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小熊总裁Tom Ricketts想要透过网络联署来通过Wrigley Field的扩建案
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Cubs planning to move forward with Wrigley Field renovations
In a letter and video sent to Cubs fans on Wednesday, chairman Tom Ricketts
said the team is ready to move forward with proposed renovations to
Wrigley Field. Here is the video:
Ricketts says a revised expansion plan will be submitted to the Commission on
Chicago Landmarks seeking approval for the addition of several signs and a new
seating configuration in the outfield. If approved, the team is prepared to
begin construction immediately.
Here are the highlights of the revised renovation plan, courtesy of MLB.com's
Carrie Muskat:
The new outfield signs will provide an additional revenue source to help fund
other parts of the restoration, Ricketts said. The revised expansion plan will
include additional seating and open spaces in the Budweiser Bleachers,
including new group terraces in right and left field and enclosed hospitality
areas. They are also asking for new outfield lights that will reduce shadows,
allowing fly balls to be lit from both front and back. All lighting will be
directed inside the ballpark and not outside to the community.
Also, four additional LED signs of up to 650 square feet, and one additional
2,400-square foot videoboard in right field will be added to the ballpark.
Both the home and visitor's clubhouses will be expanded as part of the
renovations, and the bullpens would be moved off the field to an area under the
Budweiser Bleachers.
"We can't delay any longer. The time to build a winner is now," Ricketts said
in the video. "I'm not saying Wrigley Field is the reason the Chicago
Cubs haven't won a world championship in more than 100 years, but I am
saying it's time to invest in Wrigley Field and to do the things our
competitors do."
A proposed video scoreboard in left field will be reduced in size, though the
Wrigleyville Rooftop Association has made it clear it plans to sue to prevent
the scoreboard from being built because it will obstruct views.
"We've spent endless hours negotiating with the rooftop businesses," Ricketts
added. "We've gotten nowhere in our talks with them to settle this dispute. It
has to end. It's time to move forward."
The Chicago City Council and the Commission on Chicago Landmarks approved the
team's $500 million renovation plan in 2013. That proposal included a larger
video scoreboard. Other approved elements include an open-air plaza outside
Wrigley, a 175-room hotel in partnership with Starwood, a 40,000-square-foot
Chicago Athletic Club, a restoration of the ballpark's facade and improved
amenities.
The proposed renovation will be privately financed. Wrigley Field celebrated
its 100th anniversary earlier this year and is the second-oldest ballpark in
Major League Baseball.