Wrigley’s Ready for Some Football and Then Some Renovation Work, Fall Stars, Yamamoto, and Other Cubs Bullets

Brett Taylor

Nov 04, 2023

The first non-soccer Saturday in weeks in the Taylor household, and I don’t know what to do with all my free time. JK, I have three kids, time is an illusion.

I do have a little time for Bullets, though …

The Cubs announced a major renovation project at Wrigley Field for this offseason – insert joke about “Wrigley is getting a roof!”:

The roof of Wrigley is getting a makeover, according to the team. 4 month project. Ready by Opening Day: "The project will include the replacement of wood structural beams and wood slates with high strength steel as well as the installation of a new roof membrane."— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) November 3, 2023

Seems good? Honestly I have no idea about the particulars here, other than something like “make the roof last longer and be safer.” I don’t know that there will be much in the way of a visual or functional difference for fans. Which is not to say it isn’t important, it’s just that it won’t be like the much of the rest of the multi-year renovation from the 2010s.

Meanwhile, Wrigley Field is a football stadium today, hosting Northwestern-Iowa:

Are you ready for some football?!? @WrigleyAerials @BleacherNation @bleedcubbieblue pic.twitter.com/7knwONS9TJ
— Above Chicago (@abovethechi) November 2, 2023

Good morning, Wildcats—it's @NUFBFamily gameday at Wrigley Field! #GoCats | @Cubs pic.twitter.com/gHxmda9uib
— Northwestern (@NorthwesternU) November 4, 2023

Behind the scenes look at Wrigley 👀@lolowithrow with the full tour of today's gameday setup 🎥⬇️ pic.twitter.com/tqtBlAu0qi— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) November 4, 2023

The AFL Fall Stars roster is out and, as hoped/expected, James Triantos and Kevin Alcántara will be representing the Cubs:

Announcing the 2023 Fall Stars rosters!

We hope to see you at Sloan Park this Sunday evening. #AFL23 pic.twitter.com/LAEZI9497t
— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) November 3, 2023

Triantos currently leads the AFL with a 1.205 OPS (.425/.505/.700), which is particularly impressive given that he’s one of the youngest players in the league. Alcántara, also one of the youngest players in the league, is hitting .253/.326/.532 with an .858 OPS, which is top-20 in the league.

(Now the question is whether both end the offseason still in the Cubs organization.)

Cody Bellinger is officially a free agent after last night’s mutual option decline, but he got some nice highlight love from the Cubs beforehand:

Belli bounce-back season: complete ☑️

Congratulations to @Cody_Bellinger on being named the NL Comeback Player of the Year! #PlayersChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/hj0BHm8Xk3— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) November 3, 2023

The Parade to End All Parades was seven years ago today:

7 years ago today, the city of Chicago celebrated the 2016 World Series championship 🙌🏼

Approximately 5 million people showed up to the parade & ranked the 7th largest gathering in history 🤯

(📸: @Cubs)

pic.twitter.com/mhbtKgWTRL— Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) November 4, 2023

Man. Dude stepped up in the biggest moment with a ridiculous game (… and way too many high-stress pitches on the eve of a $200M payday):

Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a must-win Game 6:

9 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 14 K, 138 pitches

pic.twitter.com/vIctfUecdH
— Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) November 4, 2023

The Cubs may not wind up a serious pursuer of Yamamoto, though they were once again connected to Shota Imanaga this week.

I will extremely be there (mostly for the Smashing Pumpkins):

Just announced: Green Day is coming to Wrigley Field next summer!

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. CT on Friday, November 10: https://t.co/C5zNH2CYQE pic.twitter.com/jtEZypVnm5— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) November 3, 2023

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Brett Taylor

Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and @Brett_A_Taylor.

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