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Didn’t see a thread about this but felt it was worthy of its own for discussion purposes.

Good for him. He keeps getting fired up.

Some may want to engage in a serious discussion about the design of the "Railyards" rather than rubber stamping anything that is proposed, or worse, engaging in vengeful posts that add nothing. That said, I am not immune from responding in kind to that nonsense. Having addressed that (again) I have requested clarification about the proposed plan. How can moving RR repair buildings and train storage to Rate Field be considered without first knowing the parameters and details of what will replace it? A simple site plan rather than an AI rendering would be helpful. That would be easier to do than engaging in the hype and posting numerous AI renderings. One rendering from Ishbia's team depicted WSox fans walking over the St. Charles Airline Bridge to a stadium on the 78. That plan was supported without any questions. Oh yea, ingress and egress was not an issue, nor were the buildable parameters of the site. ND Architect (and Cub fan) Scott Bessent designed a Bill Veeck stadium back in 1987. If one imagines a stadium on the West side of the Canal, I think a study of Bessent's design could be useful. https://sabr.org/journal/article/bill-veeck-park-a-modest-proposal/ I strongly prefer a retractable dome stadium, preferably on the historic site of the original Comiskey Park for any number of reasons.

bruh. everyone wants grant to start. hand the closer role to a guy with 1 arm if it means grant taylor is starting.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/11/11/blackhawks-kyle-davidson-trades-mark-eaton-jeff-blashill

Cubs owners borrow more than $65 million on Wrigley rooftops 2017年6月30日 — The Ricketts family's new loan comes amid its $850 million Wrigley Field renovation and development that is changing the look of the... "Independent estimates place the Cubs' combined baseball and Wrigleyville district operations at generating annual revenues well north of $600 million, with net operating income often in the range of $70 to $100 million depending on attendance, media carriage fees, postseason performance, and the performance of ancillary assets like Hotel Zachary, Gallagher Way events, and the DraftKings Sportsbook." MICHAELDONNELLYBYTHENUMBERSThe Chicago Cubs' Business Model: Team Revenues, Wrigleyv...A clear look at the Chicago Cubs as a business. Team revenues and media rights, the Ricketts family's Wrigleyville holdings, and the capital investments that created a baseball-centered district of al So you've basically got all the borrowing, $1 billion for ballpark renovations beginning nearly a decade ago...now this ongoing dispute with rooftops and then the Ricketts/Wrigleyville debt/developments to all consider.

Maybe Passan was onto something pairing him with the Cubs?

Spending time at XYZ famous pitching lab/training academy working on offspeed arsenal and following Freddy Peralta program to regain FB crispness...instead of hanging out in the DR the whole time.

A "useful idiot", in modern parlance.

Feels like $75-85 million...

Dodgers, Mets, Padres, Blue Jays emerge as Tarik Skubal suitors as market for top MLB free agent takes shape“It’s very clear that it’s a dominant and strong Sku-bull market,” agent Scott Boras said, offering one of his signature free-agency puns.

Interesting item from the article that the CFL commissioned a poll on the Amtrak move and Railyards development. It’s hard to tell how accurate this poll is, but FWIW, about 85% of respondents on Soxtalk were in favor of the Railyards proposal IIRC. The poll showed 60% in favor of the Amtrak maintenance facility and 70% in favor of the potential Railyards mixed-used development anchored by a stadium. But the poll also showed only 11% of the respondents had “heard a lot” about Amtrak’s proposed facility and less half “have heard anything at all,”

I know a few posters have suggested he’s just trolling us. How about this theory: he’s a plant by the Ishbia team to discredit the side that advocates for staying in Bridgeport with comically irrational posts. I mean, he’s totally sucked all oxygen out of the room here for any serious debate about this proposed move. Diabolically genius on Private Equity Justin’s part!

If the cubs are having liquidity problems. The investment in Wrigleyville is not paying off and the debt, not cub debt, is crippling them. Odd write up by someone that seems to know something to state that.

The Cubs with payroll constraints? Weird, since $143 million is in Brewers' territory...and Passan wants MIL to trade Megill in order to keep beefing up their elite farm system (and/or keep Contreras). But the Cubs adding another undersized Japanese starting pitcher with Suzuki and Imanaga both likely gone? Strange times. Who would have thought the possible payroll floor of $170-180 million would be too much for Ricketts? (Ofc, it's really not.)

I like Peralta the most of the second-tier options.

Except Rogers is likely to get a monster deal and is not very durable. Not opposed to it, but he's going to be expensive.

Love idea of King or Rogers. Would strongly dislike Martinez (old + terrible k rate.

I like the idea of Rogers. He’s a bit younger than the other guys and has shown TOR upside. I also like the idea of adding LHSP’s in this division.