NO!!MARY!!!

Well, Bill Veeck himself called Comiskey Park “the world’s largest outdoor saloon” and there were drunken brawls in the stands. So I honestly can’t blame them for wanting to clean the place up. As for Harry, they made him an offer. He took less to go to the Cubs. I don’t hold them responsible for that. Caray didn’t want to work for them. Period. Einhorn was also a TV executive, he thought he could come in and be a loudmouth and bully everyone like he was used to doing in the world of television. It got so bad a PR firm they hired eventually told him to take a low profile. I did not forget any of that. I just think it’s only a matter of time before the new ownership says or does something to piss people off and make them vow never to go to the park again. It happened with Beck and the Allyns too.

I remember when new owners came in 1981 and changed the way the organization operated. They were greeted with anger, hostility, vows to never go near the park again, etc.

At least they tried. Ok. I’m sure if that happened here fans would say “at least they tried.”

Which annoys me to no end. f*** those so-called “fans.”

I don’t buy that at all. They won only one World Series, then broke up that team by letting the two biggest stars leave via free agency and starting a rebuild. You would be happy with that? Come on.

I see them moving in a few years. Ishbia and his brother own the Nashville Soccer club. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and sits on its board. There has been no talk of a stadium situation in a while. I think this deal was done to facilitate a move.

“Reportedly.”

Bill Veeck was still the owner in April, 1980. E&R did not take over until 1981.

If it is true that Ishbia is threatening the move, then they’re as good as gone. Nashville was first floated in 2023, before he was part of the equation, so he was either behind the scenes much earlier, or he’s jumping on the threat bandwagon. I find it hilarious and infuriating at the same time when fans who live a thousand miles outside of Chicago say “good riddance, I hope they move.”

My feeling is if the area around it hasn’t been developed by now, it never will be.

Downer post, but true. Also recall that in 2012 they were in 1st place most of the season and didn’t even crack 2 million in attendance. I don’t see that ever changing, especially now.

I wouldn’t call 42 years ago “recently.”

No, I am not.

To me it’s a funny thing that it’s 35 years old and still gets referred to as the “new” park.

Then that’s something they won’t be able to correct until they get a new stadium, because they’ll never be able to build up a “Comiskeyville” where they are now, because from my understanding the neighborhood won’t allow it. Even if they do, I still worry that it would flop because they’re the White Sox and they don’t have a large fan base.