Wrigley Field is getting dug up

[Howling Mad]

...or was it two years ago.

[Posey H8er]

11/16/07

[Howling Mad]

I wonder if they'll do anything to make it look "different".

[SportsWorld]

Update from Bleed Cubbie Blue:
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[Cav-Titan-Cub]

Wrigley renovations near completion:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071116&content_id=2301854&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

CHICAGO -- By noon Saturday, all of the new sod at Wrigley Field will be installed. By Opening Day 2008, the Cubs players won't have to worry about excessive rain delays or uneven turf.
The weather has cooperated with the installation of the new drainage system at Wrigley Field, and the project will be completed two weeks ahead of time. The final pieces of more than 100,000 square tons of sod are expected to be installed by midday Saturday.

Roger Bossard, head groundskeeper for the Chicago White Sox, a.k.a. the "Sodfather," coordinated the project in which the irrigation system, originally installed in 1935, was brought up to speed. Now, it's state of the art, Bossard said.

The new drainage system, which cost about $1.5 million to install, is designed to hold up to 60,000 gallons of water. The system is made up of more than 1.5 miles of plastic pipes, which are pitched so that gravity carries the rainwater toward a basin in the right-field corner. Now, if one inch of rain falls at Wrigley Field, the Cubs will be able to play 20 minutes later.

"This field now is comparable to other fields in the Major Leagues," Bossard said Friday of Wrigley Field, the second-oldest ballpark in the Major Leagues.

Cav-Titan-Cub, try and keep articles to 3-4 paragraphs long.
-SportsWorld

[SportsWorld]

www.bleedcubbieblue.com

[Posey H8er]

Project completed I believe, here are some nice recent photos though.

[mets87]

Architect: *takes gulp from Jack Daniels bottle* Ok...hear me out...what if...WHAT IF...we put a giant hill in center field...but make it...*holds back laughter*....in fair territory!!! *bursts into uncontrollable laughter, passes out*

Drayton McClane: *sober, stone-faced, eating a small child* Only if a flagpole can be place on the top of it, also in fair territory. *stabs architect, begins drawing plans for bleachers 20 feet from home plate in left field*

that's the funniest thing i've ever read on this message board

[Posey H8er]

Cool video of how this new drainage system works at Chicagosports.com

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com ... bs-utility