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jasonpen
I was hoping this was a rumor about Baez making the team out of Spring Training. They need his 450ft homeruns to break some of those windows across Waveland and Shefield and send a message to those greedy rooftop owners-
johnsilver
That’s a story probably worth telling that many of us not in Chigago-o-land don’t hear the entire story of..
We hear that Cub ownership threatened to build signs blocking the rooftops seats.. IF.. They didn’t fork over some of the proceeds they were getting from them.. Then there was bickering between the rooftop seat owners and both current, as well as past ownership with regards to how much was enough to be split.
I heard the city got into the squabble at one time even…
I’d like to see one of the writers here (hint hint) like Maybe the honorable Tim Dierkes himself, since he’s a Cubbie fan write up something about this filling us in on the details.
Thanks for bringing this up in a post JasonPen.
BlueCatuli
WWW is a beautiful thing. No need for Tim to beat a dead horse.
jasonpen
Well, it just depends on which side you decide you’re on. Their is a contract that allows the Rooftops to sell tickets and in return they have to give some of the proceeds to the Cubs.
The Cubs want to add a video scoreboard in Left Field (which is allowed as per a clause in the contract) but the rooftop owners are blocking it and threatening a lawsuit. Also they want to add a large see-through Budweiser sign in RF.
This hold up is blocking potential add-revenue that will allow the Cubs to renovate Wrigley, its player facilities, and build a hotel across the street. (to the tune of like hundreds of millions of dollars).
But my comment was just to take a shot at the rooftops, while bringing up Baez and his window-crushing power. (He broke a car window 50 feet beyond the outfield wall in spring training BP recently)
I can’t wait to see him (Baez), Bryant, Alcantara, Almora, and Soler all come up in the next few years! It has the makings of a really great offensive juggernaut!
oleosmirf 2
Why would the Mets offer Drew 2 years 22 mil, when they just saw Cruz get desperate and settle for 1 year 8 mil?
The longer Drew goes without a team, the better positioned the Mets are to get him even cheaper.
mehs
Unless he waits until after the draft at which point the draft pick compensation goes away. If he can get $8 million for 2/3 of the season by waiting for June with no pick attached he would be no worse off. Might even get a multi-year deal then due to an injury. Also he is younger and not coming off a PED suspension.
citizen 2
the mets in on stephen drew? who knew?