Texsox

"So he was good two out of three seasons" JR

I think there needs to be two or three Jerry sell the team games each week to get his attention. I want him to sell the team just to shake things up. I know it will continue to be the same old franchise, with the same results. Not at least it will be someone new to complain about.

It starts with hiring good leaders and getting the hell out of their way. JR doesn't need to show any leadership. He needs to ok a budget and smoke a cigar in his suite. Let the baseball people lead their staffs. Pedro needs to lead. It doesn't matter what anyone else in the organization is doing. He's the manager, they are his players. They are his coaches. Go be a leader. He doesn't need JR to be a leader first. If JR never met another player the team would be better. Kenny needs to lead the front office. He doesn't get to hide behind JR. Same with Hahn. If they can't lead their areas they need to be fired. It's on them. No blaming JR that these men can't lead.

I'm not certain that selling tickets in any sport at the college or pro levels is as important in the 21st century than it was in the 20th century. Those colleges jumping conferences aren't mentioning selling more tickets. Have a big enough crowd to look good on TV seems to make owners happy. Based on comments here regarding what folks would like to have the opportunity to do at a Soxfest it doesn't sound like the best path to selling tickets. Perhaps you would buy a few more but I'm not certain folks screaming sell the team, fire Hahn, fire Pedro, and the resulting coverage will cause people to jump online and pull out their credit cards. Actually just the opposite. Like I'm certain anyone who played in the 60s and 70s we had players attend our little league banquets during their season. I remember Don Kessinger handing me our championship trophy. I don't see any player, front office, or owner of any team doing that now. Different time.

That's why Veeck never had one. He was too smart. Too bad they didn't read Machiavelli's The Prince. They never should have started Soxfest, now it's expected. And sell outs mean, in part, that ticket prices are too low. Any business that has a capacity will keep pushing prices until they are running at just less than full capacity. If sell outs were truly important they could slash ticket prices and fill all the seats. But you know that.

You aren't worried about the 50+ years of declining population in the city? Have both teams just conceded the suburbs by not being there?

It would be fitting. It was kind of amazing how badly attendance fell for Montreal this century. I always liked the international angle, which is why I wish baseball would add or relocate a couple teams to Mexico.

So would you give up baseball or become a Cub fan? College is different. They draw best from campus.

Paid his dues, no ties to the university, maybe still knows his way around the Midwest.

That's where the suburban location is key. Brand new stadium versus old. It could compete nicely against the old stuff around town. Anyone still going to the Aragon? Popular Creek? Warehouse? But it's difficult to beat events like: 1977 Pink Floyd, Animals Tour, Soldier Field. I only had my learners permit but managed to drive into the city and not hurt anyone lol.

And bring in a new team.

Don't like the suburbs or just suburbanites?

Looking north to Milwaukee at their dome Kenny Chesney and Paul McCartney played their recently. But Milwaukee is different than Chicago.

Concerts? Events? Why have the stadium sitting for most of the year?

X2 Not playing at Soldier Field seems sacrilegious.

They don't need a new stadium. If JR is footing even part of the bill having a venue that could be used year round could be appealing. Attendance in April would be better. The Bears definitely need a dome. I'm not a fan of multipurpose stadiums but maybe someone could design one that doesn't suck for football.

Build a dome. In the suburbs.

It's been a few years since I was in Dallas for a Rangers game but the crowd was great. I'm starting to follow them a bit more.

Fixing a club house culture gone wrong. https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/texas-rangers-first-year-manager-combats-culture-problem-espn-jeff-passan I find crazy that twenty and thirty year old men need adult guidance. But comparing the Rangers to the Sox and the stories that have come out it's obvious.

And someone to catch them.

That 11 players by my count. Yep, they are that close.

Prolly. But every once in a while I look for a reason to believe. I got a few years left, do I want to continue a 50+ year investment?!

https://www.on3.com/college/northwestern-wildcats/news/report-pat-fitzgerald-will-be-parent-volunteer-with-loyola-academy-football-team/ From Northwestern to High School parent volunteer in the football program. Will that help or hurt Loyola Academy's recruiting? I'm thinking it will help.

Hey kids, today's lesson is irony. A sobering thought is driving Sox fans to drink. Heavily.