Apparently,
Theo Epstein is suffering from
Pedestrian Mall Envy. The City of Chicago—in an apparent effort to
increase the already high level of violence—is
allowing the Cubs to sell beer and wine in 'kiosks' outside 99-year old Wrigley Field. Fans would be allowed to
"bring drinks in plastic cups to the plaza" on Clark Street outside the stadium. But the Cubbies got a deal even
sweeter than the Red Sox could extract from their good buddy
Mumbles. Mayor
Rahm Emanuel (formerly of the Obama 'brain trust') is also allowing the plaza to operate
year-round, even when the Cubs are on the road. No wonder the residents of
Wrigleyville have cynically named the mayor
Cubs 2013 MVP. And you think politics is corrupt in
Boston!
