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For years the TribCo has been trying to "rebuild, expand, and modernize" Wrigley field. A 90 year old structure, it has been loved by fans and foes alike for decades. One of the few remaining examples of fields built with a love for the game, not for selling toys, t-shirts, expensive food and watered down, overpriced pseudo-beer. TribCo views other, newer ballparks with their Infiniti and Lexus - styled private suites, high paying corporations, and sponsorship on every piece off open space, and they wonder, why are we missing out on those revenue streams?
Their secret plan has been to raze the place, and build a modern monstrosity with tons of air-conditioned suites for execs. Any normal Cubs fan (not that many are normal) or even any devotee of the game realizes that this stadium is one of a kind. Razing it would mean losing something very precious, very old, and very beautiful, in its old, ulgy, wrinkled way.
Now, the mayor of Chicago is on board with this conspiracy, demanding that the tribune close the field unless and until a piece of falling concrete can be examined. In reality, the mayor likes nothing old, loves all the graft and bribery that results from any construction in Chicago, and wants the old park torn down and replaced.
Beisbol fans beware! the Mayor and the Chicago Tribune will be stealing your stadium. Coming to a theater near you! Rated (R) for the unwanted rape of a historical gem.
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