An Open Letter to Sam Zell

Dear Sam Zell, You recently bought Tribune Co. and, along with it, everything that Tribune Co. owns. That includes the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. But, you see, I have also heard that you want to sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field separately from the Chicago Cubs, which would likely give Wrigley a corporate name. This is a problem to me, and all the North Siders that live in the city, and anywhere else. You see, Wrigley is not just any old ratty old ballpark, it's OUR ratty old ballpark. Did you have a little dog when you were a kid Mr. Zell, I'm sure you did.  You probably loved that thing with all your heart. Imagine if somebody decided to change the name of that dog without your will, changing it to something like Betsy when it's name used to be Tiger. That would make you mad wouldn't it. This is the same thing, only much much more important. Giving Wrigley Field a corporate name is like giving Clay Aiken a MMA Fighting Award. It's shouldn't happen, and all the people ... [link]