In a winter where blogs are hungry for content that inflames the interest of their readers, this Wrigley debate just keeps giving and giving. In this case, I'll admit that the topic is more of a work as opposed to a shoot - in other words, I'm not particularly inflamed by the debate myself, but I like writing about it and I know it makes for good reading, for the most part.

One annoying part of the debate is that people have started tossing out the old fallback attack that true Cub fans don't care about Wrigley Field. However, I do not believe that Cub fans who want to preserve Wrigley aren't Cub fans. I do not believe that they are disinterested in winning. They just recognize the value of a quaint and beautiful ballpark that remains unchanged even as the world around it spins downward into an unrecognizable place that feels neither safe nor comfortable. Whoa, that was heavy.

In reality, Wrigley will continue to change, even if only in inches. There will be adverts in the ballpark. The upper deck will be renamed, just as the bleachers were. The ballpark will be renamed, just as the upper deck will be. But, y'know what? The field will remain green. The walls will be brick, ivy will cover them regardless, and a large green scoreboard will stand above the clatter of flashy signs and annoying titles.

What we can't deny is that some changes need to occur. They need to rebuild the park. The upper deck needs to be completely replaced. In the process, it might wind up a little expanded, it might look a little different, but the park should still look essentially the same.

As far as the naming rights go, I'm all for the Cubs making as much money as they possibly can, as long as they spend a large amount of that money on the team. They have done that so far, and if they keep doing that, I'll be satisfied, even if I'm watching games in Energizer Battery Field, "The Battery" for short... mostly because it'll still be Wrigley Field. I'll call it "Wrigley Field," my friends will call it "Wrigley Field," and I suspect that most Cub fans would also call it "Wrigley Field." The only people who won't call it Wrigley Field will be fans of opposing teams, and, even then, they'll do it mostly just to burn our bottoms. Quite frankly, I'd rather get insulted about the renaming of Wrigley, rather than because Cub fans are "drunken louts who neither know nor care about how the game is being played on the field."

In terms of technological upgrades, I suppose I agree with Jason. They can stick those upgrades where the sun don't shine. A jumbotron is unnecessary. Worse, I think it's offensive. I watch games in Toronto every summer and I hate the noise, the unnecessary between-inning events, the canned cheering, and did I mention the noise? It's ridiculous because baseball is a game that should sell itself. Yet, I'd love some changes around the park. I'd love to see a few more statues. I think it would be great if the Cubs erected some monuments to all of their greatest players, mostly because I don't think the Cubs do enough to honor those guys, and I wouldn't mind if they prettied up the outside part of the park on Waveland and made it more family-friendly with some fun pre and post game activities.

Of course, this is just one fan's opinion. Clearly, people can go either way on this. Yet, I will say it again. Sometimes, changes need to happen. Within the next five or ten years, we will almost certainly see a couple of seasons of Cubs baseball in The Cell. Wrigley Field needs to be rebuilt to be saved. And even if it's called something else, so long as it looks and feels the same, I'll be happy and I'll feel fortunate.