Wrigley Field Back To Her Old Self Again

Player Banners Are Gone

They took down the Opening Day clutter from around the glorious Wrigley Field Marquee earlier today, nearly returning the Stadium to her old self.

The last two years they've tried to gussy up the place at season's start by hanging giant photographs of Cubs players here and there, and thankfully - just like last year - those same photographs have come back down after a mid-May homestand.

Who knows, maybe getting rid of this junk can somehow lead to an improvement of their current 9-13 home record.

Wrigley About Ready For Opening Day

Well sir, it appears the cluttering of Wrigley Field will be an annual event. With four more player banner surrounding the Marquee than last year, the ballpark looks darn close to ready for Opening Day.

Banner To The Beloved

Wrigley field has been been all dolled up with player banners; highlighting the current best of the Cubs best. But they still decided to focus on the past with one prominent banner facing Clark Street.

A banner on Cubs greats: Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, the late Ron Santo, Fergie Jenkins, Andre Dawson, Ryne Sandberg and Greg Maddox. I reckon they ran out of room for Sammy Sosa and Mark Grace.

Cubs Celebrate Their Bench With New Banners at Wrigley

The annual cluttering of Wrigley Field has begun. No doubt they will cover every possible spot with banners and advertisements before Opening Day.

These here seem to be celebrating the Cubs role players. We had to do some internet researching, and we think we figured out who the players are.

So here's to you, bench players. Go Cubs Go!

Another Banner Loss

This weekend the Cubs traded away Ted Lilly - along with Ryan Theriot, and a suitcase full of cash - to The Los Angeles Dodgers for one Blake Dewitt, and minor league arms Brett Wallach and Kyle Smit.

 

The Opening Day banners are down two from the start. Ryan Theriot wasn't even good enough to put his picture up, so I reckon that part of the deal won't cause too much of a ruckus around here. 

 

This might end up being the last of the original 8 bannered players to leave. I doubt they are going to find a taker for Soriano or Zambrano. Lee seems desperate to stay, and Marmol is young. They have to keep Ramirez if he wants to stay and Dempster... well, he is a nice Canadian lad and I hope he sticks around.

 

 

One Down Seven To Go

Taking a look back at the banners they hung on our beloved Wrigley Field back in April - it looks like it is 1 down and 7 to go. It'll be interesting to see how many of these gentlemen are around for Opening Day 2011.