They're talking about a new park for the Cubs. Zambrano wants one and for a pretty good reason: it's 2009. Could have said the same in 1995. Everything about Wrigley Field being "baseball", the franchise, the legacy, is absolutely true. But when does diminishing returns prompt action? The object of the sport is to win, right? If the Cubs had 2 or 3 championships under their belt since 1945, then, OK, the machine is greased -- keep the park, repair it, expand it. But if a new park is the edge the team needs to reach that Ultimate Victory, then build it. Tear down Wrigley, put up a new one. How about taking Wrigley apart, brick by brick, and moving it to Kane County? Or Iowa? Or Cooperstown?
I like the old field. Wrigley Field IS baseball.
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