Cubs fans, do you think your Cubs will ever build a new Wrigley Field?

Question

A new ballpark with the following modern features:

-Three seating decks

-Wider aisles and open concourses

-More Restrooms

-Wider upper deck in bleacher section

-More luxury suites

Answer 1

I was at a Marlins - Cubs game 7/26 @ Wrigley..

I hope it never changes... what a place.

Answer 2

A lot like Fenway and Dodger Stadium, you can't replace these stadiums because of historical purposes. You can only renovate.

Answer 3

That would be nice and every team deserves a new stadium after a while but the current Wrigley is classic...I would expect a new stadium maybe within the next 10-15 years.

All those features would be great and would also make for more Cubs fans being able to watch the games.

Answer 4

I agree with Fozzy.  I have been to a bunch of games & the parking and the amenities are the worst in all of baseball.  I think, eventually, they will build a "new WrigleyField" in the suburbs of Chicago as their is no room in the city.  And to say that they can't tear down such a historical place, look at the is happening in New York.  Yankee Statuim, "The House That Ruth Built" is being torn down.  "I PREDICT" that after a championchip (how ever long it takes) they will build a new Wrigley with the same caractor as the old, but moderized.

Answer 5

Sadly enough they will eventually have to replace the old girl.

I saw my first game in Wrigley in 1969 at the age of 7, and fell in love with it immediately. But, having been to some of the newer ballparks, I have come to realize how antiquated it has become.

Don't get me wrong, I love Wrigley while I'm actually in my seat watching the game. The ivy on the walls, the old scoreboard, the fact you can see neighborhood buildings right across the street (although not so fun now that those people make a ton of money - was more quaint when it would be three guys with a cooler of beer and a little grill) are all very unique. But, the minute I leave my seat and have to miss an inning or so to go use the restroom and get something to eat, I am reminded of just how outdated the park has become. And unfortunately, the Cubs probably could not really build a more modern park on the present site. If you have ever seen pictures of the old Comiskey Park while it was still up, but after the new one was built, you can see what I mean. In building open concourses (concessions above and behind the seats as opposed to beneath them) you need a lot more room. And right now the Cubs really have nowhere to go - unless they buy out a lot of property surrounding the ballpark. And because of the way the streets lay out - they will really only be able to go to the north or the east.

When the time comes, I think the Cubs will probably end up moving out of the city. There just isn't enough open area on the North Side for them to really do much with - they possibly could shoehorn it in somewhere else, but that would simply end up leaving you with a lot of the problems they already have - traffic congestion, the lack of parking, etc. And without the draw of the nightlife surrounding Wrigley, their attendance may actually drop some. (Although then maybe the place would fill up with people who were actually there to see a ballgame rather then the game being a side note to a night of drinking at the Cubby Bear or Murphy's)

It will be sad to see them move, but, as already proved in most other major league cities, eventually the old ballparks just get to the point where they no longer serve their purpose as well as they once did.

I will disagree with one point you make. I'm not sure I like the idea of a third deck, and particularly don't like the idea of having a second deck in the outfield. There will be more then enough room to get 40,000 - 45, 000 seats in without going that far. The trend now is for the ballparks to actually be a little nore intimate then some of the monstrosities of the past (mostly multi purpose stadiums - the Vet, Three Rivers, riverfront, etc.)

Hopefully when the time comes they can somehow have a stadium with the latest amenities while keeping at least some of the more unique features Wrigley has now. Keep the ivy, the scoreboard, the baskets on the outfield walls. But please, don't let them put in a Jumbotron, or a fireworks display, or a swimming pool. Not that there's anything wrong with any of those things, but not part of what I expect to see at a Cubs game.

Answer 6

I'm not a cub fan but i think they wont build another Wrigley field

Answer 7

what for they can renovate.

Answer 8

no for sure

Answer 9

The Cubs will play at Wrigley Field untl it crumbles apart.  They don't need a new stadium, they just need to keep renovating it to keep it in decent shape.  There is too much history and tradition in this stadium to just rip it apart, same thing goes for Fenway (which is older then Wrigley by 2 years).  I don't see the Cubs playing in a new stadium in my lifetime (I'm 27).

Answer 10

I doubt that they will build a new Wrigley Field.  Wrigley is Wrigley and it should always stay that way.  Even though it is going to take a lot of money to repair Wrigley the way it is now, it is a place of history.  They can't just build a new Wrigley Field.

Answer 11

I hope they don't. The current ballpark is full of tradition and memories. Harry Carey won't like it if the Cubbies moved.

Answer 12

Do they still have those nets up to keep cement from crushing fans? Wrigley is a dump. Get with it people.

Fenway has way more on Wrigley.