Shlensky vs. Wrigley The case is about a stockholder named Shlensky who is suing the board of directors of Wrigley Field on the grounds of failure to install lights at the stadium. This is a claim of mismanagement and negligence by the directors. At the time of the case‚ The Chicago Cubs were the only major league team without lights on their stadium. Mr. Wrigley‚ the principal owner of the team‚ refused to add lights onto the stadium because he felt that‚ "baseball is a daytime sport and it would
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Soldier Field I have never been astounded by such marvelous architecture until I laid my eyes on Soldier Field in Chicago‚ Illinois. Soldier Field seemed like a dragon‚ just engulfing everyone who was spectating the Mexico vs Bosnia game on May 2011. When I first laid eyes on the monstrosity‚ I was very intimidated. The thought of entering this behemoth marveled me and made me even more excited to enter and watch the Mexico soccer game that I was anxiously waiting for! Chicago itself is a marvelous
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From Wrigley Field to Yankee Stadium A mighty and triumphant roar radiates from the throats of the thousands upon thousands of people packed into the stands like sardines. Tears of joy stream down the faces of grown men as the team they have loved since they could first walk has just won the World Series. The sport of baseball has grown to become the national pastime of the United States since Abner Doubleday first invented it in 1839. From 1839 to the present‚ many things have changed about the
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Introduction Baseball is considered to be America’s favorite pastime and has become popular all over the world. This sport is watched by millions of people every time there is a game played. People will go to the stadiums to watch and a lot of fans will watch the game on television. Since there are so many people watching these games‚ advertising has become more and more apart of every baseball stadium due to the amount of exposure a company can receive by using the many types of ads found in
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Bibliography "1920 Chicago Cubs Roster." Baseball Almanac. www.TheSoulmateCalculator.com. 2/1/2007 . Ryan Neher Mrs. Crawford + Mrs. Battaglia American Society‚ 1 + 2 September 24‚ 2006 Being an American I learned two new interesting things about my family history while doing this project. One thing I learned about my family ’s history is that my grandpa fought in World War II. He was in the Air Force. He was actually in France for a little while during the war. After he served his 4
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Rodriguez’s shoes‚ not because of the money‚ not because of the fame‚ but because if I were in his shoes‚ I would just treasure every moment of every second that I am on that field. I would treasure every step I take in the dirt of such legendary baseball parks like Yankee Stadium‚ Fenway Park‚ Dodger Stadium and Wrigley Field. I would treasure every moment I get to spend in the same vicinity of such future Hall-of-Famers like Barry Bonds‚ Randy Johnson‚ Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens. I would feel
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Pete Rose & the Hall of Fame When I go watch my Chicago Cubs at beautiful Wrigley field I am concerned with the game and what is in front of me‚ not what is going on off the field. I go to enjoy the game and the talent of the athletes that play. I could care less about what Sammy Sosa is doing off the field‚ he is the man because of his skills on the field and what he does for Americas’ past time. Last time I was sitting on the third base line and Sammy stepped up to the plate I did not think
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MEMORIES IN THE FIELDS. January 3‚ 2011 at 6:23am Turning back the hands of time is the most splendid thing that has bestowed on us. It is a special ability that encompasses one’s heart and mind. In the field in my hometown where you can see farmers are busy plowing and digging the soil‚ planting seeds and harvesting crops filled up my childhood memories which I could always reminisce. It has been ten years have passed the last time I spend my daily hours in playing with my cousins and neighbors
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If you ever visit the city of Chicago‚ one of the sights everyone will tell you see is Wrigley Field. Being the second oldest professional Baseball venue in the world it has a lot of history in it. Most locals will go at least once in their life to see it in person. I have been 4 times. I attended a Cubs game back in the 2000’s; with a few of my childhood friends. As we walked up to the massive brick building‚ I could feel the atmosphere of excitement and the history of all the failures that it
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The William Wrigley Jr. Company Case Report Ying Suan Lo Julianne Mills Nick Lim Vinson Chen Glen Hamilton Table of Contents 1.0 1.0 Introduction Identifying opportunities for corporate financial restructuring was typical for Blanka Dobrynin‚ a managing partner of the hedge fund Aurora Borealis LLC. In 2002‚ with the then debt free William Wrigley Jr. Company (Wrigley) in her sights‚ she asked her associate Susan Chandler to conduct
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