Chicago Cubs to start baseball season, missing beloved bleachers

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By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rooting for a baseball team that has not won a World Series since 1908, the Chicago Cubs' famous bleacher bums have at least always had a chance to party in Wrigley Field's outfield stands. Weather-related delays in rebuilding the bleachers, part of a planned $375 million renovation of the 101-year-old ballpark, means its left-field benches will not be ready until mid-May and right-field seats until mid-June. Many bleachers season ticket-holders say they will not go to a game until the outfield benches are back. "The fact that it won't be there in April - it makes it not feel right." The Cubs have offered bleachers ticket-holders a chance to get a credit while the section is unavailable, or relocate.

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