Wrigley Construction Update: No Sod, But Sandlot Now Has New Flagpoles
One thing about these old guys, they never leave the house without their hair.
-Mark Rumsfield, The ‘Burbs
Though Wrigley Field is typically anthropomorphized as a woman, I felt bending her gender by using a quote from one of the finest comedies ever produced would be perfectly acceptable. Besides, I pulled in one of the greatest baseball flicks into the title too, so we’re all good.
In any case, the field is still devoid of sod as we sit less than two weeks from the home opener. Given the warming weather and highly-skilled grounds crew, though, that really wasn’t much of a concern as getting the concrete supporting all the reconfigured seats to cure. And that looks to be all set.
Seats are in behind home plate! pic.twitter.com/cqGBKdLrQc
— Wrigley Aerials (@WrigleyAerials) March 24, 2017
Here’s a look at the field from afar, complete with views of the various projects underway around the ballpark.
Wrigley Field and the construction zone. pic.twitter.com/PmCupvmefH
— Wrigley Aerials (@WrigleyAerials) March 28, 2017
For all the massive undertakings with the field and the office building and whatnot, perhaps the coolest part of the renovation is something that you might not even notice. Well, not without the helpful red arrows in the picture below.
Flag poles added to #WrigleyField
NL Pennant and WS Champion flags will fly on Opening Night. pic.twitter.com/5kxzhESOzZ— Wrigley Field (@WrigleyBlog) March 29, 2017
It was announced at Cubs Convention that they’d be installing a flagpole from which to fly a World Series banner, though it’s now clear we’ll be seeing a variety of new flags in the outfield. Can’t wait to see these put to good useĀ for the first time prior to the April 10 gameĀ against the Dodgers.