Took me out to the ballgame

I made my first visit to Wrigley Field so far in Year One of the Ricketts regime this week. Overall, the initial changes made by the new ownership are subtle but I found none of them objectionable. Note the new illuminated Cardinal-red Toyota sign in the left field bleachers has not yet been erected. Here are [...]

May 1, 2010 Tags: Ambassadors, bison dog, Consessions, food, Jahaan Blake, marketing, Murphy's Bleachers, pizza, restrooms, scoreboard, tips, Tom Ricketts, Toyota sign, troughs, Year One Posted in: Chicago, Ricketts family, Team Ownership, Wrigley Field, biz of baseball, game day, observations, photo of the day No Comments

Running the Wrigley Scoreboards

I’m always interested in the behind the scenes stuff that goes into a professional baseball game. As a youngster, I used to love when the grounds crew would come out with that fire hose and water the infield dirt just prior to game time. I like to see the players arrive, I like to watch [...]

March 29, 2009 Tags: Max Crawford, Poi Dog Pondering, press box, scoreboard, Wilco Posted in: Wrigley Field, feature, interview 4 Comments