The Rosemont Cubs?

Moving the Cubs out of Wrigley would absolutely murder that franchise. As a White Sox fan, I'm all for it.

 

This story is a great way to smoke out which writers in town are carrying water for the team. Just check which ones act like leaving Wrigley is a serious discussion.

 

The Cubs owners already have enough money to buy 44 Josh Hamiltons if they see fit.

The "additional revenue" goes straight into the owners' pockets. It always does.

 

I genuinely don't understand why Tunney goes to such lengths to protect the rooftop owners.

 

$$$$$$$

 

They are major campaign contributors.

 

That and the local yokel dipshits are usually the ones who can rally voters for an opponent.

 

I seem to recall someone down in Florida making promises about spending for a winning team.

Any city making a deal with a team for a new stadium better put in the contract that the team must be in the top third of payrolls, otherwise walk away.

 

I would think the Ricketts could do better.

 

If the Cubs move, the Wrigley aura is no more. Which means, the Cubs will be a team that sucks in Rosemont. That alone devalues the franchise by half.

 

Wrigley may be their most valuable asset in many ways, and this may not/probably will not happen, but I think you're crazy if you don't think this could work for the Cubs.

With a new, modern facility, with club seats, suites, wide concourses filled with bars and restaurants, the stadium would generate a lot of revenue.

Naming rights, stadium signage, and corporate branded areas of the stadium, sponsorship, and a highway visible marquee would bring in a lot of revenue.

Night games would bring in more TV revenue.

There are a lot of corporate offices and campuses in the northern & western suburbs, and nothing approaching the Cubs in terms of entertainment competing for those dollars. They would sell a lot of season tickets to corporations.

Mass transit would be very good to this location too.

It might bring an entirely different fan base to the stadium. So what? It wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

They wouldn't be trapped in the headaches that are Wrigley Field either.

 

They would be able to make good money the first few years. But they'd better have a winning team once the novelty of the stadium wears off. That's the risk when you leave a stadium that has a history.