I guess greed prevented them from playing at Miller Park this year.

Oh no. A four year renovation is causing foreseen inconveniences. Panic! Let's just not take into consideration how old the ballpark is, where it is located, how large of an undertaking this project is, and the undisputed benefits after completion.

Calm yourself.

The Bleacher thing was disappointing but lack of bathrooms was a major mistake. Somebody is not thinking ahead or about "the head".

Oh no. A four year renovation is causing foreseen inconveniences. Panic! Let's just not take into consideration how old the ballpark is, where it is located, how large of an undertaking this project is, and the undisputed benefits after completion.

Calm yourself.

And they didn't stay because the fans wanted it. They stayed because Lttle Tommy didn't want to be the bad guy.

Oh no. A four year renovation is causing foreseen inconveniences.

Are you sure these are foreseen? Just a few weeks ago, the Cubs told us that cold weather and snow in February wreaked havoc on their construction schedule.

IMU my point is that if these issues are "foreseen" as you claim, then how in the world could they not foresee bad winter weather in Chicago, and have some sort of backup or contingency plan in place?

Renovations or not, there is no excuse for running out of food and hotdog buns. Simply put, that is just fucking embarrassing.

Everything the Cubs do does seem to get scrutinized more given their popularity.

The Sox just received a $3.2M clubhouse paid by taxpayers. I didn't know the about the project until like 3 days ago.

Not much outcry for preservation or ruining tradition with that renovation. Or that it cost taxpayers $3.2 million bucks.

Filling more seats early in the season when weather tends to keep fans away would help boost its paid attendance figure, but it's unclear how the deals will affect the attendance number that affects the Sox's annual rent payment to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, which owns the ballpark.

Under the team's management agreement, the Sox pay ISFA a per-head fee on a graduated scale for every ticket sold beyond 1,925,000 for the season. It has not paid such fees since the 2010 season, when the Sox drew 2.2 million fans.

But complimentary tickets and those that are sold for less than $3 apiece do not count toward that ticket total, which means the difference between what the Sox report as total paid attendance and what ISFA counts for rent purposes may be a bit inflated this year.

A spokesman for ISFA, which handles annual debt payments on the stadium, could not be reached for comment.

Everything the Cubs do does seem to get scrutinized more given their popularity.

The Sox just received a $3.2M clubhouse paid by taxpayers. I didn't know the about the project until like 3 days ago.

Not much outcry for preservation or ruining tradition with that renovation. Or that it cost taxpayers $3.2 million bucks.

The Sox don't own U.S. Cellular Field. The Illinois taxpayers do. Congratulations on your brand new clubhouse!

I actually do feel sorry for the truly good Cubs fans who deserve a lot better than this.

Add Peoria Matt to the pile of always optimistic Cub fans!