soxfan18 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-rapidly-moving-toward-new-bridge-phase-of-covid-reopening-plan-pritzker-says/2468023/ Quote Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday that Illinois is moving "rapidly" toward the "Bridge Phase" of the state's reopening plan, on track to potentially move into the new phase within days. Quote Spectator events (ticketed and seated) Phase 4: Indoor venue with capacity < 200 people: Lesser of 50 people or 50% capacity * Outdoor venue or indoor venue with capacity ≥ 200 people: 25% capacity * Bridge Phase: 60% capacity Things are looking up. Edited March 23, 2021 by soxfan18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black jack Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) Good, open everything up and get these people off my golf courses and back to whatever they were doing before 2020. Edited March 23, 2021 by black jack 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 The jump in capacity limits for both indoor and outdoor "ticketed and seated" events is dramatic. 60% attendance at baseball games would be damn near normal attendance for early season games. Let's hope once things open up we don't screw it up ad have to go backward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Good, still funny to me they are treating indoor and outdoor as equal. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, bmags said: Good, still funny to me they are treating indoor and outdoor as equal. Well because, science. Well not really science. Just however I feel that day is now science. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 19 minutes ago, bmags said: Good, still funny to me they are treating indoor and outdoor as equal. It is odd. If you think about 60% at Guaranteed Rate vs. 60% at the United Center, they don't seem equal as far as how it would feel in either place. However, from what I read, masks would still be mandated. Maybe that has something to do with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, bmags said: Good, still funny to me they are treating indoor and outdoor as equal. yup. Edited March 23, 2021 by Squirmin' for Yermin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Spend, spend, spend...!!! This is the year to vulture veteran talent off financially challenged rebuilding franchises... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Spend, spend, spend...!!! This is the year to vulture veteran talent off financially challenged rebuilding franchises... Interesting for the thread. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, raBBit said: Interesting for the thread. 😀 Since a lack of predictable revenues has been presented as one of the main reasons for more conservative financial approach this offseason...and the White Sox hardly draw more than 40-60% other than OD into late May, it should be closer to business as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, bmags said: Good, still funny to me they are treating indoor and outdoor as equal. It's probably because of the concourse and bathrooms. Those places are essentially indoor and people definitely pack those places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Just now, SonofaRoache said: It's probably because of the concourse and bathrooms. Those places are essentially indoor and people definitely pack those places. No I think the outdoor stuff is fine. but Sox park at 100% capacity you'll have lower risk than like the Vic at 20% capacity. But, whatever I don't really mind, simpler policies are easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 At restaurants, fully vaccinated people don't count towards the capacity percentage. I wonder if this will be true for stadiums. Although it would be pretty hard to enforce and determine what you would have available. On a personal note, I will have had my 2 shots with a week in before my first game. By the second homestand, I should be a max coverage. That makes me very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 34 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: At restaurants, fully vaccinated people don't count towards the capacity percentage. I wonder if this will be true for stadiums. Although it would be pretty hard to enforce and determine what you would have available. On a personal note, I will have had my 2 shots with a week in before my first game. By the second homestand, I should be a max coverage. That makes me very happy. The wording seems to indicate that fully vaccinated people do not count toward capacity limits for everything, including stadiums, theaters, etc. Unless places ask for proof of vaccination in order to increase attendance, I'm not sure what the rule change does. You could, theoretically, fill a theater for a concert or a sports venue if you required proof of vaccination. I don't see anyone doing that, but you never know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, hogan873 said: The wording seems to indicate that fully vaccinated people do not count toward capacity limits for everything, including stadiums, theaters, etc. Unless places ask for proof of vaccination in order to increase attendance, I'm not sure what the rule change does. You could, theoretically, fill a theater for a concert or a sports venue if you required proof of vaccination. I don't see anyone doing that, but you never know. I did see some big companies were hoping to help with the immunization verification thing https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/big-tech-helps-set-standards-for-covid-19-vaccine-verification-11616151614 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Since a lack of predictable revenues has been presented as one of the main reasons for more conservative financial approach this offseason...and the White Sox hardly draw more than 40-60% other than OD into late May, it should be closer to business as usual. Not sure that is true. IT remains to be seen what happens to the casual fan's desire to attend large crowd events. Hopefully fans return to sporting events/concerts etc but it remains to be seen how long before the casual fans returns especially considering the economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, SCCWS said: Not sure that is true. IT remains to be seen what happens to the casual fan's desire to attend large crowd events. Hopefully fans return to sporting events/concerts etc but it remains to be seen how long before the casual fans returns especially considering the economy. Some early tests will be Wrestlemania and a late April UFC, both in Florida. Wrestlemania is 2 nights at the Tampa NFL stadium, 25k both nights with pods. Already on sale, not sold out but sold well. UFC is full capacity indoors in Jacksonville, so like 14k or so. Don't believe that's on sale. Again, it will be a long process to see how people feel, but those are 2 big ones coming up before end of april. Edit: Obviously the Rangers being at 100% opening day will be interesting. Any update on sales for that? Edited March 23, 2021 by SoxFan562004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, SCCWS said: Not sure that is true. IT remains to be seen what happens to the casual fan's desire to attend large crowd events. Hopefully fans return to sporting events/concerts etc but it remains to be seen how long before the casual fans returns especially considering the economy. Those white sox ticket prices on seat geek right now are no joke... Edited March 23, 2021 by ScooterMcGee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 hours ago, bmags said: No I think the outdoor stuff is fine. but Sox park at 100% capacity you'll have lower risk than like the Vic at 20% capacity. But, whatever I don't really mind, simpler policies are easier. This is the part that's often overlooked. There will always be some degree of arbitrariness to broadly applicable public health policies, but the costs associated with making and enforcing policies perfectly tailored to every situation are just not justified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I can't like, imagine how good it will feel to sit in a seat at the park and hear crowd noise and the crack of the bat again. That is such a distinct, big atmosphere and there is nothing remotely like that feeling for the last year or so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, ScooterMcGee said: Those white sox ticket prices on seat geek right now are no joke... I saw where Boston Opening day tickets were $500 for bleacher seats and a minimum of 2 tics. Parking is probably "your first born" https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2021/03/17/500-bucks-for-red-sox-tickets-opening-day-2021-fenway-has-covid-zapping-robots/4714974001/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 9 hours ago, bmags said: No I think the outdoor stuff is fine. but Sox park at 100% capacity you'll have lower risk than like the Vic at 20% capacity. But, whatever I don't really mind, simpler policies are easier. Install outdoor troughs, problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) everyone please get vaccinated. Edited April 17, 2021 by tray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-headed-in-the-wrong-way-as-younger-adults-drive-uptick-in-covid-19-cases-health-commissioner-warns/ar-BB1eToqj?ocid=uxbndlbing Quote “COVID-19 is still here, folks,” Lightfoot said during a Monday news conference. “It is still real. It is still deadly, and unfortunately it’s still sending people to hospital, every single day. … We will step back and have to close back down if we are not diligent.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 21 hours ago, bmags said: I can't like, imagine how good it will feel to sit in a seat at the park and hear crowd noise and the crack of the bat again. That is such a distinct, big atmosphere and there is nothing remotely like that feeling for the last year or so. Can't wait to smell the grilled onions walking past the hot dog stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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