southsider2k5

Because of their nature, these are all handshake deals. The biggest thing that suffers if you break it is your reputation, through it has started to happen more often than it used to. IMO, there will be an international draft before this deal actually happens.

I am guessing that Ishbia self finances and makes the stadium a team asset to drive valuation.

Wait, we have an appeal of this post... let's go to New York... This post has been overturned. Soxtalk still has both challenges left.

Having ownership willing to spend, obviously.

must be nice. Instead we got the discount double check version.

Sure, but it doesn't actually agree with your premise. Easy is status quo.

Again, the easiest thing would be just to stand pat on both accounts. He didn't stand pat with the Bulls. He also isn't standing pat with the Sox. He's taking on risk both on the west side of Chicago, and massive risk in the south Loop. The most simple thing to do would be the status quo in Bridgeport. He didn't do that, even before the sale announcement with looking for a new park in the 78. The next easiest thing to do would be to build new on site in Bridgeport. He didn't do that in the 78 pitch, nor does he appear to be doing that with the crazy complex transaction about to happen around the south loop. That is NOT the most simple explanation.

Even Jerry trying to get a stadium at the 78 is a lot more than just trying build in the Old Comiskey parking lot. THAT is lack of ambition. With everything happening around the UC, and absolutely nothing at Sox Park, there has to be more than selective laziness.

Will be interested to see how he responds to the type of raw and upper stuff type of pitching he will see there.

Play him a lot, or until he fails.

An injury settlement to reclaim the roster spot over the winter makes a ton of sense. Give him his major league salary for a year, since he was going to get it anyway, and commit to his continuing medical care, and then get a MiLB deal done.

To me, with all of the complexities and moving parts of what is happening around making the South Loop deal happen, it doesn't seem to jive with the idea of JR being lazy for sure. The laziest thing possible would be staying put and adding on around the existing facility. Instead they are in some major projects with railroads around a landswap to get something done. The Sox not being able to get what they want in Bridgeport and looking for green pastures elsewhere is a TON more work for Jerry and this franchise.

Supposedly Bridgeport has been on the same (or better) elevator ride up. I am also not following why the ISFA WOULDN'T want development around Sox Park as it would mean more people at games, which is more tax dollars to all of the entities involved here? The Sox have also had plenty of huge dollars come in from their investors like Hobson and now Ishbia in the last five years.

Looking at this overall season, and what top end free agent 1B deals have looked like in the last few years, I am not sure how they come to an extension that makes both sides happy.

"8 to 10 weeks"

Why can't Jerry?

So what is different between there and the west side where he is building like crazy around the UC?

At least until he actually did it, then it would have been the greatest move ever.

Honestly, I get the feeling that the reason that nothing ever happened around the new park was because the neighborhood didn't want it, and that's why the Sox are looking to move a couple of miles north.

Trying and failing is always better than not trying at all. Didn't your parents teach you anything?

Or, more likely, a lack of budget explains more than anything.

So someone from Bridgeport is afraid to go downtown? Do you actually expect someone to believe this "story"

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Again, Getz is not playing for 26.

No need to share those things...