DaTank Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Well, my friend who is a Cub fan showed this to me. http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/story/2008/2/26/131925/391 Please don't let this happen. I don't want any Cub scum near U.S. Cellular for an entire year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Honestly, for a 1 year thing, I wouldn't mind this at all. This would be a great way to market the Sox to all the Cub fans who have never been anywhere but historic Wrigley Field. Some of them would come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoMB345 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I will literally kill someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 06:16 PM) Honestly, for a 1 year thing, I wouldn't mind this at all. This would be a great way to market the Sox to all the Cub fans who have never been anywhere but historic Wrigley Field. Some of them would come back. ^^^ And this has been a given for a while. Wrigley needs serious work or a rebuild, and the only real alternative is the Cell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 05:26 PM) ^^^ And this has been a given for a while. Wrigley needs serious work or a rebuild, and the only real alternative is the Cell. Why not Soldier Field, like the good old days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Well look at the bright side, Pratt can start a thread. "I had fun at the cell" As long as some of the money that comes from them being there can be applied to the sox and their bottom line sure. I can imagine though the shock and horror when they pee on someone's lawn in Bridgeport and get their clock cleaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 QUOTE(jenks45monster @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 06:28 PM) Why not Soldier Field, like the good old days? A number of reasons. One, it would have to be constantly configured for baseball, then reconfigured for other events. Two, Soldier is actually heavily used in the summer for a variety of things, so scheduling would be a nightmare. Third, the playing surface is not ready for baseball. Hell, its barely ready for football. Fourth, you's start conflicting with the Bears come August. Fifth, the seating is really not conducive to a small field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 As long as we get a cut of the money for their ticket sales and concessions and everything, I say do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 QUOTE(JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 06:39 PM) As long as we get a cut of the money for their ticket sales and concessions and everything, I say do it. The stadium belongs to the Illinois Sports Authority, not the Sox. The Sox lease time in the stadium - Cubs would have to do the same. The money may help the Sox indirectly - more funds for improvements, some sticky fans as Balta said... but directly, no cash for the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 QUOTE(jenks45monster @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 06:28 PM) Why not Soldier Field, like the good old days? Maybe my memory is fuzzy, but, when did the Cubs play in Soldier Field? I know that the Bears played football at Wrigley, but I'd never heard it the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 05:57 PM) Maybe my memory is fuzzy, but, when did the Cubs play in Soldier Field? I know that the Bears played football at Wrigley, but I'd never heard it the other way around. My bad, it was the Bears that played at Wrigley, not the Cubs at Soldier Field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 03:56 PM) The stadium belongs to the Illinois Sports Authority, not the Sox. The Sox lease time in the stadium - Cubs would have to do the same. The money may help the Sox indirectly - more funds for improvements, some sticky fans as Balta said... but directly, no cash for the Sox. Who sells the ads in the stadium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 (edited) I wonder how the concessions would go then...would the Sox get some cash or the Cubs?? I would assume the Sox. Edited February 28, 2008 by EvilJester99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 If the Cubs play a season at the cell we will have to sell the place after the season. We just couldn't risk the exposure of Cubbie stuff on our Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 I really wouldn't want the bastard, drunk, Cub fans at the Cell. This is just one example, some drunk a-hole sliding through the urinals. ***king sick. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfV6Yo2-q0o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 QUOTE(jenks45monster @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 07:11 PM) I really wouldn't want the bastard, drunk, Cub fans at the Cell. This is just one example, some drunk a-hole sliding through the urinals. ***king sick. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfV6Yo2-q0o Hate to break it to you, but I've seen things similar that at the Cell as well. Those bathrooms are damn nasty during/after games sometimes. Plus some people when they partake in beverages, don't know their limits. I've been a casualty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time in a beer fight at the Cell before. Not pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 (edited) QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 06:15 PM) Hate to break it to you, but I've seen things similar that at the Cell as well. Those bathrooms are damn nasty during/after games sometimes. Plus some people when they partake in beverages, don't know their limits. I've been a casualty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time in a beer fight at the Cell before. Not pretty. I completely agree, but I have never seen anyone put their face in the urinal or something disgusting like that at a game. I'd rather see a sloppy drunk fight any day than someone sliding through hundreds of guys' piss. Edited February 28, 2008 by jenks45monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 03:16 PM) Honestly, for a 1 year thing, I wouldn't mind this at all. This would be a great way to market the Sox to all the Cub fans who have never been anywhere but historic Wrigley Field. Some of them would come back. It'd be worth it to force their fans look at the 2005 World Champion banner every time they went to a Cubs game. "Who's your daddy?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Law Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Less inside the stadium, but more in Bridgeport bars before and after games, I imagine there will be some brawls that might get out of hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 They need to build the Olympic Stadium so that the Cubs can use it while they gut the Urinal. We'll know about the Olympic status by next year I think, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 sure why not. let them see a real place to play, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I don't see a problem with it. But I would love to see drunk Cub fans stumble out of Comiskey looking for Murphy's Bleachers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 03:16 PM) Honestly, for a 1 year thing, I wouldn't mind this at all. This would be a great way to market the Sox to all the Cub fans who have never been anywhere but historic Wrigley Field. Some of them would come back. that's exactly what i thought when i read that - i can say from experience that i took my nephews, who live 3 miles from Wrigley, to a game in '05 and they've returned each season as a result. Although they're cub fans, they have a great time at the cell, especially the fundamentals thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Wait. Does this mean Cubs logo's, and stuff all over the ballpark? If this means Cubs flags, Cubs logos, or anything else decorated in the ballpark, then forget it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 07:40 PM) They need to build the Olympic Stadium so that the Cubs can use it while they gut the Urinal. We'll know about the Olympic status by next year I think, right? The cities go down to like 2 or 3 finalists this year, then I think the final decision is early in 2009. But they won't start building the new arena for a while I'm pretty sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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