Don't call it a renovation. The Cubs prefer to call it a "restoration". And don't expect an effort to create a "new" Wrigley Field. Cubs President Crane Kenny told the Chicago Tribune: “It’s actually trying to make Wrigley old.”
Nothing says "old" quite like a gigantic videobaord.
But fear not Cubs fans, because this proposed jumbotron will look old-timey. As you can see below every bit of it will be painted Wrigley Green (it won't be) and on top it will say "Wrigley Field" (it won't) in old-timey cursive letters (cursive that's never existed in the ballpark). And I'm sure when instead it says "TOYOTA" - you'll still feel just like you're back in the old-times. It will also have ironwork that will copy the ironwork on top of Wrigley - that was made to look old-timey when they installed lights waaay back in 1988. Oh, and look: it will also have very subtle advertisements for the Cubs and for Cubs Charities. Very thoughtful, very tasteful, and... not at all what'll happen.
Because the outfield could use lights? It's way too dark.
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No thank you. Build seats over the streets beyond the bleachers with the traffic going underneath the new seats. Makes more sense to me. I don't go to a ballgame to watch a giant TV.
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