Ex-San Franciscan Leads Fight to Save Wrigley FieldRandy Shawbyline‚ May. 09‚ 2008Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, is perhaps the greatest historical monument in professional sports. It seems unimaginable that Wrigley could soon become renamed “Burger King Park,” “Toyota Field” or given a similar corporate moniker. But Sam Zell, whose Tribune Company owns the Cubs as well as such newspapers as the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, is attempting to sell the stadium in a deal that would potentially generate increased revenue for the new owner by allowing the corporate renaming of Wrigley. Jerry Pritikin, who spent his formative years working with Harvey Milk and building gay political power in San Francisco, has become a leader in the fight to save Wrigley’s name. Pritikin and his allies' website, www.keepitwrigley.net, is part of the campaign, which has broadened to include powerful Illinois political figures committed to stopping the desecration of the Cubs venerable Wrigley home. |