Apart from adding the outfield jumbotrons (something I personally am against), I think the Ricketts family succeeded in saving Wrigley! I'm very grateful! Like Fenway Park, it's just one of those parks that can NEVER be replaced!
Jumbo scoreboards blocking the views outside of the park, added seats so that the concourse is still too small and with new concession stands attracting more people it's more crowded than ever. Overall I think that half of the charm is gone
The video mentioned increased points of sale numerous times. We all understand that MLB stadiums are for making money. Unfortunately that line between a mall park and a classic is tight. Personally, Wrigley went over that line when they added all the giant video boards full of ads around the outfield. It's no longer a neighborhood park.
They didn’t even talk about the video boards or do you expanded seating and the stuff they’re doing right outside the stadium there’s definitely a lot more that they did then that’s in this video
I wouldn't want to see a new concourse plaza. One of he charms of the park now is the existing neighborhood. Fenway did a great job with their upgrades keeping the park feeling like it always did, but lost some flavor with Yawkey Way modifications. You can no longer just walk around the park either.
Much more impressive than that DUMP Fenway. Fenway looks like they put a stadium together in 10 months with scraps from any and everywhere JUST in time for Inspection
Not only did it happen, new ( and controversial) Jumbotrons were installed in left and right field. And walking outside of Wrigley in 2019 is almost like you're entering a different universe compared to 5+ years ago. New developments are popping up all over the place around to and attached to the ballpark. It's seriously a new Wrigley now.
Wrigley field is the biggest dump in Baseball not much more than a class A Stadium... Miller Park in Milwaukee is way nicer a true big league ball park
And now beers are $10, hotdogs $6, tickets if your lucky jacked up over 100%. . And if you can't afford a day at the park, the bars and restaurants will charge you $20 or more to walk through their doors. They could of just left it alone, make electrical updates and locker room. And now a 42 yr. old man died, falling over a railing. Why mess with a good thing.
times change and so should this ball park. Out with this outdated 3 pennants having field! Catch up with the times why don't you. Why would you want a field that's the same size as the little league world serious field in PA. No wonder it took these ass holes 108 years to win. That's what tradition got you!
Even if you could have waived a magic wand and made Comiskey Park brand new, it would still have needed to be replaced. There were simply too many obstructions and seats with limited views of the field. For every good seat at Comiskey (and there were some awesome seats!) there were about 5 bad ones. I loved the old park. It was a great place to hang out on a summer day and it looked beautiful after a fresh paint job, but the new park is a far superior place to watch a game, after all the renovations.
@@Alvious Personally, I'd rather have obstructed views of the field (present at Wrigley too) than have an upper deck that makes you feel like you're a mile away from the action (the new Sox park, though it is a lot better now after they knocked out several of the top rows from the original new upper deck). That said, there were definitely problems with the old yard, particularly how outdated and limited the concourses and concessions were. There were also no suites or anything like that there. Still, I feel it had a chance to be renovated a few years later and live on to this day.
I think they literally couldn’t renovate it anymore old Comiskey structure got to the end of it’s useful life causing the AL to force the White Sox’s to be in a new ballpark by 1992
deplepfan I went there for the 1st time a month ago. No complaints except for the parking. I paid 60 bucks for a blocked in spot across the street next to taco bell...
I have to admit I was wrong ater seeing in detail what they actually did to renovate the stadium and I am actually really impressed and realizing it just about is a brand new Wrigley, and your point about the parking is something I totally did not give enough consideration.
njbznot I understand what youre saying but what they are doing to Wrigley is demolishing parts of it and rebuilding a different Wrigley Field in its place. To me the history of the park has been destroyed.
Robert Thompson where would they build it? Unlike Yankee Stadium, Wrigley is located in a neighborhood without a sea of parking where they could build a new stadium. The only large open swath of land near Wrigley Field is adjacent to a cemetery (a pretty poor location for a baseball park if you ask me).
+soulofthebang um no bad idea, as a Cub fan I would not want to see the Cubs play in a replica of Wrigley Field, and to have them play at The Cell for a year? Hell no the White Sox ballpark absolutely blows compared to Wrigley Field. That's the whole reason Wrigley Field is so legendary because people like the old feel of it, the fact that it's such an old ballpark is so cool and you can't get that feel unless you go to Wrigley or Fenway. I'm happy with the renovations they're doing now, it's going to be great when it's all done
There Are So Many Good Points And Just As Many Bad Points. One Thing You Can't Deny Is. You Can't Call It Historical Wrigley Field Once All This Starts. I Don't Care What The Historical Society Has To Say, They Got Paid Off.
They need to renovate Wrigley Field I may no longer be a Cubs fan but I do love Wrigley Field because it has so much history in it and it was my first ballpark I went to for a game so it stays with me all my life. They definitely need to renovate Wrigley Field right now.
I've never understood why they didn't just double-deck the bleachers years ago. It would bring back something baseball's been missing for a while: the 'roof-top home run'.
Darrell Birkey Well I did say "years ago", but....what does the Landmark Commission have to say about the various atrocities (video board, et al.) currently being thrust on the park?
While I do agree that it might be time for the Cubs to get a new field, I don't want to see Wrigley demolished, even as a Braves fan. It is a significant part of MLB history and should be kept standing.
It hasn't been the original for decades. The bleachers aren't original. The upper deck isn't original. The scoreboard isn't original. The ivy isn't original.
argyjr If you think about it what I said was educated. The stadium is a jinx. Plus if they want to keep adding useless crap they might as well build a new ball park for the Cubs. So they can either tear it down or try to turn it into a museum.
Get rid of Wrigley??? Really? Why not just put the last nail in my heart? The most iconic ballpark ever and some of you want to trash it for some cookie cutter suburbia diamond...
I pity young people, or anyone, who never got the chance to be at Wrigley before the lights, rooftop bleachers and signage, when the turf was still lush, and before Harry Carey, Budwiesers shill, promoted the idea that going to Wrigley meant time to get drunk and PARTY! I would never say ' you have no idea' or 'you can't imagine'...kids are smart, of course they can! You really missed something special that will never be again.
Oh man, you are so right about all that. Wrigley was so wonderful back then, and by the way, I loved watching you and Stan and Glen on the old Stadium ice!
"when the turf was still lush" You mean when the field was so sloped that runners fell down rounding 3B? The turf was never more lush that it is now and the playing surface is so much better than the old days when the drainage was poor. The completed project will be a baseball palace. I just wish it didn't take 5 years.
Have u been to Wrigley or are you talking out of your ass.....cause a true Cubs fan (not a rich yuppie) would not feel that way. You must be one of them real losers that call themselves a "Cubs fan".
As a Cubs fan the only thing that will better my experience is if they put a good team on the field and stop trading off their best players every season. Oh, and they better keep the troughs
Very nice
so using tax payer money so the "come late, leave early" wealthy asswipe "fans" have new seats. wow - baseball is run by greedy scumbags
Oh no. Oh no this looks like everything we feared.
Apart from adding the outfield jumbotrons (something I personally am against), I think the Ricketts family succeeded in saving Wrigley! I'm very grateful! Like Fenway Park, it's just one of those parks that can NEVER be replaced!
Yes...the jumbotron above left field destroys the intimate ambiance......it should be a smaller unit.
@@timmellin2815 agreed 👍🏻
Jumbo scoreboards blocking the views outside of the park, added seats so that the concourse is still too small and with new concession stands attracting more people it's more crowded than ever. Overall I think that half of the charm is gone
The video mentioned increased points of sale numerous times. We all understand that MLB stadiums are for making money. Unfortunately that line between a mall park and a classic is tight. Personally, Wrigley went over that line when they added all the giant video boards full of ads around the outfield. It's no longer a neighborhood park.
The renos aren't bad but it will never be better than the best major league park in the world ..... The Rogers Centre in Toronto
I still call it SkyDome
90% of these comments didn’t age well.
They didn’t even talk about the video boards or do you expanded seating and the stuff they’re doing right outside the stadium there’s definitely a lot more that they did then that’s in this video
Ricketts did a fine job of renovating the best ballpark in the world. Though the team sucks right now but we'll be back into contention very soon.
I wouldn't want to see a new concourse plaza. One of he charms of the park now is the existing neighborhood. Fenway did a great job with their upgrades keeping the park feeling like it always did, but lost some flavor with Yawkey Way modifications. You can no longer just walk around the park either.
Thank You so much Rickett Family
It still smells like piss and vomit from a mile away.
I didn’t smell anything
Much more impressive than that DUMP Fenway. Fenway looks like they put a stadium together in 10 months with scraps from any and everywhere JUST in time for Inspection
Can’t wait for it to be all done after the renovations it will be nice on there last phase
Alf is certainly multifaceted.
Did this actually happen? Or is it just a concept?
Seth Bradley it happened and a lot more.
Not only did it happen, new ( and controversial) Jumbotrons were installed in left and right field. And walking outside of Wrigley in 2019 is almost like you're entering a different universe compared to 5+ years ago. New developments are popping up all over the place around to and attached to the ballpark. It's seriously a new Wrigley now.
It's a bit better than that now 😂
Wrigley field is the biggest dump in Baseball not much more than a class A Stadium... Miller Park in Milwaukee is way nicer a true big league ball park
Awesome. Much better than tearing it down and building a new stadium. and it turned out great.
no aparece si le van a quitar las columnas que obstruyen la visibilidad del juego?
I like these renovation to this stadium, a perfect mix of modern and old-school
modern and old school YET CHEAPER !!!!!!!!!!!
And now beers are $10, hotdogs $6, tickets if your lucky jacked up over 100%. . And if you can't afford a day at the park, the bars and restaurants will charge you $20 or more to walk through their doors. They could of just left it alone, make electrical updates and locker room. And now a 42 yr. old man died, falling over a railing. Why mess with a good thing.
The should just knock that fucker down and rebuild it but make it look relatively the same
If!!! you make it to 100yrs of age,leys see how the WORLDS gonna treat you(OIL CHANGE ANYONE)!!!!!
If!!!! you make it to 100yrs of age, let`s see how the WORLDS gonna treat you(OIL CHANGE,ANYONE)!!!!!
times change and so should this ball park. Out with this outdated 3 pennants having field! Catch up with the times why don't you. Why would you want a field that's the same size as the little league world serious field in PA. No wonder it took these ass holes 108 years to win. That's what tradition got you!
Me being a Cubs fan, the renovations are a big annoyance if you ask me. Can we just leave everything alone?
I'm not sure how much of this they've already done, but they're never going to have long enough an offseason to do much more
I wish Old Comiskey Park could of gotten remodeled like Wrigley Field instead of destroyed
Even if you could have waived a magic wand and made Comiskey Park brand new, it would still have needed to be replaced. There were simply too many obstructions and seats with limited views of the field. For every good seat at Comiskey (and there were some awesome seats!) there were about 5 bad ones. I loved the old park. It was a great place to hang out on a summer day and it looked beautiful after a fresh paint job, but the new park is a far superior place to watch a game, after all the renovations.
@@Alvious Personally, I'd rather have obstructed views of the field (present at Wrigley too) than have an upper deck that makes you feel like you're a mile away from the action (the new Sox park, though it is a lot better now after they knocked out several of the top rows from the original new upper deck). That said, there were definitely problems with the old yard, particularly how outdated and limited the concourses and concessions were. There were also no suites or anything like that there. Still, I feel it had a chance to be renovated a few years later and live on to this day.
I think they literally couldn’t renovate it anymore old Comiskey structure got to the end of it’s useful life causing the AL to force the White Sox’s to be in a new ballpark by 1992
THAT CLUBHOUSE IS AMAZING CAN'T BELIVE IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER
i like it looks great and i am not a cubs fan a LA fan dodgers angels, but this upgrades looks great just need better parking
deplepfan I went there for the 1st time a month ago. No complaints except for the parking. I paid 60 bucks for a blocked in spot across the street next to taco bell...
I have to admit I was wrong ater seeing in detail what they actually did to renovate the stadium and I am actually really impressed and realizing it just about is a brand new Wrigley, and your point about the parking is something I totally did not give enough consideration.
i can't believe we didn't do something like this with tiger stadium instead of knocking it down and leaving it as a grass field. damn shame
njbznot I understand what youre saying but what they are doing to Wrigley is demolishing parts of it and rebuilding a different Wrigley Field in its place. To me the history of the park has been destroyed.
njbznot Tiger Stadium was located in a run down area. attendance was horrible. Wrigley Field was always full of people.
***** I completely agree with you, a modern replica of Wrigley Field, like they did in New York with Yankee Stadium.
Robert Thompson where would they build it? Unlike Yankee Stadium, Wrigley is located in a neighborhood without a sea of parking where they could build a new stadium. The only large open swath of land near Wrigley Field is adjacent to a cemetery (a pretty poor location for a baseball park if you ask me).
+soulofthebang um no bad idea, as a Cub fan I would not want to see the Cubs play in a replica of Wrigley Field, and to have them play at The Cell for a year? Hell no the White Sox ballpark absolutely blows compared to Wrigley Field. That's the whole reason Wrigley Field is so legendary because people like the old feel of it, the fact that it's such an old ballpark is so cool and you can't get that feel unless you go to Wrigley or Fenway. I'm happy with the renovations they're doing now, it's going to be great when it's all done
so are they changing any of the obstruction views like in the 200 level? i really would like to know if anyone has any information!!!
Of course they can go ahead with all that. It's October. Why not save $$ and install a scoreboard that shows just the visiting team's runs?
There Are So Many Good Points And Just As Many Bad Points. One Thing You Can't Deny Is. You Can't Call It Historical Wrigley Field Once All This Starts. I Don't Care What The Historical Society Has To Say, They Got Paid Off.
They need to renovate Wrigley Field I may no longer be a Cubs fan but I do love Wrigley Field because it has so much history in it and it was my first ballpark I went to for a game so it stays with me all my life. They definitely need to renovate Wrigley Field right now.
This shouldn't be allowed it should be protected as a historical building. If they need more money put a better team on the field.
I've never understood why they didn't just double-deck the bleachers years ago. It would bring back something baseball's been missing for a while: the 'roof-top home run'.
Not an option. The landmark commission wouldn't allow it.
Darrell Birkey Well I did say "years ago", but....what does the Landmark Commission have to say about the various atrocities (video board, et al.) currently being thrust on the park?
There’s absolutely zero room to build a second deck on the bleachers
Glad i'll be visiting this September. Back to my hometown, Chicago after leaving 38 years ago!
While I do agree that it might be time for the Cubs to get a new field, I don't want to see Wrigley demolished, even as a Braves fan. It is a significant part of MLB history and should be kept standing.
They should just knock Wrigley Field down because it's not going to be the original anymore if they are going to do this.
It hasn't been the original for decades. The bleachers aren't original. The upper deck isn't original. The scoreboard isn't original. The ivy isn't original.
Ken Roucka Exactly why they should knock it down.
What? Why?
argyjr If you think about it what I said was educated. The stadium is a jinx. Plus if they want to keep adding useless crap they might as well build a new ball park for the Cubs. So they can either tear it down or try to turn it into a museum.
"...what I said was educated. The stadium is a jinx." Oh the irony.
Get rid of Wrigley??? Really? Why not just put the last nail in my heart? The most iconic ballpark ever and some of you want to trash it for some cookie cutter suburbia diamond...
u guys need to start protesting the owners across the street that is holding it up and any other business they own
They already destroyed the most iconic stadium and replaced it with the new Yank Me Stadium
cubs are the team to be
How right you were.
I pity young people, or anyone, who never got the chance to be at Wrigley before the lights, rooftop bleachers and signage, when the turf was still lush, and before Harry Carey, Budwiesers shill, promoted the idea that going to Wrigley meant time to get drunk and PARTY! I would never say ' you have no idea' or 'you can't imagine'...kids are smart, of course they can! You really missed something special that will never be again.
Oh man, you are so right about all that. Wrigley was so wonderful back then, and by the way, I loved watching you and Stan and Glen on the old Stadium ice!
"when the turf was still lush" You mean when the field was so sloped that runners fell down rounding 3B? The turf was never more lush that it is now and the playing surface is so much better than the old days when the drainage was poor. The completed project will be a baseball palace. I just wish it didn't take 5 years.
Have u been to Wrigley or are you talking out of your ass.....cause a true Cubs fan (not a rich yuppie) would not feel that way. You must be one of them real losers that call themselves a "Cubs fan".
They've been investing big money in young players so that they can grow their own all-stars.
I will be a new state of the art ballpark when done.
In 2013 the Cubs averaged 8534 unsold tickets per game or 691,254 tickets unsold for the season. So much for the myth you are trying to sell.
they make all of their money off of someone else's product and then are too greedy to allow the ricketts to do what's best for the organization.
As a Cubs fan the only thing that will better my experience is if they put a good team on the field and stop trading off their best players every season. Oh, and they better keep the troughs
They still wont win a world series
You were wrong.
ABoxOfBroken8Tracks LOL AND IT FELT SO GOOD
This comment did not age well.
They proved you wrong b*Tch xD