Don’t really want to talk about the game, though we were due a loss since we’ve run out of power the last few days. But what was interesting today is the Cubs going back to their expansion plans; they’ve wanted to turn across the street to a tourist destination/extra facilities area for quite some time. The rooftop stuff got them distracted; part of the plan is to expand the bleachers, which would overhang the sidewalk. Neighborhood groups weren’t thrilled with the idea of having the area underneath being perpetually in shadow for safety reasons, and support beams on the sidewalk for drunk wandering people reasons. Looks like on the third try, the Cubs might have addressed those problems.
I think the new building will be nice, but I’d prefer brick over glass. It’s a drop in the ocean of parking problems around there. Anyone still left from the current group is going to be thrilled to have real batting cages and an indoor pitching mound if they get this done. But even if it gets approval, it’s not going to start till after next season, so who knows.
Hey Scott, can I steal your baseball blog for a week if the O’s have made you give up already?