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I like anderson, but the sox should have been calling the mets or giants the second the Correra deals fell apart.
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On 2/15/2023 at 10:15 AM, Balta1701 said:
$11 a month for the app on its own.
Most SXM plans include the app access now. If you are paying for it in your car, you likely are already paying for the app too.
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On 2/19/2023 at 8:47 AM, Tnetennba said:
The idea was ahead of its time. But forcing people into a pay model in a time many houses weren’t even wired for cable wasn’t. It was short-sited and stupid, like much of JR’s tenure.
if he held out a few more years, and not sold to cablevision, the sox would be in a different place financially. NESN was a diaster fo rteh red sox until it went to basic cable. and Fenway Sports Group owns four teams in four sports, and its financed by NESN fees.
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White Sox baseball: enjoy our last attempt of competition before the next white flag trade!
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His dad plays golf with jerry. #job4lyfe
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11 million reasons over the next two seasons he stays with the sox.
Pedro will likely have a full time job for Leury after Rebuild 2.0: This time we mean it! is underway after july 31. -
On 2/23/2023 at 11:12 AM, Lip Man 1 said:
WSCR responds to Clevinger threat:
Danny Parkins has a face for radio.
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On 2/23/2023 at 11:49 AM, CentralChamps21 said:
There's no way they can keep him on the roster and not play him, especially given the 13 pitcher limit. Cutting him before MLB finishes their investigation would probably be a union violation.
Exactly. He is under investigation, and according to the cba, can't face team discipline until after the investigation is over.
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On 2/21/2023 at 3:08 PM, Chick Mercedes said:
When has the players union had the power to make up a lineup card? If the union and Clevinger’s agent want to kick up a lot of dust, the Sox can stand up to it and trade/cut him, or they can play him. Its up to the Sox.
the likely scenario is they would just release him. a player can't be suspended or "sent home" for an extended time without a reason. and if they can free up a roster spot as a result, they would do so.
as long as he gets paid the amount of money he is contractually owed, and is not denied the ability to work, the union wont interfere. that's what the dodgers did with bauer after his MLB suspension was terminated. -
4 hours ago, Tnetennba said:
He was awful here. I don't get why he seems to be beloved.
People are dumb
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3 hours ago, Tnetennba said:
The White Sox really do hate us...
2023: the year they flat out hated us
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4 minutes ago, flavum said:
Scott Fletcher
My bad.
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1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:
That's pushing it. Maybe if he had become the next Jeter for the Sox he could or would have reached that status.
No more "that's a real professional at-bat there" comments repeated ad nauseam please.
I wish he just stayed away like his father in law, Greg walker.
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2 hours ago, greg775 said:
My take: Love Benetti. Totally love Stone. Hate Gordo's voice but rooting for him to get better. He's a fan fave as a player IMO.
People hated his shitty ass.
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Sad considering we used to get 20 tv games a year
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On 2/6/2023 at 9:13 AM, Dick Allen said:
Because it makes no sense and JR isn't stupid. If he ever found out that it was true, someone would lose their job for life status. I know the White Sox are not run perfectly. But it's not THAT ridiculous. It would be exposed. especially if it cost JR money.
Think about it, the guy telling the story supposedly knew about it. So a lot of people did. Why didn't they alert JR?
The answer is because it's a BS story.
So you DON'T know this, then?
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On 2/6/2023 at 12:45 PM, ThirdGen said:
Not just lose their job for life status, but possibly be charged for defrauding the state government, as the money is going to pay off ISFA bonds.
I'm not saying it's not possible someone shared some inside info with GR to help them win, but the stories posted here are just implausible.
The naming rights money did not increase. US Cellular paid a buy out fee, and that reduced the payments from the new sponsor. That's state money. But the deal that GR underpaid was the partnership with the team directly.
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On 2/6/2023 at 8:30 AM, CentralChamps21 said:
I guess what I really want to know is did the Sox leave $$$ on the table that could have gone to player payroll in order to take care of Brooks Boyer's brother-in-law?
I'm not sure what you can get for a "presented by" sponsorship, but likely in the 500k-1 million range per year. enough for maybe a rookie or bench guy. the 7-11 deal for the game times was 500k a year for three years.
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On 2/8/2023 at 12:30 PM, 35thstreetswarm said:
Does the org publish season ticket numbers anywhere or at any point? I'd be curious to see how big the dropoff.
You’d only see something if they sold out of FSE(full season equivalent) tickets. And they haven’t done that since 2006
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Three possible outcomes:
1. espn/Disney buys back the RSNs below what they sold for. And we see them migrate to espn local networks.
2. FOX rebuys the RSN network below what they sold to Disney. And go back To fox sports insert name here.
3. MLB buys the RSNs and rebrands.
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4 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:
This is a real good point. The tax hit can't be nearly what it's been made out to be unless Jerry had double or tripled his ownership stake.
The trump tax laws have greatly decreased cap gains as well as inheritance taxes. Jerry wins no matter what, but the win will be bigger after he passes, as his family would only face taxes on the portion he actually owns.
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5 hours ago, caulfield12 said:
Doesn't Melanie Hobson (wife of George Lucas of Star Wars fame) have some input as well, owning around 40% of the club at this point in time...?
Jerry answers to the board, but has operational control. This is per his contract dating back to 1981, when he owned 5 percent of the team.
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22 hours ago, Dick Allen said:
It’s not true.
And you know this how?
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22 hours ago, CentralChamps21 said:
Wait, so we're saying that the Sox received less income for naming rights in order to help Brooks Boyer's brother?
That's fucked up. If that's true, this team is not worth fan support.
I don’t know what the $ was, but yes. The Sox deal with GR is less than what wintrust offered.
again, the actual naming rights money doesn’t go to the Sox. It pays for the 2003-2008 renovations that gave us the name US Cellular Field. That original deal would have ended in 2026, but the Sox and ISFA agreed to a three year extension(with another non guaranteed year in 2030), to make the moving parts work. The payments go toward the bonds issued in 2003.
the deal that the Sox care about is sponsorship above that naming rights deal. And brooks hooked his brother in law’s employer up.
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