Happy 100th Birthday Wrigley Field

[#1swisher]

The Cubs have created WrigleyField100.com to honor 100 years of history at the ballpark.


http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...k_chc&c_id=chc

[palehosepub]

and what a successful 100 years it has been.....

[tebman]

...and not looking a day over 99.

[moochpuppy]

Originally Posted by tebman

...and not looking a day over 99.

What's with the nets? Is that to catch falling concrete?

[roylestillman]

Isn't the netting close to 15 years old now?

[Moses_Scurry]

Originally Posted by roylestillman

Isn't the netting close to 15 years old now?

I remember threads about them putting the nets up on here, so they are no older than WSI. Probably 2005 or so. I remember somebody referring to it as "putting a diaper" on the urinal.

[roylestillman]

Originally Posted by Moses_Scurry

I remember threads about them putting the nets up on here, so they are no older than WSI. Probably 2005 or so. I remember somebody referring to it as "putting a diaper" on the urinal.

Found an old AP story. The City's building department threatened to not allow the park to open in July of the 2004 season until the netting was installed. So it's the tenth anniversary of the netting! Congratulations Cub fans.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1849134

[Hitmen77]

I hope word gets out about this. I'm worried that Wrigley Field doesn't get enough attention and accolades.

Originally Posted by moochpuppy

What's with the nets? Is that to catch falling concrete?

Yes.

[WhiteSox5187]

Originally Posted by roylestillman

Found an old AP story. The City's building department threatened to not allow the park to open in July of the 2004 season until the netting was installed. So it's the tenth anniversary of the netting! Congratulations Cub fans.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1849134

As I recall those nets were supposed to be a temporary solution.

[TheVulture]

That can't be up to code. Nets? Are you kidding me? What other building owner ever got away with something like that?

[DumpJerry]

Originally Posted by TheVulture

That can't be up to code. Nets? Are you kidding me? What other building owner ever got away with something like that?

The troughs are not exactly allowed in the Code, either.

Of course when you're selling hot dogs manufactured before the Korean War, bathroom troughs and crumbling cement are the least of your concerns.....

[Railsplitter]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

The troughs are not exactly allowed in the Code, either.

I'm no expert on building codes, but aren't structures already in existence exempt?

[DumpJerry]

Originally Posted by Railsplitter

I'm no expert on building codes, but aren't structures already in existence exempt?

If something was up to Code when it was built, it is grandfathered in. However, if you remodel the part of the structure that is out of code, then the area being remodeled has to be brought up to current Code. You can have a kitchen that was built before GFCI outlets were required and today, that kitchen can still have the old fire-hazard outlets. But if you remodel your kitchen, then the GFCIs have to be put in.

[cub killer]

Originally Posted by roylestillman

Found an old AP story. The City's building department threatened to not allow the park to open in July of the 2004 season until the netting was installed. So it's the tenth anniversary of the netting! Congratulations Cub fans.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1849134

When all this occurred, the Sun-Times put out the headline "Mayor Daley threatens to SHUT DOWN Wrigley Field". Pretty funny.

During the press conference, after Da Mare made the declaration, he was asked if he had anything more to say about Wrigley. His response was "Yeah, tell them to get a team."

[Heff]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

If something was up to Code when it was built, it is grandfathered in. However, if you remodel the part of the structure that is out of code, then the area being remodeled has to be brought up to current Code. You can have a kitchen that was built before GFCI outlets were required and today, that kitchen can still have the old fire-hazard outlets. But if you remodel your kitchen, then the GFCIs have to be put in.

Saw our Sox at Fenway last year and took the park tour (very cool, btw) - the guide said pretty much the same thing. They can't replace any of the original seats, or they'll have to install wider ones, reducing capacity by a few thousand...