When he sells the team I can't see how the new owner will compete with a 100 yr old park with no skyboxes or parking. Since they made the stadium a landmark they will either have to rescind it or move to another location in the Chicago area.
If the City owns the park then I suppose the situation could change. I know the Sox were forced to build the Cell in a bad demographic location because they received tax payer funds. Reisndorf was smart enough to get a nice rent deal when attendance is low.
Maybe the Cubs will get a similar deal. I'm not so sure though because the park is falling apart and the city would have to fix it or suffer liability.
It's an interesting situation.
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wrigley isn't going anywhere: check out these financials. they are in fantastic shape and any gain they would get from parking/more seats would surely be lost in the cost of moving/new stadium and the huge PR hit they would take:
http://www.cubshub.com/?p=201
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