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On May 3 the Cubs retired #31 for Maddux and Jenkins, and the giveaway that day was a 11x14 poster...

lapetino — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:17:10 -0000

On May 3 the Cubs retired #31 for Maddux and Jenkins, and the giveaway that day was a 11x14 poster combining the artwork created by artist John Hanley. On the air, Len Kasper said that the same print would be given away on May 16th at Best Buy, but I couldn't find any other details about this giveaway--hours, locations, # of posters, etc. I DO want to get one of these posters--at BEST BUY on the 16th, for free--and I thought some of you BCB'ers would too, so does anyone else have more info on it? Thanks!

Help with SRO strategy

lapetino — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:04:49 -0000

I've got 2 tickets to the Game 2 NLDS...

But they're SRO. I've never had standing-room-only tickets. Can anyone enlighten me on this? Are there separate lines? Should I get to the park WAY early? Any experienced BCB'ers have some advice on where to stand? With the way the Cubs are playing, I wouldn't have sat down much anyways, but I want to get the best placement I can. Any help would be great! :)

The car wash is gone! Can the expansion be far behind?

lapetino — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:56:06 -0000

While the Cubs are off in Arizona, other things are afoot around Wrigley. I stopped by the park Saturday morning to pick up new tickets for the rain-rescheduled Cards game, only to see a surprising sight: Bulldozers trashing the nearby car wash/bike check. What could this mean for the long-proposed Wrigley expansion?

As part of the Wrigley expansion project the Cubs were planning on adding a new building on the triangle-shaped parcel of land just to the west of the park, where the old car wash stood.

According to the Cubs, the expansion which would include "a five-story multipurpose building, to be located just west of Wrigley Field, with 400 parking spaces, a restaurant, a museum, and retail shops above ground, as well as underground workout facilities for Cubs players." But the construction stalled. With the demolition of the car wash, does it mean these plans are now moving forward? Does anyone have insider information?

I would be absolutely thrilled to see the Cubs upgrade the area right around the park to make the Wrigley experience even better, while improving the overall player facilities too. What do you all think about the expansion, and it moving forward? How many rooms in the new building will we need to display this year's World Series trophy? :)