Cub fans,
After last night, it would seem most logical to discuss the 7 prospects on the top 100 prospect list.
But that is not why I am here today.
Will on the baseball operations side, I have thoroughly enjoyed the Kool-aid known as "the rebuild," I am very frustrated with side 2 of the plan: the renovations.
As it broke on Wednesday, the rooftop owners are not happy on how negotiations have been represented. This would include a defamation lawsuit for a statement made over a year ago.
Really?
The rooftops have benefited from being 200 feet from the ballpark their entire existence, and continue to benefit from a inexplicable contract signed in 2003.
On one hand, if the roof top owners are the "Cub fans" I have dreamed they are, don't they see the benefits of the updates to the stadium? A video board would improve the enjoyment for the folks (like myself) who are inside the ballpark. For years, it has been frustrating that you cannot see a replay on an amazing play because there is no where to look for that type of image. With expanded replay officially coming this year, it has been approved for the replays to be put on the video boards on the stadium. Well, that is if you have one.
I get that there is a contract. I get that they are thinking about the business side of things. BUT knowing the type of crowd that uses the rooftops (casual fans), will rooftop goers really be that mad to lose a corner of sight? If with the additional revenue stream, new ballpark facilities, and the young kids playing on the field, the Cubs are contending: wouldn't people pay anything to be in the area of the park at that point? (Ex. 2003,2007,2008)
Maybe it is time to threaten to leave. I love Wrigley field. It is my favorite place on Earth, but if this is the dragged out mess that hinders part 2 of the plan...
You can't hinder a view of a team that isn't there.
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