The Chicago Cubs are the only professional sports team that mean anything to me and it’s largely because of Wrigley Field. I grew up in Chicago and my city bus pass got me into Wrigley’s right-field bleachers with a bag of popcorn, a pop, and a pack of Wrigley’s gum. The Wrigley‘s (and the Cubs) knew how to grow fans for life.
Now comes Cubs ace pitcher Carlos Zambrano—who is a certifiable unadulterated head case to begin with, he’s absolutely bat-shit crazy—telling the Associated Press that he wishes “Chicago would build a new stadium for the Cubs.”
Sacrilege.
Thankfully, Cubs manager Lou Piniella couldn’t disagree with Zambrano about Wrigley Field more. “Wrigley’s got its own uniqueness. There’s no question the facilities need to be redone but that’s going to happen,” Piniella told the AP. “My favorite time of year is when the ivy turns green. It’s really a great environment to play a ballgame.”
And it’s a great environment to watch a ballgame. Keep Wrigley Field; get rid of Zambrano. This is, after all, the year the Cubs win it all.
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