As renovations and modernizations at Wrigley Field are underway, the Trib's Paul Sullivan raises a good question: what about a jumbotron? Just about every Major League stadium these days has some sort of High-Def behemoth videoscreen on which player stats and replays are shown. But does Wrigley really need one? And, if so, where do you put it? Most players Sullivan talked to thought it's a pretty good idea; only Ryan Theriot seemed to be against it. As for where to put it, we've been through this once before as far as blocking rooftops go. Though the Cubs may be able to kill two birds with one stone by, as Jeff Samardzija suggests, putting it up on the building that now hosts the giant Horseshoe Casino ad. No rooftop owners are angered and the Cubs take care of an ad they're trying really hard to block. Of course, that'll take some money to buy the space, not to mention the problem that the location isn't even in the ballpark. The only other solution? Replace the old-time scoreboard currently entrenched atop center field. more ›

At this year's much-discussed NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, two jumbotrons were erected in the outfield bleachers to give fans with questionable sight lines a chance to see some of the action. But now one rooftop owner, furious over the fact that the video screens blocked the view of the ice for his customers, is refusing to pay the Cubs a 2008 profit-sharing payment out of protest. The owner is Anthony Racky, who owns Lakeview Baseball Club (3633 N. Sheffield). Per the Sun-Times: more ›