{"id":3297,"date":"2013-01-23T09:15:39","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T15:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=3297"},"modified":"2013-01-23T09:19:28","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T15:19:28","slug":"rebuilding-wrigley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/rebuilding-wrigley\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuilding Wrigley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3298\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3298\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3298\" alt=\"CTH Proposed renovations to Wrigley Field\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chi-cubswrigley26-20130119.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chi-cubswrigley26-20130119.jpg 640w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chi-cubswrigley26-20130119-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>The big news coming out of last weekend&#8217;s Cubs Convention was the latest plan to renovate Wrigley Field. \u00a0Chairman Tom Ricketts said that the team would fund the renovations, expected to be around $300 million, without public assistance in exchange for the city lifting some of the restrictions related to the stadium&#8217;s landmark designation. \u00a0The renovations, expected to start following the 2014 season and continue over the next 5 offseasons, includes\u00a0larger concourses, additional restaurants, more bathroom and concession areas, expanded suites, a new roof, and new seats. \u00a0Also included are new amenities for the players, including a larger home clubhouse, batting cages and additional training facilities. \u00a0From the outside, the fa\u00e7ade would be returned to its 1930s-era luster.<\/p>\n<p>Wrigley Field, built in 1914 for the Chicago Whales of the old Federal League, has been the home of the Cubs since 1916. \u00a0It is the second oldest park still in use, behind Boston&#8217;s Fenway Park. \u00a0The Cubs have been looking to renovate the stadium for years, but have been stymied by, among other things, the landmark status, the desire for public funds, and the bankruptcy of their former owner, the Tribune Company. \u00a0The renovations are badly needed if the stadium is to continue to be used as anything beyond a museum. \u00a0The players facilities are antiquated compared to the rest of the league, making it all the more difficult to attract top-flight free agents. \u00a0The seating bowl has had its own issues, starting with the multiple incidents of falling concrete in 2004 that led to netting being installed throughout much of the upper deck.<\/p>\n<p>These planned renovations are still nearly 2 years away and the Cubs have had numerous plans go by the wayside in the past few years. \u00a0Unfortunately, time is probably running out on the viability of Wrigley Field as a long-term alternative if nothing is done. \u00a0Hopefully this plan does go through and Wrigley Field continues to be the home of the Cubs for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The big news coming out of last weekend&#8217;s Cubs Convention was the latest plan to renovate Wrigley Field. \u00a0Chairman Tom Ricketts said that the team would fund the renovations, expected to be around $300 million, without public assistance in exchange for the city lifting some of the restrictions related to the stadium&#8217;s landmark designation. \u00a0The 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