Thad Bosley

QUOTE (klaus kinski @ Oct 12, 2012 -> 02:31 PM) Lower parking & concessions. The experience starts in the parking lot-you are out $25 before you turn off the car. Come after work with the family without supper and have to buy it? This after buying tickets? See how much that costs. It just gets the event off to a bad start. This results in many "one game a year" type nights. Our pricing model is on par with all of the other teams in baseball, more or less. All teams charge exorbitant amounts for parking, tickets, and concessions, yet this isn't preventing or deterring fans of these other teams from coming out and supporting their ballclubs in droves. So I'm not one that sees the cost as the primary reason for the depressed attendance. I think the attendance problems are primarily due to the continued inability of the White Sox to market or sell the "U.S. Cellular Field" experience. Harry Caray comes to mind when I mention this. When he first arrived with the Cubs (and the Sox, for that matter), the Cubs weren't drawing like they are now. But from the day Caray joined the Cubs, day in and day out, he would constantly talk about how beautiful Wrigley is, how much fun it looked like people were having in the bleachers, and then when the rooftops started getting populated, he would draw attention to that as well. His constant selling and promoting of the Wrigley experience on TV is what eventually made that ballpark the destination it is and remains today. The WGN TV producer back then was also instrumental because he would constantly bring in camera shots from around the ballpark to show all of those different things going on. For the life of me, I don't know why our TV producer, Jim Angio, doesn't do the same thing. He should be directing his cameramen to pan around the Cell during the home broadcasts - to the Fan Deck, to the FUNdamentals field, to the Comiskey shower, to the outfield concourse, to fans dancing in the stands, etc., and show all of the fun things that are always going on in our ballpark during the games. There is certainly a lot to feature! And Hawk should spend less time complaining about umpires and more time promoting the Cell experience as well. Our TV ratings suggest we continue to miss this opportunity to "sell the Cell" during our broadcasts. I think if we improved in this area we would see an increase in attendance.

Tigers ran away with this division, just like everyone said they would.

I'm no genius, but I think Youk is better at going yard than going bunt!

Gavin just wheelin' and dealin' with that hook tonight. Encouraging!

Gavin looking every bit as unhittable the past couple of innings as Scherzer.

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 06:39 PM) Here come the excuses... Every pitcher that faces us has no hit stuff. Oh, quiet, you. They're just acknowledging the fact that Scherzer happens to have great stuff, hence his impressive stats this year.

Very nice inning there by Crain. Challenged all three hitters and whiffed each of them. Now onto the game-winning rally!

ALEJANDRO! Tying runs on, good speed on the bases. DON'T STOP NOW, BOYS!!

And now Gordo! Two on, and noooooooobody out!

Good start by Alexei. Let's give 'em a thrill, Boys!

HE HUNG IT! HE HURT IT! IT'S ALL GOOD!!

Atta boy, Donnie! Way to get it done in a very tough situation!

QUOTE (Real @ Sep 10, 2012 -> 07:45 PM) they are just awful, nothing left to say really. fans are well within their rights to complain about this travesty I love a good "travesty" every now and then!

Great inning by Q. Let's get him some runs and win this thing, already!

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Sep 10, 2012 -> 07:18 PM) Brilliant advice. Thanks. Don't mention it. My pleasure.

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Sep 10, 2012 -> 07:13 PM) I hate watching this team play. Then don't.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Aug 28, 2012 -> 06:48 PM) I would say the usual pattern for August. I still have a lot of pessimism based on history. This time our disappointment might be delayed for a few weeks along with losing leads late in the game. I hope they don't collapse because the wild card is a great possibility. We've been in first place for most of this season. We just got done reeling off an amazing six game win streak at home. And yet just because we lost one game last night and are currently losing another one tonight, all of a sudden words like these come crashing down around here. Almost unbelievable.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 28, 2012 -> 06:40 PM) I wouldn't be shocked to see Erik Bedard or Dice K acquired this evening. Interesting. If so, a preference?

QUOTE (Baron @ Aug 28, 2012 -> 06:15 PM) I say we give and let Detroit take the division. I mean its coming eventually right guys? That's probably wise. I mean, we are losing 4-0 to the Orioles in the 4th inning of a game on August 28th. What chance do we have the rest of the way!!

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 28, 2012 -> 06:02 PM) Send this one to Cooperstown. Can we send your never ending negativism there, instead?

QUOTE (Reddy @ Aug 27, 2012 -> 08:25 PM) 1) you were saying? 2) we're 16 games over .500, chill out. THANK YOU!!

Wow, Becks! Nice leather there!

Two victories in a row against the Bronx Bombers after being down early. Very nice!

Two singles and a walk for Gordon tonight - we'll take that!

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 20, 2012 -> 10:55 PM) Im a greedy f***. I want another. I am 100% with you on that!!!