Awaiting Word on Giant Noodle's Replacement

Trib reporter Paul Sullivan broke news today from Cubs Camp that the giant Mac-N-Cheese noodle won't be returning in 2011. If you feel like a walk down memory lane feel free to take a gander at these stories we posted last year about that yellow monstrosity:

Giant Noodle Invades Wrigley Field

Unintended Consequences

Cubs and Wrigley Field at the Break

Oh, You Mean The BIG Noodle

But let me tell you this - we are not celebrating this news just yet. Mr. Sullivan didn't mention anything about what kind of replacement gimmick they have in mind. Unfortunately, what we have come to find out about Mr. Hayward and the Cubs Marketing Brain Trust is that anything is possible, and dang heck if something tasteless and tacky isn't to be gall-derned expected.

Oh, You Mean The BIG Noodle

Grandpa wrote a post recently about these "do not climb the noodle" signs next to the giant Wrigley Mac'n Cheese. A few days after that one of the signs was smashed into pieces. Maybe they should've put up a sign next to that one saying "don't break the noodle sign" LOL!!!

They did replace the sign with a new and improved version. Check it:

Looks like the first generation sign was causing confusion. "Noodle, what noodle??.... OH!! You mean the BIG noodle!! Yeah, I'll stay off of that."

Too bad it kinda looks like a giant cheese covered saddle... Just waiting to be ridden.

Unintended Consequences

We here at this blog have discussed some of the strange moves the Cubs marketing department has made this year. When things like colossal cheese covered macaroni show up in front of a baseball shrine - it tends to lead to discussions.

As foolish as that noodle may be, the fact they had to install these here signs around it is just ridiculous. But, I guess if you put a shiny object in front of 40,000 drunk spectators, a few of them are going to decide - I'm gonna climb that there noodle.