Though the area around Wrigley Field is still very much a construction zone, the Chicago Cubs are ready to welcome fans into the Friendly Confines for an April 11 season opener against the Cincinnati Reds. (more…)

Though the area around Wrigley Field is still very much a construction zone, the Chicago Cubs are ready to welcome fans into the Friendly Confines for an April 11 season opener against the Cincinnati Reds. (more…)
Left- and center-field bleachers at Wrigley Field opened for business last night, as the Chicago Cubs unveiled a very visible part of the remaking of the Friendly Confines — a job that will take several years. (more…)
A pair of would-be ivy thieves were arrested at Wrigley Field early Sunday morning as they attempted to steal some ivy from the outfield walls at the Friendly Confines. The pair of Pennsylvania men were nabbed at the home of the Chicago Cubs after security cameras shot them around 3:45 a.m. walking through the ballpark. […]
We’re a little skeptical: the Chicago Cubs are debating whether to change operations at Wrigley Field to make the proceedings more kid-friendly, including the possible introduction of a mascot. Now, one of the great things about Wrigley Field is that it is an unabashedly adult experience: yeah, a true baseball fan under the age of […]
Though we’re not seeing the logic besides the need to generate flamebait, a writer for the Wall Street Journal is calling for the Chicago Cubs to tear down Wrigley Field so the team can win a World Series. We pass along the article by Rich Cohen not because we agree with its central premise (no, […]
If it’s spring, it’s time for Tom Ricketts to once again call for public funding of renovations to Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. It’s been a constant theme for Ricketts since buying the Cubs and the historic ballpark: that Wrigley Field needs work, and the public should pick up at least $200 million […]
Usually Peter Gammons is the smartest guy in the room when it comes to baseball, but comments he made about Wrigley Field being a “dump” and Cubs owner Tom Ricketts not knowing the true renovation price of the ballpark are ridiculous — and are generating lots of heat in the Windy City. Gammons, now an […]
The Chicago Cubs have been a box-office machine in recent years, but yesterday Wrigley Field saw its smallest crowd in nine years, with only 26,292 showing up for a matinee against the Arizona Diamondbacks on a chilly, windy Monday. Harbinger or aberration? Of course, many teams would be happy with announcing 26,292 fans in the […]