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from the Crain's article: “There’s no specific timetable from my standpoint, other than we know that they are looking at the alternate groups, Indiana or Arlington Heights,” Goodell told reporters yesterday following an NFL owners meeting in Atlanta. “We want to make sure that Arlington Heights and Illinois have an opportunity, as well as Indiana, to put their best foot forward.” Wait a minute, I thought the Bears said the NFL was pushing them to make a decision by this summer? Am I not remembering that correctly? McCaskey and Warren are so full of s%*# that it's hard to know what's really going on.

Goodell Signals Arlington Heights Still Alive in Bears Stadium Race. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/sports-recreation/ccb-bears-stadium-goodell-20260827/

Does that mean they'll call the new South Loop stadium "The House that Peters Built"?

who are the other 5 (aside from Kittle and Munetaka)?

....and they both homered tonight!

When Ishbia takes over, I hope he pours money into scouting. They need to pour resources into getting good latin american players, too. But, that being said, I don't get this table. The Sox have almost twice as many scouts as the Cubs? That doesn't pass the smell test unless I'm missing something.

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The other big difference is that Colson is 24 years old and has only a little more than 1 season under his belt. Dunn was 32 when the Sox signed him and, as typical for the Sox, on the edge of a huge drop off in production. We'll see if Montgomery can make adjustments.

How close is he going to get to a sub .200 batting avg and/or a sub .700 OPS? Only 6 HRs in July and Aug. This could be part of his adjustment and growth as a MLB player, but nonetheless, I'm glad the Sox have other excellent options in the pipeline who can play SS.

Wow. I thought Payton said he was leaving his job as WGN TV sports anchor to spend more time with his family.

As much as I hated Marriotti, it used to make me cringe when Hawk would start going off on one of his "hiney bird" rants against him during a broadcast. I mean, he wasn't wrong, but still it wasn't exactly Hawk's finest moments on the air. Joe West is different because his ineptness and huge ego was actually affecting the game. But, Hawk was Hawk, he was a broadcasting icon. Schriffen came in as a nobody who didn't even know how to pronounce "Veeck" with guns blazing against the local media.

Fair point....and he said that coming in as a new guy with a historically bad team. At least he's dropped that kind of nonsense.

The A's stadium is already half built. I can't imagine it not being completed at this point. Whether they'll draw enough fans after the new stadium bounce wears off is another question. Yeah, the situation in Miami looks pretty bad. They just spent $1B on a brand new stadium (2012) and they're still bottom of the league in attendance. Even when they made the playoffs in 2023, they only averaged 14k/game. But they have a lease until 2047. I've been to Nationals Park and I think it's fine. It's no retro-era "classic" like Camden or PNC, but I don't see them begging for a new stadium for at least the next couple of decades. The Angels are the ones to watch. Not right away, but when their lease runs out in the 2030s. At that point, the stadium will be approaching 70 years old, will be several decades removed from their 1990s renovations, and has not cemented itself as an "icon" like Dodger Stadium has. They have a terrible owner, but he's 80 and who knows if he'll still be around in 10 years. They have lots of surface lots around the stadium, so possibly a new stadium right next to the existing one? The owners of the Ducks are building a massive entertainment district next to the Honda Center just across the freeway.

I feel bad criticizing the guy. He seems like a decent guy and especially since someone suggested that he might check fan forums. But, I think the Sox should move on from him and find someone else.

We'll see on Thursday, but yeah....it sounds like the city council was part of the revised deal that has been announced. The Rays agreed to chip in more money to the project to get this agreement. Surely they wouldn't have the city council as part of this announcement if they didn't have the votes to approve it. Hopefully this will help address their attendance problems. It also looks like the Royals are well on their way to getting new ballpark deal done. If both the Rays and the Royals get their stadium projects approved, does that leave only the White Sox in MLB with questions lingering about the future of their ballpark? I think everyone else is otherwise set for the foreseeable future. Maybe the Angels at some point.

I'll have to go back and listen. For anyone with MLB.TV, you can re-watch games locally (no blackout) after a few hours and you can select the radio broadcast for the audio.

Is he on the 40-man and if not, is there space on the 40-man. Also, bringing him up now would start his arbitration clock only for a few weeks of him trying to get acclimated to MLB pitching.

Considering all the hoops they need to go through to make a new stadium a reality, not to mention the ownership succession process that might not possibly happen until 2034.....honestly, if they get a new stadium opened in time for the 2033 All-Star Game, IMO that would be a huge success for Jerry and Ishbia. A stadium isn't even the first thing slated for the Amtrak property - the Northwestern medical research campus is. We might not see a stadium open in the South Loop until 2035 or 2036.

But the Tampa City Council still has to vote on this, right? Since you live in the area, do you know if this is likely to pass the city council?

Yeah, unless I'm missing something, Amtrak's Phase 1 proposal is to build on existing railroad property that is currently occupied by tracks. So, I'm missing where zoning issues come into play here. They don't need to get into any eminent domain issues either as this will all be on property they are buying from Union Pacific Railroad. There is a Phase 2 which could be to build on part of Rate Field parking lots to replace existing Amtrak property that is south of the St. Charles bridge, so maybe there would be a need for a zoning change at that point. But they don't need Phase 2 to clear out the Amtrak yard for the land they envision for the medical campus and stadium.

He was the first player posted here for 30.

Before the cops went a knockin?