Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sphinx.UChicago.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!wjnz From: wjnz@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (James Cooper) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Response to David Rubin Message-ID: <732@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 14:48:06 EDT Article-I.D.: sphinx.732 Posted: Tue Jun 25 14:48:06 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Jun-85 07:19:02 EDT References: <309@ltuxa.UUCP>, <683@fisher.UUCP> Organization: U. Chicago - Computation Center Lines: 31 I feel that day baseball is the real thing. I am also convinced however, that the Tribune will move the Cubs if they don't get lights. Possibly into a domed stadium that the city has been wanting for a while now. I would rather sacrifice the day games to keep the Cubs in Wrigley Field. Dallas Green has said that the Cubs will not accept a temporary light solution. The team would not be used to the lights in Wrigley. It seems clear however that the Tribune is using this as leverage to go all or nothing. The Tribune is proposing permanent lights and a limited number of night games, roughly corresponding to the 3:05 starts (about 20 a season). The state legislature is beginning to waffle, although the mayor has vowed not to change the city ordinance. It was unethical of whoever signed the ABC treaty to word it as he or she did, and unfair that the owners don't give back the money as requested. Given the situation, however, I favor the Tribune going for lights. At least this may keep the Cubs in Wrigley in the long run (the Trib has said it will expand the park if it gets lights.) What they really need are a double set of lights during the day to help the Cub hitters see the ball! :-) And David, about the south-siders- Comiskey Park is in Mayor Daley's old neighborhood. They got plenty of clout for 22 years! -- James Cooper ..!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!wjnz