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oh, i don't know....THE kenny williams!

the weather was nice on a saturday afternoon. and they gave out free hoodies. don't be cute about why home game #2 was a near sell-out

I fully expect this shitshow of a front office to make a stupid move like this just to sell a few more tickets for brooks boyer's disinterested ass.

www.whitesox.com/taxday All April/May games are on the list, including the Red Sox games and bobblehead nights. Seats are either Lower Outfield Reserved, or Upper Box. Ticketmaster fees apply, but you can get them at the box office! Bobblehead games are 4/27, 5/4, and 5/18.

Need? All or most. Want to to pay him more than what he’s getting now at age 32? Not many at all. The new market is the superstars get paid big bucks and the very good don’t get the big bucks

I don’t think there’s a market for him. He may be stuck in Boston.

With this front office, that’s an insurmountable number unless you defer half of it and add incentives.

The Ammount of disinformation and flat out BS in this thread is amazing.

https://www.yelp.com/topic/chicago-2018-chi...nted-by-scottyj I posted links and info at yelp.

Next stop: Montreal!

QUOTE (credescrew24 @ Nov 7, 2017 -> 12:49 PM) Hey guys I'm debating on making the trip to soxfest their year but wanted to hear what y'all have to say about it... im a die hard sox fan and been to Chicago plenty of times for games during the season but have never made it out in January for soxfest. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated. Hope to see ya guys out there for those that go .... the mrs has already given the green light so we shall see 👍 Get the hotel and sell the hawk bobble. It'll pay for part of your room. Also, get the maximum # of passes you're allowed to buy, even if you need less. You can sell those and pay for part of your trip that way. Friday is hotel guests only, so people will pay extra for a weekend pass. And, be prepared to stand in lines. LOTS of lines. I usually do the photo lines as opposed to the autographs.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Nov 7, 2017 -> 02:48 PM) I always look forward to the seminars with the players and front office personal. I've always found attending a seminar with Hahn very interesting. I've seen his act a number of times at Soxfest and at Season ticket seminars. You'll notice that when somebody asks him a question, more often than not, he won't answer the question, he'll just ramble on and continue talking. I can see how he obtained his law degree. He's very good at talking without saying anything of any substance. I just wish he would have worked for some law firm instead of being a GM for the White Sox.Hahn is much more forthcoming than that. On specific deals or free agents he's coy, but he HAS to do that. Or he can get fined.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 27, 2017 -> 01:32 PM) The season tickets are discounted as is the parking. You save more on the parking. As well as the access to the stadium club. If you go to more than 10 games it's much more cost effective. stadium club is an additional $1000 a year. and parking is only a savings of 2-3 dollars. and sunday games have no discount.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 26, 2017 -> 07:06 PM) Why is that too bad? It's good for people who want to go to games in September. not good for the seller.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Oct 29, 2017 -> 07:41 PM) I live in Ames. Like I said, I'd just like a way to legally get the Sox games without having to buy another streaming service. sorry. doing this legally means you will have to buy another service. this is 2017.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Oct 30, 2017 -> 04:04 PM) The Sox continually have some of the lowest rated regional telecasts in baseball, which will impair them from getting the type of deal that other people are pointing out here. The Sox will likely see a modest bump to their current $50M/season to around $60M. Teams do not own their national streaming rights, those are maintained by MLB and the digital arm of the MLB is printing money right now. the angels have horrible ratings and they still got a 2 billion dollar tv deal. this misconception that the ratings matter in tv deals like this is laughable. it's the ACCESS to live sports that is the issue. this Is why the dodgers haven't caved to local cable providers in their la sportsnet negotiations. And this world series run is making their case stronger, as LA has been starving for dodgers baseball and the local ratings on tbs and fox are massive. the cubs are leaving. no doubt about that. nbs sportsnet will NOT lose both the cubs and sox, all the while buying out both clubs stakes in a channel that could only have hawks or bulls games in 2020. I will bet real American money that not only will the sox stay with csn/nbc (with a substantial raise in rights fees), but so will the bulls AND hawks.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 01:42 PM) I could see Reinsdorf possibly getting away with that somehow but I would be shocked if Bears get a cut of any of the many soccer/concert events at Soldier Field.the sox control the ballpark's use for non baseball events. they have to give the state the ok to host concerts. some mlb teams in publicly financed stadiums set up entertainment divisions to book concerts and other events. the sox do not have such a department, but anything is possible.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 11:28 AM) How does this even impact the White Sox and Bears?solidarity between billionaire owners.

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Oct 25, 2017 -> 06:15 PM) Does anyone know how much we make from our TV deal right now? Like saying we'll get $100 million is nice, but if we currently get $75 million its not really that much of an increase and actually might just be matching inflation or new expenses with the better cameras or something. I believe the sox are in the 50 million range with nbc sports. about 500k per game. the sox actually make more money on nbc sports than the cubs, since the sox air about 100 games on nbc sports. the cubs get the same amount, but air much less games on nbc sports. wgn I was told was about 125k per game.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Oct 25, 2017 -> 04:38 PM) 12 team format works fine for the NFL, and would be a preferred method to me as opposed to the current 10 team format. Give the two best teams in each league the equivalent of a bye (which will make all those September games matter more) with a best of 3 wild card round for teams 3-6. Then proceed as current format. byes are for lesser sports. like football.

QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 25, 2017 -> 03:36 PM) 8 divisions of 4 teams wouldn’t work in baseball. Teams under .500 would make the playoffs if they did it, and it’s not happening. It’s either: Two 16-team leagues with a nearly balanced schedule (see post #118) or 4 divisions of 8 teams, major realignment, the unbalanced schedule, and 6 or 8 wildcards Btw Ewok- 16 out of 32 playoff teams in baseball? No way. No how. why not? we have 16 in basketball and hockey. and 12 in football. more teams in the playoffs and "in contention" equal larger local and national ratings. which equals more money. and more money means teams like the sox have more to spend. f*** major realignment. im for the preservation of what's left of the leagues. you do regional conferences and divisions, and you will watch the sport die. my idea creates a march madness like atmosphere for the first round of games. you'll have 3-5 games on every day for a week or so.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 24, 2017 -> 09:22 AM) It is extremely easy to sell the tickets through the sox-ticketmaster process. I have never had a problem selling the tickets, even the morning of a game, especially if you sell them for face value. The season ticket price is slightly discounted so if you sell them for face value you actuality make a little money. I put the back into the account so my cost the next year is even less. too bad most September games, even lower level seats, are $6 on stubhub.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Oct 24, 2017 -> 08:52 PM) I would just appreciate a legal way to watch White Sox games from inside their blackout territory. I would pay $120 a year to get MLB.TV; sadly, I still cannot watch Sox games, legally. get a cable provider that carries nbc sports Chicago. I know directv will let you buy access.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Oct 24, 2017 -> 08:25 PM) I think for all of the games to move to WGN, the team would have to undergo some serious renegotiation with the station. I forget the exact terms, but I believe the team receives significantly less in fees per game from WGN than they do from cable. Probably a trade off for the additional exposure ‘GN provides. Nonetheless, the team would be out what would seem some significant revenue if they flew solo on WGN. wgn is an over the air station. the next tv deal will be similar to the current nbc sports deal. the sox will have equity in the station and air all or most game's on it. My $50 bet will be they stay on nbc sports and make more money per year. The cubs are bolting no matter what. The sox already have equity in the station, and have the right to purchase the cubs share. And staying on nbc sports means that they wont have to negotiate with every cable provider because they are already on most tvs in Chicago's market.

Here's a simple solution: 2 Leagues 4 divisions per league 4 teams per division (this assumes expansion of 2 additional teams) 16 playoff teams. The 8 division winners and four best non division winners per league. 3 game "wild card" round where the division winner plays a wild card. Top division winner plays worst wild card. game one in WC park and games 2-3 at division winner. 5 game "division series" - same home/road splits as current LDS format. Can either play in a hard bracket or re-seed division winners and wild cards. 7 game championship series - same as current format. 7 game world series. currently, a team that plays in all rounds including the wild card will play 23 games max. this format has a max of 22 games, so the postseason wouldn't get extended at all, thereby not needing to reduce regular season games. Going to an nhl or nba system of east and west conferences is a bad idea. but going to 16 team brackets for the playoffs is better than a 10 or 12 team format.