I still think the name should be left alone.. spudartish ideas are good as long as they remain just ideas. :)
I didn't hear anything about a possible name change until yesterday.. but what's the reasoning behind it? Money/sponsorship? Inciting riots?
Posted by:
sparx on Feb 28, 08 | 2:38 pm
Zell is clearly taking marketing lessons from Macy's.
Though I am a purist and don't believe the name should be changed, I am not completely turned off by using product names on a rotating basis. It doesn't smack of corporate ownership nearly as much. Granted "Wrigley" is a corporate name, but it has also become an icon outside of gum and mints in the form of a ballpark. Let's see Petco Park do that.
Speaking of Petco Park:
"Kibbles & Bits Stadium"
Posted by: Tom on Feb 29, 08 | 8:51 am
For some reason, I'm not offended by this talk of renaming Wrigley. I don't think it's going to change my game viewing experience.
If Cubs fans are going to complain about abusive marketing tactics by Cubs management/owners, then they should be screaming and shouting about the stupid rotating sign behind home plate. Now there's an eye sore. It certainly has lessened my experience of watching Cubs games both on television and at the ballpark.
I'm behind the Hubba Bubba Park movement. Just don't put a giant Hubba Bubba logo behind home plate, 'k?
That name would make it lots more attractive to children! Wrigley's used to seem so stiff, as if it were only serving after coffee mints.
Posted by:
Lester on Mar 02, 08 | 7:16 am
They do not sell Big League Chew at Wrigley field because of what people do with gum after they chew it.
Posted by:
Brian on Mar 03, 08 | 3:27 pm
Brian, your point is brilliant. There would have to be a whole lotta scraping going on after the games if they sold Big League Chew.
Posted by:
spudart on Mar 03, 08 | 9:19 pm
So what's gonna happen to your idea now that Wrigley is being bought out by Mars?
It'd be super incredibly cool if Wrigley Field was renamed Mars Stadium.
I'm not sure how I'd feel about M&M Field...
Posted by:
sparx on Apr 29, 08 | 3:22 pm
NEW MARS FIELD SIGN AT CLARK AND ADDISON ALREADY! CHECK IT OUT:
http://www.unlikelymoose.com/blog/comments/1011_0_1_0_C/ 
