Comments on: Wrigley Field name change

by: Jim Nicolai

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:18:11 +0000

Let’s see now, we have the Lincoln Memorial. Should we change that to “a president’s statue?” We have the Empire State Building, should we change it to “A tall building,” or “New York’s biggest.”? Wrigley Field is known and loved throughout the baseball world. to Change it would be a tragedy. Just as it was when they changed Comiskey Park. But Wrigley Field is the nation’s ballpark, not just another corporate monument. The corporation that buys it would give itself respect beyond its wildest dreams by maintaining the identity of this historic MONUMENT.

by: Jim Nicolai

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:59:42 +0000

I found stats that I downloaded from the internet and did some figuring, And the result was some AMAZINGLY REVEALING stats! I took the best 19 consecutive years and most productive years of Brooks Robinson’s 24 year career and the best 14 consecutive and most productive years of Ron Santo. And Santo makes Robinson look like an AVERAGE player. Out of 18 CAREER offensive and defensive stats Santo MURDERS Robinson! Santo wins 14! And he wins ALL offensive stats, so it seems a player, Robinson, was elected to the Hall of Fame based on the fewest errors made, and a FEW great plays in the World Series, while Santo has been IGNORED and SLIGHTED even though he makes the existing Hall of Famer almost look like a “pussy foot pony leaguer in comparison. And that is not much of an exaggeration if at all!

by: Dan George

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:22:19 +0000

As much as everyone is used to the name Wrigley Field, it was named for an owner and has been basically free advertising for years since Wrigley sold the Cubs. When the Sox sold the naming rights to Comiskey, there was an uproar and it seemed very weird. (Some of us still call it Comiskey instead of the Cell or US Cellular Park.) But in the end it was a park named after a former owner - while he was owner. Same thing for what is now Wrigley Field but with free advertising to boot.