Quotes by Mark McGuire

“The goal is that it looks very much like it did before.”

“We had heard some rumblings that it might close, but no one thought it would. Were kind of in a state of shock right now. They need to practice this week, they have sectional swim meet at the end of the week.”

“Since we put up the lights (in 1988), we make an effort to have the new projects look as if theyve always been here. Our goal is to have you sit in the seats in the regular grandstand and look out and see the seats filled with fans, you will be hard-pressed to notice the difference.”

“Were trying to recreate the culture that existed before.”

“He would have liked to go right to the next match. Hes not given up an offensive point in the last month.”

“We will put ourselves in better position to have long-term success if we take a year off. We have the option in our contract with the league to take one season off and come back next year and still maintain our territorial rights.”

“During the game you will be able to see into the ballpark from the sidewalk, but there is a corridor where fans with tickets may be standing in, so we cant guarantee what the view will be.”

“In the short term, theres revenue, obviously. But long term, were creating more Cubs fans.”

“The truth was the old bleachers were really not a very good situation for someone in a wheelchair. When you build something in the 1930s, it wasnt built to accommodate wheelchairs.”