southsider2k5

That's what I keep saying. Despite it all, the Sox are a mid market MLB franchise. MLB isn't going to leave that all to one owner, especially if they could sell a two billion dollar franchise to someone for the opportunity at that market place.

That's why I would guess the Hodson group. They are already connected to the Sox, as is Stewart thru TLR, for whom Jerry met with Nashville for. It fits together naturally. He'd be turning this over to people he knows and trusts.

MLB would have to give approval to a move. There is no reason why they couldn't preserve territory rights, name and history as a part of an approval to keep access to what is currently a mid revenue baseball market. They would be stupid to piss that away.

If you count 1/3 of Chicago as a market, it is bigger than pretty much any real expansion market out there, especially if you account for two expansion teams on top of it.

Busy telling us this could never happen.

Also back to my original theory, I wonder if Hodson is still the money in this deal if they were already the ones who bought a large minority share recently.

Unless the rights were preserved as a part of a move/sale

The Atlanta Braves are a literal corporation.

Only real men would like this post.

2024 in a nutshell.

Eh, it sounds good, but in reality there is always this period of time where teams are homeless. It happened to the Yankees with YES, it happened to the Dodgers, and it happened in Houston where they had so few carriage agreements they managed a 0.0 rating at one point. This is how nine figure corporations negotiate with other billionaires. They go as they think they can go to win a negotiation for a few more points of profit margin. None of this should be surprising, and it sure isn't unusual.

Kind of like how Chris got his last promotion?

Maybe you have been conditioned to accept that from Jerry, but that isn't true in a lot of other markets.

Please stay healthy! Gives Rodon vibes. The stuff is can't miss, but he needs to be available.

You have a lot more faith in the Sox communications than I do. If it isn't sales, they don't care.

Well we can offer an incredible opportunity at a great toxic relationship to replace his current one if he is looking for a quick bounce back.

I will say this much. Obviously we have no idea what is going on because no one tells Sox fans anything, and there are only scattered reports of rumors, but if we are actually interviewing candidates, this is at least a step in the right direction to run a baseball team like a late 20th century entity. We may still end up with a disaster of a manager, but even progress is progress. At least it is a sliver of a chance vs zero chance at all.

The last four years have been disastrous for his bottom line. High payrolls and low attendance.

This. Instead of the carriers being able to sell the ad time, they do directly and keep all of the dollars.

Or this

Or... You live in your parents basement You live in Bridgeport but don't want the White Sox to move out of a neighborhood they have been in for over 100 years. You crave one-upmanship on internet forums. You are a know-it-all. There are other less generous explanations.

Honestly that makes a lot of sense. Most people don't have the memory to wait 2 to 4 years to punish a pol who shoves money at Jerry.

Well he trends out to Tony's type of manager. -Ejected a lot -Loves to sacrifice -Loves the IBB -Terrible at challenges

So wait, if he isn't lying...