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I dont think it is totally unreasonable to think the cubs would consider a move. A place like rosemont would and could give them the world to relocate. This a village that is getting huge revenue from a casino, hotels, convention center, entertainment complex and soon to be huge designer shopping mall. The village has no schools, library's etc to support. In essence this villages streets are lined in gold.
Someone mentioned the Sox moving after the lease expires in 2026, if the ownership at that time is the same as it currently it is, I would see them making the move. They love using other peoples money and this is a place where they would have the opportunity to do that. |
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God, that would be like Lionel Hutz imagining a world without lawyers!
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You mention tourist revenue, I cant think of a more populated tourist base than the hotels filled in rosemont. All within walking distance to the proposed field. Sure it wont be to see a old historic field but maybe it will be to see a good ball club. Yes I know that is heresy. |
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If the Cubs were playing good baseball, they'd pack the park because there's still a lot of Cub fans in the Chicago area that would go see them. But last year, they were historically terrible and they still drew 2.8 million people because they can count on hundreds of thousands if not over a million tourists to go to a game there, regardless of what's going on. That goes away with Wrigley. |
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Maybe I am dreaming that people actually like to see good baseball at a park not on Tv. I was also speaking of the convention/business traveler that is in a rosemont hotel. Going to a ball game that is right down the street would be a real possibility. Regarding the skywalks, I wouldnt rule that out with rosemont the city of gold. A tram could be possible and a dedicated shuttle lane on game day would be a easy solution. |
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Heck, the town might alter the Building Code to allow for troughs in the mens room.
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Even still, it would not have the same appeal to the vast majority of tourists and non-Cubs fans.
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If thats what the cubs want I bet rosemont would do whatever is possible to accommodate it. |
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Now, as much as I'd love to see the Ricketts group make this colossal mistake, they can't be that dumb, can they? ![]() |
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Living outside of the Chicago area, I hear it all the time. "We're going to Chicago, and we're going to go see Wrigley Field." Note that it's not "going to see the Cubs," it's "going to see Wrigley Field." Tourists would not say "we're going to go see the new replica of Wrigley Field that they built out by the airport."
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