I read in the newspapers and hear on radio and television that the Chicago Cubs baseball ownership wishes to renovate Wrigley Field to the tune of $500 million dollars, which they claim is necessary for the team to become a 'winner.' Sounds simple enough for Cubs' fans to rally behind but whoa Nellie, the neighbors around the 99-year old ball park ain't all that excited about the plans. It appears that part of to the proposed project is the installment of a 6,000 square foot video board in left field and a 1,000 foot advertising sign in right field; these ownership money-makers will obstruct the game-view of the nearby property owners who have parlayed the 'view' into their own handsome business income. The agreement with the Cubbies and those 'rooftop' drinkers provides the money source-fight. Of course, the less-than-intelligent baseball fan on the North side can get hammered anywhere and continue the long standing tradition of the lovable-losers crying in their beer. The current Cubs' owners have recently threatened to 'move' the home field site to the 'suburbs;' an unlikely happening but one this Cardinals' fan would applaud because I am guessing 'burb ordinances would probably address the poor health conditions around Wrigley; more on this issue later.
As is the case most often, this rift is all about money. Please save me the bogus claim that a 'New look Wrigley Field will somehow turn the Cubs into winners! What Chicagoans never seem to grasp is the reality that it is a difficult for any sports team to consistently give its best and play at a championship level when the supporters enjoy more the opportunity to criticize and chastise the performers than truly 'back' the team; this IS Chicago's modus operandi! Understand my position. I believe Chicago is one of the finest cities in the world with endless cultural offerings, state of the art medical facilities and a mecca of entertainment-excitement. Chicago is just not a very educated baseball community!
As the Wrigley owners and neighborhood 'roof-toppers' continue their feuding and threats, I would simply ask that them to just remodel the men's restrooms at Wrigley Field. Those restroom facilities are disgustingly unhealthy. When I attend a baseball game at Wrigley and pay outlandish prices, I should not be subjected to the stench emitting from nearby men's rooms onto the concourse area as I stand in a food line to purchase my $9.00 Chicago-style hot dog! Moreover, I find it repulsive and sickening to be expected to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with twenty other men and urinate into a 15- foot long communal-trough and watch thirty other gents' pisses float by for my viewing!!! Where the hell is Mrs. O'Leary's cow when you need her?
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