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I thought it was the other woman, the one who sustained the minor wound, that was thought to have had the gun. Her wound supposedly looked like a burn wound from the gun discharging.

I would guess that the concept is if someone is promoted it is because they deserve it. Probably something that happens sometimes in other organizations.

The rule still exists but was modified a while ago. They can promote Getz without any other interviews, but they would need to fill his old spot with a "diverse" candidate in exchange, or provide evidence of why that is not possible. Change was made to try to cut back on fake interviews when an internal promotion is already decided on.

CPD could have shut down the event if they so chose, the Sox wouldn't have had a choice to continue. That's basically what happened at the LiL Durk UC concert. I wonder if the gun shot wound was identified as self inflicted by CPD, and they considered the threat over when she left the building? Still lots of questions.

I'd love that- plus it cuts the infrastructure costs in half. Not being an AH resident I can't speak toward how they would feel having an additional 81 events, but I would assume it could be worked in a manner that doesn't disrupt their lives. Nothing against the southside, but I really don't think enough tickets are being sold to those within easy walking or rapid transit distance. I see the people walking back and forth to the 35th street red line, doesn't seem like many compared to the parking lots.

Has anyone questioned Vanilla Ice?

Nobody saw a weapon in the ballpark. If this was an active shooter in the park someone, anyone would have seen the weapon. So send 20000 from a secured area with metal detectors with no indication of a weapon into a completely unsecured area which was possibly where the shooter was based. They moved family members because they could be moved to a more secure area. I would assume MLB has specific rules for player families. There is no area in GRF more secure that holds 20000. Certainly not the parking lots and street around the park.

My first thought would be a bomb in thr building.

Quite simply, some indication that there was an active shooter in the park. Based on the info I've heard, there was none. Mass murder shooters don't fire one shot then stop for a while. They shoot and shoot non stop until something stops them. Not just Lil Durk, but many instances of crowd panic causing injuries and deaths. That was the real threat after the one bullet hit.

Nobody would believe it was real.

https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-lil-durk-concert-chicago-false-shooting-report-20230814-6ld26fracncbjg7cu7css2iqyq-story.html Here's the story on Lil Durk. "Crowd Rush" and "injuries" mentioned. And in this case there had already been one stabbing and police believed there were guns in the building, not outside.

Would you prefer the Sox send you and your kids down a ramp toward a potential active shooter? Prefer they trigger a stampede involving you and your kids? Because those were the scenarios they were probably comparing. The goal in this situation is to avoid more casualties. Their actions accomplished that in a completely unpredictable scenario.

Have to side with the Sox/CPD on this one. Sending 20000 out of the building TOWARDS where they believe the shot came from, while rumors started spreading of a shooter could have caused a horrible panic costing many lives. Nobody died, nobody seriously hurt, therefore correct response.

The point is that 5 of 6 prospect lists didn't even mention Tatis in 2018, and this was the first mention Law had given him. And the writer of this thought it to be odd that Law ranked him this high. Some of the posts in this thread imply that Tatis was highly regarded by many at the time of the trade, and that is simply not true. He was probably roughly the same player in Feb 2018 as he was in July 2017, so it stands to reason that he if wasn't that highly regarded in Feb 2018 there is no chance he was six months earlier. The Padres apparently saw something the Sox didn't, but no one else did either. Kudos to the Pads, but not a major shame to the other 99.9% of the baseball world that apparently missed it, including the Sox.

Comparing the 2017 MLB Top-100 Prospects Lists (calltothepen.com) This links to an article from February 2017 comparing top prospect lists from various writers. Tatis had been with SD approximately 8 months at this point. The article specifically mentions that Keith Law currently ranked him #47 and was not ranked on any other prospect list. The article calls it a "aggressive ranking for a player this young". So it is pretty clear he was not ranked by anyone, Law included, as 1-1 or anything near it while still with the Sox.

That would make sense if they required a renewal decision in the immediate future. They don't. And anyone who wouldn't renew because of Hahn and Williams won't renew until they see who the new boss is anyway. I don't understand the timing, but it wasn't this.

Its funny because the "fluke" claim was originally started by Cubs fans, and for some reason Sox fans joined right in. The claim was that the 05 Sox had a huge number of career years. If you actually look at the numbers, not true at all.

Veeck negotiated with Denver approx 1980

The state of Illinois purchased old Comiskey Park and the land it sat on, including parking lots, for $6.1 million in 1988.

I wonder if there isn't some way to structure the deal to soften the tax blow. As I recall, when the Trib Co sold the Cubs they retained a small minority interest as that somehow mitigated taxes. Is there some way to do that here, and if anyone would know it would be JR.

I can't imagine a worse location for the Sox than the lakefront. I'd be shocked if 20% of the people actually attending games are from the South Side of Chicago. I'd actually be shocked if 20% of the people attending are from within the city limits.

My understanding is that players suspended for on field incidents cannot be replaced on the roster. Players suspended for off the field actions (domestic violence, PED, etc) can be replaced. So the Sox don't even have the option to fill the roster spot on this one..

Then I'm even more confused. She refers to him as her son in multiple posts, including a tribute to Jackie Robinson where she thanks him for giving her son a chance to play. She also refers to him as her baby. And her profile picture looks more like 50 something age wise. His MLB bio says his wife is Nicole, not Stephanie.

He's made approximately $15,000 for every inning he's pitched in the majors. Hire a freaking nanny for a few hours.

The Sox explanation for the name disappearing actually makes sense, the Yankees really did have 2 #93 players on their roster on their website the day after. I could see where that could cause some scoreboard chaos. And I was at the game and definitely saw his name on the left field scoreboard for quite some time. If it was intentional, I don't think they would bother fixing it.