Comments on: Wrigley Field’s Lesson: Charm Without Substance http://doughaslam.com/2009/04/30/charm-without-substance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charm-without-substance Gischeleman: "To Create With the Mind" Mon, 07 May 2012 14:30:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Doug Haslam http://doughaslam.com/2009/04/30/charm-without-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-2576 Doug Haslam Fri, 15 May 2009 16:00:03 +0000 http://doughaslam.com/2009/04/30/charm-without-substance/#comment-2576 Fenway had almost exactly the same problem, especially in the 70s, but it is fair to say the new ownership did even more to make the park Amenable. It is quite possible a new Cubs ownership would do the same for Wrigley. Fenway had almost exactly the same problem, especially in the 70s, but it is fair to say the new ownership did even more to make the park Amenable.

It is quite possible a new Cubs ownership would do the same for Wrigley.

]]> By: Mark Goren http://doughaslam.com/2009/04/30/charm-without-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 Mark Goren Fri, 15 May 2009 15:50:47 +0000 http://doughaslam.com/2009/04/30/charm-without-substance/#comment-2575 Hey, Doug: Just to play devil's advocate here for a second, I wonder how many people felt the same way about Fenway before the new ownership came in. Though I haven't seen a game at either park, I've walked around both and, as a baseball fan with a strong sense of the sport's history, I got the same goosebumps in both cities. (Even with my anti-Red Sox feelings.) That said, I know quite a few people who felt the same way about Fenway their first time inside too. Maybe the two championships, extra seats and fresh paint have affected your memory! Hey, Doug:

Just to play devil’s advocate here for a second, I wonder how many people felt the same way about Fenway before the new ownership came in. Though I haven’t seen a game at either park, I’ve walked around both and, as a baseball fan with a strong sense of the sport’s history, I got the same goosebumps in both cities. (Even with my anti-Red Sox feelings.)

That said, I know quite a few people who felt the same way about Fenway their first time inside too. Maybe the two championships, extra seats and fresh paint have affected your memory!

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