SoxFan562004 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 MLB is looking at expanding, due to the ridiculous expansion fees they can get, they'll discourage teams moving as to not burn a potential expansion market. White Sox are in a major media market and have had decent payrolls in the past and will do well business-wise if they win. I don't see MLB or MLBA wanting them to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacock Wrestler Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, SoxFan562004 said: MLB is looking at expanding, due to the ridiculous expansion fees they can get, they'll discourage teams moving as to not burn a potential expansion market. White Sox are in a major media market and have had decent payrolls in the past and will do well business-wise if they win. I don't see MLB or MLBA wanting them to move. Good point, but I believe there are numerous cities MLB would consider even though some of them have minor league teams: Portland Vegas OK City Mexico City Puerto Rico Montreal Indy San Antonio New Orleans Charlotte Sacramento Edited February 20, 2019 by Peacock Wrestler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 MLB is likely to expand. I'm really not worried. (I also thought it was very likely sox signed machado) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Peacock Wrestler said: Good point, but I believe there are numerous cities MLB would consider even though some of them have minor league teams: Portland Vegas OK City Mexico City Puerto Rico Montreal Indy San Antonio New Orleans Charlotte Sacramento Scratch Puerto Rico after the hurricane... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacock Wrestler Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, caulfield12 said: Scratch Puerto Rico after the hurricane... Perfect PR story for MLB. Help the rebuild, and bring them a franchise to show they "care" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Peacock Wrestler said: Good point, but I believe there are numerous cities MLB would consider even though some of them have minor league teams: Portland Vegas OK City Mexico City Puerto Rico Montreal Indy San Antonio New Orleans Charlotte Sacramento I'm not saying there's a zero possibility, but a city wanting a team and being able to bamboozle its citizens into paying for a stadium isn't as easy as it once was. I'm sure MLB would love all those cities to be ready to take a team tomorrow, but realistically that is not going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacock Wrestler Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, SoxFan562004 said: I'm not saying there's a zero possibility, but a city wanting a team and being able to bamboozle its citizens into paying for a stadium isn't as easy as it once was. I'm sure MLB would love all those cities to he ready to take a team tomorrow, but realistically that is not going to happen. True, but all it takes is one city. Montreal wants a team back. I almost guarantee they can find the funds somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Peacock Wrestler said: True, but all it takes is one city. Montreal wants a team back. I almost guarantee they can find the funds somehow. Right, and MLB would push for expansion, not a move. It's a several hundred million dollar difference in revenue to MLB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Peacock Wrestler said: Perfect PR story for MLB. Help the rebuild, and bring them a franchise to show they "care" Not enough money left behind, and travel/logistical nightmares. I’m more likely to buy Roberto Clemente’s old house than for this to actually happen... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacock Wrestler Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 minute ago, SoxFan562004 said: Right, and MLB would push for expansion, not a move. It's a several hundred million dollar difference in revenue to MLB. True, but at the same time I believe MLB is going to want to market in as many different markets as possible. However, you are bringing valid points. I'm thinking there's enough interest in cities for expansion and relocation to occur, but the financials will be the deciding factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacock Wrestler Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Not enough money left behind, and travel/logistical nightmares. I’m more likely to buy Roberto Clemente’s old house than for this to actually happen... You're right. I had a bad geography moment and thought it was closer to the mainland than it actually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan18 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) Man, some of you guys are clueless. There has been 1 baseball team relocated since 1973. The White Sox are a charter franchise, that has played in the same mile radius for nearly 120 years, longest of any team in North American sports. Teams move primarily for 1 reason, they don't have an adequate stadium. Nearly every move since the turn of the century has fallen into this: Expos, Sonics, Rams, Chargers, Raiders... The Thrashers played in a modern stadium, but their ownership group wanted them out of there. TV and sponsorship money playing second fiddle in Chicago than it's ever going to be in friggen Portland or Charlotte. Edited February 20, 2019 by soxfan18 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Call me Mr. Insensitive...I hope JR dies tomorrow and we get bought by an owner who offers Harper 10/326. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 minute ago, soxfan18 said: Man, some of you guys are clueless. There has been 1 baseball team relocated since 1973. The White Sox are a charter franchise, that has played in the same mile radius for nearly 120 years, longest of any team in North American sports. Teams move primarily for 1 reason, they don't have an adequate stadium. Nearly every move since the turn of the century has fallen into this: Expos, Sonics, Rams, Chargers, Raiders, they all fall into this. The Thrashers played in a modern stadium, but their ownership group wanted them out of there. TV and sponsorship money playing second fiddle in Chicago than it's ever going to be in friggen Portland or Charlotte. Right, or NOLA. Look, I'm pissed at the Sox right now as others are here because I know they could afford the Machado contract and they didn't step up, likely, because JR is old school and wouldn't sign the biggest FA contract in history, but this comes down to money for MLB. As noted above, Sox as a distant 2nd team in this market still is valuable and has a potential to be more lucrative than other markets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 The last thing I would ever want is for the Sox to move. I'd be a man without a team and I doubt I'd be very enthusiastic about picking up a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: They aren't going anywhere. If they did ever leave there would be at least five AL teams lined up to move here. Years ago I was kind of wishing for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, pcq said: If they did ever leave there would be at least five AL teams lined up to move here. Years ago I was kind of wishing for that. If the Sox wanted to move out and the A's wanted to move in, I'd take that swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I was told today that JRs White Sox investors are pressuring him to sell the team ASAP. They're not young men anymore and they want their money. It could happen this year. I hope so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I’m sure there will be some rumblings, but overall I think MLB wants to add teams, not move them. And no matter how you hard you try, Oakland, Tampa, and Miami are in much worse shape than the Sox IMO. The market is there, it’s Chicago for fucks sake. It just has never been tapped into because of how the team is operated. There will be an owner that sees that and things will change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, WBWSF said: I was told today that JRs White Sox investors are pressuring him to sell the team ASAP. They're not young men anymore and they want their money. It could happen this year. I hope so. Where did you hear this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said: Where did you hear this? Can't tell you but I will tell you that there are at least 3 groups of people who want to buy the White Sox. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I think I need a break from forum insiders... 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 16 minutes ago, WBWSF said: I was told today that JRs White Sox investors are pressuring him to sell the team ASAP. They're not young men anymore and they want their money. It could happen this year. I hope so. Ah, we're still doing this. Sweet... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenericUserName Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Well I guess we found the new thing everyone is going to say they have sources on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) Sell today Jerry, Sox fans deserve to make it too playoffs back to back years. Not one appearance every 15 years. Edited February 20, 2019 by Soxfest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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