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Inside a Wrigleyville rooftop owner's fight with the Cubs

A Wrigleyville rooftop owner is resisting the Cubs' efforts in what ESPN describes as the neighborhood's last holdout against the team's expansion.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Weekend Edition
Published 6:18 AM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentESPN looks inside the last holdout in Wrigleyville, a rooftop owner fighting the Cubs. The question: can he stand up to the team?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRooftops. Neighbors. Baseball. Very cosy. I'm barely interested.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNot the actual rooftop, this is file footage from the archive. Roll it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWide shot, the whole stadium, and the houses crowding right up to it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWait. Go closer. That infield is gorgeous.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch this angle. The ballpark is wedged into the neighborhood like a couch in a hallway.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRun it back.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPretending not to care, huh?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorViral Score: seven out of ten, because that green and tan diamond looks like a perfectly ironed picnic blanket. Tech next, Nina.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTry not to accuse the toaster.