Dick Allen

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 07:32 AM) I don't understand why so many people are pissed off. All I ever hear is people complaining that there are never any fans there and now the Sox come up with a great idea to guarantee fans for next and people are mad. If they sell an extra 10,000 season tickets that would all but guarantee us 30,000-35,000 fans per game. If you figure an extra 10,000 people per game at an average of $50 per person for food, beer, whatever, that is an extra $500,000 per game. That is 40,000,000 a year. That is a one hell of a free agent that we can get. They aren't going to get an additional 10,000 from this offer. Maybe 1000. And remember they did offer this near the end of the regular season with tickets to every playoff game and hardly anyone bit. Now everyone is biting, and its all for WS tickets. Many of these people will wind up eating the deposit, and many more will cancel their tickets after 1 season. They are interested in one thing only, and that's WS tickets. Considering the Sox make the WS very rarely, 99% of the new accounts are so short term, it won't have much effect on the budget if any.

I believe they are getting a lot more deposits than anticipated. With the prices that are being asked for on the various broker sites and ebay and craigslist, the 50% deposit is going to be eaten by a lot of the people taking advantage of this offer. They figure they pay the deposit get the tickets and they still come out ahead, or others will sell the tickets at a price where they will get their deposit back and then some.

Its a great idea, but I think they better be careful who they are giving the deal to. There are going to be a pretty large number of people that will eat the deposit, or fight to get it back and scalp the WS tickets for big bucks. Thinking this policy will actually have a long-term effect on the team's attendance is being very short-sided I believe. It could boost their attendance what a 1,000 or so a game which is 81,000 while keeping the common die hard locked out of the big series, and making them hopeless of ever seeing a WS game in person. They have the right to grab all the bandwagon jumpers, but I really think they are being too short sided. The WS crowd is going to be season ticketholders who were fans enough not to sell, and corporate America. Being a season ticketholder I am thrilled I will be at every game, I just feel sorry for the fan who saves his or her pennies and won't be able to participate in what could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

I heard the United Center would be showing Sox playoff games on their screens. I think the Bulls have a game on one of the days though.

QUOTE(WinninUgly @ Oct 16, 2005 -> 09:17 PM) New nickname = Ground out Guerrero! Use the old Frank Thomas 2000 playoff joke, Who bats after Vlad? The White Sox.

How many times does he strike out looking with ducks on the pond?

He can't get a breaking ball over.

Pods did drive a run in with the bases loaded this year with a walk.

Make him throw strikes Pods

Let him walk you.

Dont stop now Juan

Crede shows some balls

Take it the other way Joe

The Sox are swinging at some horrid pitches.

The Count wasn't getting that high strike.

Sometimes closers screw up non save situations. I doubt K-Rod has entered many games this year in the 8th that are tied. Joe just has to try not to do too much, a single could propel this team to the WS.

I think he's arguing just to get K-Rod some more time.

QUOTE(Linnwood @ Oct 16, 2005 -> 08:55 PM) K-ROD in the pen warming up Bring him in.

AJ looked sick against Escobar in Chicago. Hopefully, he learned something other than run to first after you whiff.

Rowand doesn't have a chance here.

What is Rowand swinging at?

Let it hit you and steal second.

Everett swinging for the fences isn't going to get it done.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Oct 16, 2005 -> 08:44 PM) Then we better let Jose keep going, because NOBODY has pitched for a while I think the Sox would be better off with Politte or Hermanson. They are veterans and probably know how to deal with inactivity a little better.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Oct 16, 2005 -> 08:42 PM) Good game JC. Let's get the lead here and turn it over to Jenks Jenks is the one guy I'm worried about the most with the layoff. I wonder if he will have command.