You Won't Read it In the Tribune 2

Wrigleyville Alderman Tom Tunney wants to reign in the beer-sodden, urine-soaked stupidity that plagues the neighborhood surrounding Wrigley Field, according to the Chicago Sun-Times and NBC-5. The Tribune's neighbors are "fed up," but the Tribune has not covered the story.

Could it be because the Tribune uses the beer-soaked, urine-sodden stupidity to lure the corn-fed squares from Iowa and Minnesota (Steve Rhodes), convert them into sudden Cubs fans for the duration of their beer-sodden, urine-soaked visit, and then suck the money out of their wallets? Gotta wonder. That might also explain the gross disparity in the way the Tribune covers crime in the vicinity of the two ballparks.

Meanwhile, inside Wrigleyville's biggest beer garden: Zambrano slapping Barrett wasn't the only news to come out of Wrigley Field this weekend.

A fan ran onto the field during the same game, and the Tribune actually mentioned it. Briefly. At the end of a long story. The mention is notable because the Tribune usually prefers not to cover such incidents — except when they happen at U.S. Cellular. We would have liked a picture — you know, equal coverage — but hey, at least we got a few words: "And so another strange day ended at Wrigley Field, where a fan ran onto the field just as Aramis Ramirez was connecting for a home run in the eighth inning. The fan was corralled before he could cause further trouble, which is more than could be said for the Cubs." Har har. The Daily Southtown went into much more detail after interviewing Ramirez, who was apparently concerned for his safety:

Aramis Ramirez said he was "in shock" when a fan ran onto the field during his eighth-inning homer Friday. The fan, who came out of the left-field seats, was running toward center when a security guard caught up with him. Ramirez was rounding first when he saw what was happening. "I didn't know what was going on," Ramirez said. "I noticed it when I was running to second base and the (guard) was grabbing him. I was shocked. I wasn't nervous because security was holding the guy." Still, as Ramirez headed for third and then home, he looked back to make sure the fan hadn't broke free. "I was watching because he wasn't supposed to be there on the field," Ramirez said. "I don't know what happened or when he came out."

It's not hard to imagine how differently the Tribune would have played that incident had it happened on the South Side.