Zell won't hesitate to sell Wrigley Field naming rights

1
0
Votes
Zell won't hesitate to sell Wrigley Field naming rights Links1
Zell won't hesitate to sell Wrigley Field naming rights
Sports Scope found this 2/28/2008 on www.usatoday.com [flag]
The chief executive officer of the Tribune Company says he won't hesitate to sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field even if baseball purists don't like the idea. [link]

Tags:

Comments

Links (1)

Flippin' through Thursday's USA TODAY
Published 2/28/2008 by Jeff Zillgitt at Sports Scope
... • PGATour.com • Sports Blog Nation • Sports Law Blog • More blogs about sports . Oden decides on Obama | Main Flippin' through Thursday's USA TODAY Female gymnast Shawn Johnson is on a roll . Roger Clemens' legal issues increase as Congress asks for Justice Department probe. Meanwhile, Clemens deflects questions at Astros camp. On Capitol Hill, sports commissioners battle push for drug test law . Renaming Wrigley Field doesn't sit well with some Cubs fans. The Kansas City Royals are hoping ...

Related Content

Related Stories
15

Go To Zell, Assface

Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football found this 2/28/2008 on sportsyenta.blogspot.com

It is possible that no two subjects get me more worked up than the Cubs and the skinflint pricks who run the newspaper business. Generally, these subjects have nothing to do with one another. But now, with new Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell's continued ...
1

WRIGLEY FIELD TO BE RE-NAMED?

STLSportsMag found this 2/28/2008 on www.withleather.com

Tribune Corporation CEO Sam Zell has come under fire recently because he's selling the Cubs and Wrigley Field separately in an attempt to maximize his profit.  Or something like that, I'm not really sure. It's kind of complex, and I can't really ...
8

The Tribune vs. Chicago

OUT OF RIGHT FIELD found this 2/28/2008 on www.suntimes.com

KAOPECTATEVILLE? | Wrigleyville crying foul at talk of slapping new name on Friendly Confines First Marshall Field's, now Wrigley Field. Tribune Co. honcho Sam Zell told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Tuesday that he's got no qualms about renaming the Cubs' ...
1

What's the going rate for good will?

Minneapolis Red Sox posted 2/28/2008 from siberianbaseball.com

Would the best option for the Wrigley Field naming rights be to not rename it at all?
5

Zell wants more night games, concerts

The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs ... found this 2/28/2008 on www.suntimes.com

Selling the naming rights to Wrigley Field isn't the only idea put on the table by Tribune Co. CEO Sam Zell to squeeze more money out of the Cubs.
Related News Articles
Wrigley Field, what's in a name?
  Talk about mixed reaction for Cub faithfuls. Just two weeks after Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster predicts an end to the Cubs' 100-year World Championship drought, Sam Zell, chief executive officer of the Tribune Company, the ...
Cubs may seek more night games, concerts, Wrigleyville alderman says
'Everything on the table,' concerned alderman says Chicago Cubs management has floated informal proposals for additional night games and more concerts at Wrigley ...
BLOW UP WRIGLEY FIELD!
The current owner of the Chicago Cubs, Sam Zell, wants to sell the naming rights of Wrigley Field. Many Cubs fans, wriiters and politicians are screaming bloody murder as if someone was trying to land a spaceship on top of Soldier Field (wait, they ...
Wrigley Field: Drastic Changes Are Needed
The current owner of the Chicago Cubs, Sam Zell, wants to sell the naming rights of Wrigley Field. Many Cubs fans, writers, and politicians are screaming as if someone was trying to land a spaceship on top of Soldier Field. I say, why stop with a ...
Blow up Wrigley Field
The current owner of the Chicago Cubs, Sam Zell, wants to sell the naming rights of Wrigley Field. Many Cubs fans, writers, and politicians are screaming as if someone was trying to land a spaceship on top of Soldier Field (wait, they did that ...