The Cubs new clubhouse is as advertised and then some. Ownership and the front office has created a state of the art facility outside of the second oldest ballpark in the majors with every possible amenity the players could ever need. “It’s been a real rewarding week for all of us because this has been many, many years in the making. We talked for a long time about our theoretical plan on the baseball side and our theoretical plan on the business side and our theoretical plan for the … [Read more...]
Wrigley Field Restoration Update: Cubs are Playing Baseball at Wrigley on Opening Night
The Cubs held a conference call Tuesday afternoon to address the rumors about Wrigley Field’s status for Opening Night and provide an update on The 1060 Project. Julian Green, the Cubs Vice President of Communications and Community Affairs, addressed the reports that surfaced the Cubs would not be playing baseball at Wrigley Field on Opening Night. The Cubs will open the 2015 season against the Cardinals at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 5. And the left field video board will be … [Read more...]
Wrigley Field Restoration Update: Weather Delays Push Right Field Bleachers to Early June
Crane Kenney and Carl Rice, Vice President of Ballpark Operations, gave a tour of Wrigley Field on Monday to a group of media members to show the progress and provide an update on the first phase of The 1060 Project. Kenney said the left field and center field bleachers remain on target to be open by May 11 but the right field bleachers and video board probably will not be ready until early June. Due to the weather delays, steel work hasn’t begun on the right field bleachers. The Cubs said … [Read more...]