Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts bravely chats in Wrigley Field

6/10/11, "Wrigley Field is "a dump" that could be a bigger problem than expected for new Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, according to MLB Network analyst Peter Gammons.

“The problem that (Ricketts) has, and the Ricketts family has a serious issue, is they’re going to have to understand it’s not only rebuilding personnel,” Gammons said Friday on "The Mully and Hanley Show" on WSCR-AM 670. “They got to make that ballpark livable, it’s a dump, Wrigley Field. They’re going to have to spent $200-and-something million on re-renovating Wrigley Field, do what the Boston owners did with Fenway Park. And the investment is far greater than, I think, maybe they realize.""...

• 6/10/11, "Gammons: Wrigley 'dump' tying Ricketts' hands," Chicago Tribune, staff. photo, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts speaking before the game vs Brewers. getty

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