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Man, Tom Tunney is such a [expletive] dirtbag.

Keep the ivy, keep the scoreboard. Those are iconic.

Screw everything else.

Sacrifice bunts have started more big innings in the game of baseball than anything else.

Pretty much this.

Keep the Wrigley sign on the outside as well.

I did the Wrigley tour a few years ago. We went through the clubhouse, under the bleachers, the radio and TV booths etc. We also did a tour of the scoreboard. It's remarkably cramped inside and HOT which you would expect. There is rust and peeling paint everywhere and it is apparently a nightmare to maintain. I've sat in the bleachers under the scoreboard and had to listen to the buzzing and loud CLANK noises with every pitch and out. Nostalgia aside, the thing is an embarrassment and should be replaced. I'm ok with something that looks the same but has more modern functionality. It could easily be replaced with an electronic version that is the same size and also offers a replay screen, stats etc.

This makes very little sense. Who in their right mind is embarrassed by the presence of that scoreboard? And no, you can't easily replace it with an electronic version that is the same size with replay screen and stats. Any replacement with a screen is going to require a much bigger size and/or much less information on the screen.

They'd be better off maintaining and upgrading the board as is, and adding additional screens elsewhere in the stadium.

I'm in my right mind and I'm embarrassed by the thing. I disagree that it would need to be MUCH bigger - a lot of the current scoreboard is wasted green space. The board in Minute Maid Park isn't much bigger, same for Lucas Oil Field yet they offer modern functionality.

Have you ever sat beneath the scoreboard? BRRRRRRR.....CLUNK! is a common sound. It needs to go. I'm sure the new park in Hoffman Estates will have a better scoreboard.

The Iron Sheik ‏@the_ironsheik
sammy sosa i respect he not the @JoseCanseco

I'm in my right mind and I'm embarrassed by the thing. I disagree that it would need to be MUCH bigger - a lot of the current scoreboard is wasted green space. The board in Minute Maid Park isn't much bigger, same for Lucas Oil Field yet they offer modern functionality.

Have you ever sat beneath the scoreboard? BRRRRRRR.....CLUNK! is a common sound. It needs to go. I'm sure the new park in Hoffman Estates will have a better scoreboard.

Keep the Wrigley sign on the outside as well.

IU smells like poop.

I think we should get rid of all the poles because I had to sit behind one one time.

IU smells like poop.

Pretty much anything iconic about Wrigley that people immediately think of when the word "Wrigley" is even mentioned should stay.

This makes very little sense. Who in their right mind is embarrassed by the presence of that scoreboard? And no, you can't easily replace it with an electronic version that is the same size with replay screen and stats. Any replacement with a screen is going to require a much bigger size and/or much less information on the screen.

They'd be better off maintaining and upgrading the board as is, and adding additional screens elsewhere in the stadium.

I'm right there with you but good luck getting them all to move back to Europe with the economic problems they are having now.

but in reality
2006 .364
2007 .351
2008 his one big year
2009 .347
2010 90 games played
2011 .323
what do you call that?

IU smells like poop.

I'm sure the new park in Hoffman Estates will have a better scoreboard.

9.7 from someone who is 50% polish

On the table is a $500 million or so plan — $300 million to reconstruct the nearly century-old Wrigley and $200 million for the "Triangle" parking, entertainment and multiuse structure off the west wall of the ballpark.

The family and/or team would pay for the Triangle building. That means $300 million is needed for the ballpark proper.

Half would come from the team, presumably in increased revenue from more signage inside Wrigley and retail and other entertainment in what amounts to a game-day carnival on Waveland Avenue on Wrigley's north side and Sheffield Avenue to the east.

And half would come from $150 million or so in bonds to be retired with increased revenue from the existing city and Cook County amusement taxes on ticket sales. Specifically, debt service would get the first 6 percent in growth above a base level of around $15 million a year now.

But it's a little more complicated than that.

The team also wants a 50 percent cut of any increase in amusement tax revenue growth above 6 percent. And unlike the bonds, which would be retired in 30 or 35 years, that would be forever.