Here's what I wrote on a Cubs.com survey asking about my opinion on proposed "improvements," to Wrigley Field:
Wrigley Field is something that almost no other MLB ballpark can be. To go to Wrigley is to go back in time and see a ballgame in a way you can't anywhere else. I understand the urges to modernize the field when people see jumbotrons and have 5 star meals at other ballparks. But, that is not what makes Wrigley great. What makes it great is that it stands predominately unchanged in a world that constantly wants to upgrade to something newer. If I go to Wrigley, I know that I can see the game the way my grandfather and even great grandfather would have seen it. It is such an intangible gift, but such a priceless one, as well. The Cubs and the Redsox (I think to a lesser degree) are the only teams that can boast this. I think that true lovers of the game would give up any amenity to see a game in the Polo Grounds, Shibe, Crosley, Ebbets, or even the Baker Bowl. Chicago still has its great stadium, and I hope that we do everything we can to preserve that without feeling the need to keep pace with the newest trends. I understand the need to expand and to cover budgets, but what makes Wrigley great has been it's resistence to change for nearly 100 years, not it's compliance. Please hold on to this.
Friday, October 29, 2010
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