Today’s pick: Wrigley Field’s brick and ivy. Let’s talk brick and ivy. The very concept of a ballpark quirk is part and parcel of discussions of old parks, such as Fenway Park and Wrigley Field.

Wrigley Field in 1971 (Diamond Images/Getty Images). Historic Renovations The upper deck was added between 1926 and 1928 and the bleacher walls came into being in 1937.

The ivy clings there, coating the outfield walls. Making Wrigley Field different from any other Major League ballpark in America. The home of the Chicago Cubs is getting away with something grand ...

New York Yankees announcer Michael Kay has some concerns about Wrigley Field. Specifically, he’s worried about the brick outfield walls, which are covered by Wrigley’s iconic ivy.

It may look like just another plant, but the power of the Wrigley Field ivy never was more apparent than it was recently. The potential loss of some ivy and bricks to expand the outfield doors for ...

Question: Is there ivy on the back wall at Chicago's Wrigley Field? While watching the Cubs lose to the Marlins, I thought the leaves looked colored, as if they were changing in the fall season ...

The ivy is part of what makes Wrigley Field iconic, it sets it apart from other stadiums. When someone thinks about Wrigley Field, they almost always think about the ivy.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball's general managers have become the brainy bunch. Ivy in the major leagues these days isn't just a reference to Wrigley Field's vine-covered walls.

Javier Baez’s solo shot in the eighth inning — the only run of the game — would not have gone for a homer had Wrigley Field’s wall looked ... top of Wrigley’s red brick and ivy-covered wall.

CHICAGO -- Opening day at home for the Chicago Cubs is next Friday, which gives the new bricks on Wrigley Field's rear walls a bit more time to settle in before the grounds staff attaches new ...

Cubs center fielder Junior Lake had a rough encounter with the Wrigley Field wall Thursday night -- specifically one of the green doors in the ivy-covered brick wall that is exposed and has no ...