After the heart-breaking loss of the Chicago Cubs, it was time to take down the huge night window sign on the Tribune Tower, home of the Cubs owners. As the Tribune engineers removed the half-inch thick gatorboards, they discovered that many of the %%278-7857_IMG_400.jpg]windows had cracked due to the black boards warping in the warm sun. (black absorbs heat, and the boards were on the south side of the building where it gets the most sun)
Half way through removing the boards, the engineers came to the 14th floor at the top of the “U” in “GO CUBS” where they discovered the 23rd broken window.
One could imagine that as soon as Steve Bartman interfered with the foul ball two days ago, a few windows in Tribune Tower cracked at the same time. Alex Gonzalez bobbling the ball, a few more windows shattered. Just as the Cubs broke apart, Cubs fans hearts burst, and Tribune Tower broke out cries of pain.
Yoinks There goes my raise
This post is mentioned on Eric Zorn’s Chicago Tribune blog.
well, at least the Tribune made a lot of money off the Cubs’ playoff success, and can afford to fix a few windows. i find it very interesting that it was the Sun-Times that divulged the fan’s name. one might think that the Tribune had something to lose by the fan’s actions, and would have been the paper to release his name. but no, they took the higher ground. this is why i read the Tribune and not the Sun-Times.