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Cubs without Wrigley
Does Tom Ricketts really believe that fans will pour into a new stadium in the suburbs to watch the Cubs lose? People go because of Wrigley Field and the experience of being there.Who would care about the Rosemont Cubs? — John Empfield, ChicagoTags: Wrigley Field
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Open thread: The Weeks in Review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of...... -
Wrigley Field would make a great coliseum
If Cubs owner Tom Ricketts actually made good on his threat to leave Wrigley Field for a more baseball-friendly neighborhood, what would be the best use of the site at Clark and Addison? My plan? Flatten and grade it, then enclose it in cyclone fence and...
Tags: Sports, Wrigley Field, Chicago City Hall, Rahm Emanuel, Speedos
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Rooftop owner optimistic on agreement with Cubs
The Cubs met with Wrigley Field rooftop owners and neighbors Wednesday to show their plans for the $300 million ballpark renovation. Rooftop owner Beth Murphy said the Cubs were successful in persuading many that they aren’t out to block the views...
Tags: Wrigley Field
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Rosemont, other Chicago suburbs ready to play ball with Cubs if team moves
Among those in the audience Wednesday morning when Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts raised the possibility of moving the team from Wrigley Field was one surprised White Sox fan: Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens. "I never expected Tom to come out with that,"...
Tags: Soldier Field, Local Government, O'Hare International Airport, Wrigley Field, George Halas
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Only fools believe Ricketts played a big-boy move card
Wait, did someone mistake Tom Ricketts’ statement to a group of business wonks Wednesday morning as a big-boy threat to move the Cubs out of Wrigley Field? No. Stop it. Wake up. Wise up. Because not even Ricketts thought he was threatening to move...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field
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A Cubs ultimatum or just a wild pitch?
Tribune reportersCubs Chairman Tom Ricketts caused a stir Wednesday when he said publicly for the first time that he would consider moving the team if moneymaking outfield signs central to his Wrigley Field renovation plan failed to win the city's blessing. The surprise...Tags: Sports, Thomas M. Tunney, Wrigley Field, Finance, Tribune Company
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The Wrigley rehab
If you imagine yourself in, say, Section 211, looking out over a bases-loaded bottom of the inning with a cold Old Style in hand, then the artists' renderings of a modernized Wrigley Field look pretty good. That 6,000-square-foot Jumbotron must be...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Times Square, Wrigleyville, Thomas M. Tunney, Wrigley Field
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It's about time Cubs played a little hardball
Hearing Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts publicly threaten to move the team out of Wrigley Field for the first time Wednesday if his restoration plan meets resistance immediately raised an obvious question. What took so long? Ricketts told the City Club...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Sports, City Club of Chicago, Alfonso Soriano, Wrigley Field
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Bottom line: For Cubs, moving preferable to losing
It was 28 years ago that the Illinois Supreme Court shut the Cubs out from playing night games at Wrigley Field, upholding a state law and city ordinance that banned the use of lights at the ballpark. "We're obviously disappointed in the outcome, and it...
Tags: Sports, Chicago Cubs, Illinois Supreme Court, Anthony Rizzo, Dale Sveum
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Rizzo: Ricketts wants to win 'whether it's at Wrigley or not'
Anthony Rizzo is a major part of the Cubs’ rebuild, though Wednesday he learned that future may not be in Wrigley Field if the $300 million renovation plan doesn’t go through. Chairman Tom Ricketts threatened to look at moving the team if...
Tags: Yankee Stadium, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Dale Sveum, Anthony Rizzo
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Cubs warn rooftops owners not to threaten lawsuit
The Chicago Cubs downplayed Chairman Tom Ricketts’ threat this morning to move the team if his renovation plan is not passed, but warned the rooftop owners not to threaten a lawsuit. “The question was asked, ‘What would you do if the...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Trials, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois)
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