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1. The sox won't give you that guys info. 2. It's probably a broker, so look on the other broker pages to see if he posts there. 3. Seller's fees are just 10% on stubhub. Most fees are on the buyer. 4. The new stubhub price system is the older one, where fees are added LATER.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 04:16 PM) From the article, it was actually $5.36, and they wanted to make it $6. From a bigger picture view, it means the market is shrinking for potential competition for White Sox baseball broadcasts, and for baseball broadcasts in general. That very directly means that the nine figure annual prices for baseball broadcasting rights could well be a thing of the past by, and by the time the Sox have a new agreement in 2019 we won't see nearly the financial benefit from them as we would have in say 2010. Again, the Phillies got 5 billion to stay on CSN. The sox will be fine, especially since the Cubs are all but gone.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 02:14 PM) Yes they do. Comcast dropped YES in November. There are about a million households who can't get it now. http://www.wsj.com/articles/cost-of-sports...ight-1459102726 I figured that out. Yes/fox also charges $9 per household per month to Comcast. The problem isn't as bad here, as xfinity is the dominant cable service in market. And Comcast owns both the channel and service.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 08:45 AM) The Sox aren't leaving Comcast. JR is about to indirectly own 60% of it. What I am afraid of is that we missed the bubble for big TV deals. Even the Yankees are having trouble getting their games on TV now, because the network's prices are too high for the cable systems. The Yankees do not have carriage problems. YES not only has long term deals signed, but fox sports owns the channel now. Edit: I googled, and it apprears that Comcast is fighting YES. How this pertains to the sox isn't really clear, as the nyc cable market is vastly different than Chicago. The closest parallel is Philadelphia, as the Phillies got a $5 billion deal to STAY on CSN, which was founded by Comcast to air the teams it had owned at the time( 76ers and flyers) and sought the phils to have summer programming. The Chicago version of CSN is loaded with executives that are veterans of sportschannel/fox sports Chicago, and even sportsvision. The late Jim corno was the head of sportsvision and Jerry's guy at the network. And it was Jerry who DEMANDED that Comcast negotiate deals with every provider and not participate in pissing contests over carriage fees. Which is why the teams did not take a rights fee increase in 2004, instead taking a shorter deal at the exact same terms as the last deal with the Dolans.

The likelihood of the sox leaving Comcast AND not making more than the current deal pays, is close to zero. We all forget that csn Chicago is on in virtually all local households. Any potential new station would need win over cable operators who do not want to pay exaggerated fees. Plus, Jerry owns the rights to buy ricketts shares in the network

Way to go Kenny! Toss that loser in the trash!

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 06:41 PM) I do wonder what the mood on here will be like if LaRoche changes his mind Defcon 5

Just say no to Bruce and the jerk that used to play in Minnesota. I think the DH role can be filled internally by either Garcia or Cabrera. As for the 13 million burning a hole in rick's pocket? Hold onto it for now and see what can be had in a July stretch run.

Well, we know there is a god, because he sure as hell answered my prayers! While I would have loved if this happened in November, this is the best case scenario. Only other option was to eat the contract and release him. So long loser!

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Feb 28, 2016 -> 06:42 PM) "SOME mistakes"? Lol - "understatement" called and said you just made a MAJOR one. Good lord, Reinsdorf & Einhorn have been a disaster over the last 35 years. There is NO arguing that. Look at their record: their many organizational missteps have had the cumulative effect of the organization being in the shape it is today. And here we are today, with our Chairman admittedly continuing to be the dominant voice in the day-to-day decision making, continuing to contribute to the make-up of our team's composition. As a result, look at this roster. Look at the missed opportunities this offseason to enable it to compete this season. I mean, W-O-W!! Who among you feel confident in this management team's ability to put together a roster now and going forward capable of reversing this team's fortunes of recent years to compete for something meaningful? that disaster of jerry and eddie has produced more championships than the last FOUR cubs ownership groups(i dont know how many owners were there before wrigley, so this number could be higher). And they also have placed the sox in a position to never leave chicago again.

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 28, 2016 -> 07:50 PM) well i wasn't going to say anything negative on EE rip thread. so i will keep it simple. the very first mistake, the gamble on pushing for a move to the NW and loosing, then loosing to the south loop. eventually stay where they are. that is the beginning of a chain of mistakes. enuf said on my part. loosing?

QUOTE (BigFinn @ Feb 28, 2016 -> 03:05 PM) The end of the Veeck era was a turbulent time for the Sox. If you google "Marvin Davis to buy the White Sox," you can read about oilman Davis' attempt to buy the White Sox and Comiskey Park, move the Sox to Denver, and lease Comiskey Park to the Oakland A's (probably after Charley Finley sold the A's to a new ownership group). Next came the DeBartolo fiasco—and I apologize that I got the city wrong, it was New Orleans—and finally Veeck sold the club to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn. You can google "Ed DeBartolo to buy the White Sox" and read articles about that non-sale as well. While Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn have made some mistakes and stepped on some toes over the past 35+ years, they did bring us the 2005 World Series Champions. Finley lived in Northwest Indiana. He would have moved the A's to comiskey park and ran them with MC Hammer.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 10:06 AM) Second year in a row, the site is not allowing me to enter the code for the game I want. You may need to call the sox directly. 312-674-1000 and ask to talk to group sales.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 12:32 PM) Discount codes for specific games out yet?? Yes. Www.whitesox.com/specialevents

Thursday 10am code is 16pride

whitesox.com/presale Wednesday's 10am code is.......108791. You can also try 162594 I will likely not have a 1pm code. Sorry guys.

whitesox.com/presale Tickets go on sale to the General Public on FRIDAY, March 4th at 10AM Central Time. Online at whitesox.com/tickets, and at 1-866-SOX-GAME (Both Ticketmaster) Sox Box Office sales at Gate 4 (35th and Shields) begin FRIDAY, March 4th at 10AM. Here's the PRE-SALE dates: 81, and 27 Game Season Ticketholders: WEDNESDAY March 2nd @ 10AM - 10PM ONLINE ONLY 7 and 14 game ticket plan holders: WEDNESDAY, March 2nd @1PM-10PM ONLINE ORDERS ONLY Sox Pride Club Members: THURSDAY March 3rd @10AM -10PM ONLINE ONLY Black List(Sox Newsletter) members: THURSDAY March 3rd @1PM -10PM ONLINE ONLY The best chance at Cubs/Sox tix or Opening Day are if you have a ticket plan of any sort. But They do set aside tix for all the presales. Ticketbastard fees apply for Phone and Online orders. No fees at Sox Box Office. You can use an mlb. com Gift Card on online orders, but NOT at the box office. White Sox gift cards can be used at the Box Office, but NOT online. Sox also accept Comiskey Cash for ticket sales at the Box Office. Vouchers are also good at the Sox Box Office.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 12:32 PM) Samadjiza never said it though. he said that he was excited to be here, and that he would like to see how 2015 went before they worked on a long term deal. And it was hahn that said he was told jeff was fully interested in entering the market, even if he opted to join the sox after exploring free agency.

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 11:20 AM) i agree and many others made excellent pov. finding a position for him will not be a factor. but i think it is up to the owners. why are all the fa's signees doesn't really go beyound 2 yrs??? it is just me and looking too deep, maybe. what? the? what?

Let's get a couple facts straight: 1. The sox are going NOWHERE for the next 14 years, if not longer. The lease, one of the best in us sports, was extended at least until 2029, according to ISFA reports and other media mentions. Which is when the bonds are due to expire for the original 168 million financed for the park in 1988. It was so favorable that the sox extended it TWICE. (First after the naming rights deal for until 2026, and then til 2029). The original lease was 20 years, with a built in 5 year extension at the same terms. So if the sox felt Chicago was a bad market, they could have left the cell in 2011 or 2016 under the old deal. 2. Despite low ratings, the sox are still getting paid a lot of money for the tv rights. I have read that CSN pays 450-500k per game for roughly 100 games, so the csn only cut is 45-50 million dollars. By comparison, the padres current deal pays the same amount, but for 162 games. Factor in the 50 or million for the national broadcasts, and you already have upwards of 100 million before you sell one ticket.(WGN may be 125-250k, but I cant confirm). That per game amount is the EXACT SAME as the cubs. And since the cubs air less games on csn, they actually make less tv money than the sox. 3. The sox aren't leaving csn, and will likely get a much bigger deal. They currently own 20 percent of the network. And more importantly, the network is on EVERY CABLE SYSTEM IN THE MARKET. It was a condition that Jerry FORCED csn to broker long term carriage deals, so as to avoid being like NESN and YES struggling to get operators on board. When the cubs leave(and they lilkely will), they will have to negotiate all new carriage deals for "cubsnet". And judging by the dodgers tv problems, for a ruse awakening. The sox, meanwhile, don't have to do a thing to make sure they are in 90 percent of homes with cable. Oh, and they will get a huge increase in rights fees despite the ratings. Look at the Angel's deal(125 million a year) and they have poor ratings before and after they signed the deal to stay with fox. Remember, csn won't be paying the cubs. And, the sox have right of first refusal to buy the piece of CSN Chicago the cubs own.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 5, 2016 -> 08:17 PM) If you do think about it objectively, and remove the White Sox being your favorite team from the equation...it's pretty hard to look at the politics of it as well as the cost to taxpayers (especially in light of current budget problems) and feel it was a good deal in terms of the overall public interest of all residents of the State of Illinois. In that sense, this is just what the rich people in our country do...take advantage of tax loopholes, social connections, political donations, bankruptcy law, tax havens. Do you blame the system itself or primarily the individual actors within that system? In this case, the ballclub (increasing valuation/ROI) itself has certainly accrued more benefits than the public. So it comes down to putting a dollar figure on 2005 whether that was worth it for the city and state. Florida taxpayers would undoubtedly disagree their two World Series winners in Miami were worth it, overall. Or football fans in St. Louis. Jim Thompson said in 2011 that the tax revenue generated directly from Sox park totaled 200 million from 1991-2011. The initial construction cost? $168 million. And that's not factoring in the hotel tax, which pays for the bonds.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 07:08 AM) Just what the White Sox need right now...public funds use/tax protests at Sox Fest and Opening Day. It would be kind of fitting if nobody significant is added to the roster between now and then. Paid for by the hotel tax. I doubt "you" paid for the boards

QUOTE (Real @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 04:19 AM) Wish the sox had an owner like Illitchso they can win even less titles?

QUOTE (Coach @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 06:23 AM) not so much on the location but why pay good money to see crappy baseball when I can see the same game at home for free?actually, yes is an important distinction. YOU just said that location was a huge factor, but in your reply to me, downplay that. Why aren't you going to games? Is it because of the stadium, or the team that plays in it?

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 12:03 PM) Its not really. Wrigleyville is a tourist destination, people from my area go there just to hang out when they are in town no one is going to hang out around the Cell. The reputation of the area and the lack of things to do don't make it a desirable night out. The Cubs have an advantage in that going to Wrigley is part of your night out whereas at the Cell it is your night out. the bulls*** in question is the projects. which have been long gone and replaced by condos and townhomes. my statement had NOTHING to do with the dribble your fingers typed.