Tribune Company Owner, Sam Zell, has stated that Cubs are going to sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field. Crane Kenny, Tribune Company CEO and Cubs figure head, has clarified Zell’s statements. Kenny’s explains that when the Cubs sell the naming rights to Wrigley field; the money earned will be spent on the TEAM and RENNOVATION of Wrigley Field.
If the naming rights are sold, the Cubs would be able to add more money to the budget, and thus add more players. If the Cubs are in need of a left handed bat, say Ken Griffey JR, at the trade deadline, wouldn’t the money from the naming rights sale help? What If Joe Nathan became available at the deadline, and he wanted an extension before agreeing to a deal. Would the money from the naming rights aid the Cubs? That is some of the ways the money from the Sale of the naming rights to Wrigley Field could help out the Cubs. In case, Cubs fans haven’t noticed the Cubs have not won a WORLD SERIES in 99 years, anything to help them WIN should be encouraged!
In terms of RENNOVATION, the money earned from the sale of the naming rights would help restore and modernize Wrigley field. Many of the Cubs fans who are clamoring for the naming rights not to be sold have not been to a game in YEARS. The word RENNOVATION does not mean getting rid of the IVY or adding a VIDEO SCORE BOARD. RENNOVATION means fixing the ugly green fence on the home plate side, putting URINALS in the Men’s rooms instead of troughs, improving the concourse, and keeping the concrete from FALLING off the stadium. My list is not complete by any means, but these are some revisions that I hope are made.
These are reasons why I am in favor of the Cubs selling the naming rights to Wrigley Field. In regards to all the Cubs fans who think that selling the naming rights to Wrigley Field is baseball BLASPHANEY. The main argument circulating in the media is that the Cubs should not change the name of Wrigley Field because of its TRADITION.
Wrigley Field has tradition alright: A TRADITION OF LOSING! I hate to break this to Cubs fans, but Wrigley Field has been a house of Horrors for the Cubs. From the Goat to Bartman, Wrigley Field has been nothing but bad news for the Cubs. An underachieving player sometimes needs a change of scenery; maybe an underachieving FRANCHISE could need a change of scenery.
If selling the naming rights brings the CUBS their first WORLD SERIES in 99 years, I say to Sam Zell: SELL SELL SELL!!!
I do think that the selling of the name would be in the best interest of the Cub fans and baseball too in the end! Afterall, baseball has become nothing more than a business venture anyway!!
Last edited by Ftxblogger on March 10th at 6:23 PM.
It would be a disgusting sight to see them change the wrigley name. Hopefully they do not alter the Marquee. I mean look at some photos these Wrigley Field Photos of the marquee.
G'day & good morning from Down Under
Don't sell it, please!
We do it here & even once a Player sold his surname for 1 game to a cat food company for $200,000!!
By the way, is Wrigley the chewing gum mob??
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