the stupid thoughts that cross my mind. Cause I got a lot of stupid thoughts, but there's other people who are apparently much better at monetizing that ability.

[SouthSideRyan]

I need to get me one of those jobs where people give me money to write down the stupid thoughts that cross my mind. Cause I got a lot of stupid thoughts, but there's other people who are apparently much better at monetizing that ability.

 

I hear dealing blackjack pays better.

[Lefty]

You thought this was worth reading/sharing?

 

Well it is about a subject in which this board appears to have an interest. I don't believe in curses, of course, but to the extent that the ballpark prevents them from playing the requisite amount of night games, or if volatile environmental conditions compromise preparation, tear it down and make it a housing project and move the team to Skokie (plan outlined in a previous post).

[SouthSideRyan]

WHY WON'T PEOPLE JUST GO WITH THE LOGICAL BALLPARK IN SKOKIE, HOUSING PROJECTS IN WRIGLEYVILLE PLAN?

[squally1313]

And here's the (much more logical) response piece:

 

http://tinyurl.com/cez3kqp

 

Tinyurl'd because of profanity in the URL. (It's from Deadspin)

[BeerHere]

I have gone on record saying that Wrigley should be replaced, but that article was crap.

[ConstableRabbit]

No guys, it's Wrigley Field's fault the Cubs were the last team to implement a farm system.

[Soul]

It's been a few years. Time to beat the drum again, elicit a little more outrage, generate a little more profit.

[Sammy Sofa]

I saw this pop up on a newsfeed and was hoping for something decent since it was the WSJ, but man, that was hideous. Stupid me for thinking it would be an examination of how local businesses and politics impact the financial ability of the club and even the physical condition of the stadium itself.

[Banedon]

I saw this pop up on a newsfeed and was hoping for something decent since it was the WSJ, but man, that was hideous. Stupid me for thinking it would be an examination of how local businesses and politics impact the financial ability of the club and even the physical condition of the stadium itself.

 

Yeah, there's a good number of reasons to legitimately argue that the Cubs would be better off with a new stadium, but the author just airballed the thing.

[Soul]

What, you don't think those creeping shadows are the source of our woe?

 

This article was great. I've always felt like a Buddhist but I didn't quite know how to put it into words.

[champaignchris]

...because the Red Sox didn't win it all until they tore down Fenway?

[Careless]

And salted the earth beneath it. It won't work if you do it half-assed.

[Derwood]

Wrigley Field to WSJ: "You first"

[kujay]

Wrigley Field to WSJ: "You first"

 

Not to veer this off the tracks, if it was ever on them, but the WSJ really has become a toilet.

[Lefty]

Wrigley Field to WSJ: "You first"

 

Not to veer this off the tracks, if it was ever on them, but the WSJ really has become a toilet.

 

Take your collectivism to "Rants" please.

[Lefty]

Wrigley Field to WSJ: "You first"

 

Not to veer this off the tracks, if it was ever on them, but the WSJ really has become a toilet.

 

Take your collectivism to "Rants" please.