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Article: What's in a name? As Cubs sale slows, talk of calling Wrigley Field something new speeds up.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- January 20, 2008
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Byline: Bruce Miles
bmiles@@dailyherald.com
Look for the Tribune Co. to continue its ownership of the Cubs at least through the 2008 baseball season.
And look for Wrigley Field to bear a different name in the not- too-distant future.
Those were two of the main items to come out of Saturday morning's "Meet Cubs Management" session with fans during Day 2 of the team's annual convention.
The likely first step is for the new Tribune Co. to attempt to sell Wrigley Field to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority and have the Cubs play there under a lease.
"We are looking at a stadium transaction," said Crane Kenney, the ...