Moving the team, but where?

[CSF77]

Wouldn't consider moving until after the team wins a WS.

 

[brett05]

And the only thing still there in a move to the suburbs would be the beer and the bad baseball.

Not quite the same is it?

It would be nearly impossible to duplicate the environment and atmosphere of Wrigley Field and the surrounding neighborhood at a stadium in the suburbs and certainly not at a location next to an airport.

The extra environment? Maybe. Probably, but not necessarily. That said, folks from IA, the burbs aren't concerned about the outside stuff. When I used to drink I didn't care that there was life outside of the physical Wrigley Building. I am going to venture a guess that most that attend the game don't.

 

[brett05]

Besides, how many could all those bars hold anyways? 5,000 in total?

 

[Boobaby1]

The move allows for almost all games on weekdays to be played at night. That means more revenue in the suburbs.

There is revenue now, and after the renovation, there is going to be a mecca of entertainment around Wrigley Field to boot. If they wanted to move and thought it to be the best thing to do, would there really be any discussion at all from Rickett's and the management?

Before the kids get out of school look at the crowds at wrigley on weekdays. When the kids go back to school in late August, look at the crowds at Wrigley.

In 07' and 08', the attendance was 3,252.000 and 3,300,000 respectfully, and the Cubs have not eclipsed those numbers ever. Last year they had an attendance of 2,882,000. It's apparent that winning will take care of everything.

BTW, how much beer do kids really drink? LOL

Night games are better. When the Cubs move to a new stadium in a different venue in the suburbs, they will not only be able to have all the night games they want, they will have a retractable roof for inclement weather.

Night games are better and they can have them all if they wanted, but with the additional games they are seeking now in Wrigley, it's only about a difference of 18 games. The Cardinals have 24 games started in the daytime this year.

They will have state of the art facilities for the players. Wrigley is a crapstain, except to some fans stuck on nostalgia.

Sorry, but that is the lure of the park. BTW, those same facilities can be in Wrigley too. It might be a crap stain now, but if money is put in the proper place, it won't be anymore.

 

[Willrust]

If so many of you think that Wrigley is the drawing factor for the Cubs, then why do they consistently have one of the best road followings in baseball?

 

[nwfisch]

If so many of you think that Wrigley is the drawing factor for the Cubs, then why do they consistently have one of the best road followings in baseball?

WGN

 

[Willrust]

WGN

Short, and to the point. I agree.

WGN has had a great deal to do with the Cubs popularity since the early 80's. However, this is the Cubs popularity and goes more to the point that the Cubs could conceivably move from Wrigley and not see the drop in fan-base that some on here think they would suffer from.

 

[KBisBack!]

If so many of you think that Wrigley is the drawing factor for the Cubs, then why do they consistently have one of the best road followings in baseball?

WGN like previously stated and lots of Chicagoians move to other parts of the country.

However this year you can see that the shitty quality of the team is now having an effect on the road attendance.

They rank 20th in road attendance and tenth at how with the same shitty team.

The difference??

Wrigley Field and the weather hasn't really been all that nice yet.