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It would take longer than the average bar/restaurant lifespan for any entertainment district at the current location to take hold at this point IMO. The novelty of a new park at 35th & Shields alone won’t be enough without winning baseball to back it up, and even then I have my doubts. Bridgeport just won’t ever have the same draw that Lincoln Park, Lakeview/Wrigleyville, or the South Loop has for tourists/visitors seeking entertainment not directly linked to a baseball game. Same for any suburban location. For a Sox ballpark village concept to work, a new park needs to be in a location that already draws people in.

Shhhh, it’s someone else’s fault…

From one org on the decline to another.

Funny that the author mentions Manny signing with SD when the Sox were trying to do the exact same thing back then and failed miserably. But, things are different now, and I’m sure boy wonder will be able to convince Jerry on Tucker way better than Hahn was able to convince Jerry on Machado…

Parking has been discussed so many times, yet the question still arises because some just can’t fathom a ballpark without a sea of parking lots. The Cubs have managed to survive just fine without acres of parking as people became more car dependent and more people moved to the suburbs over the years. The Sox ballpark model is antiquated and 30 years behind the times, and is one of many reasons why they have struggled with attendance. Yet some just can’t or refuse to connect the dots. The future of the franchise hinges on changing the way the org operates once new ownership takes over, and it also means changing the fan experience before and after games to meet what consumers demand now. That simply cannot be done without a new park that caters to those interests, or drastically altering the area surrounding Rate Field. The later of which feels like a bandaid more than a long term solution.

They’ll just lose more close games because there will be more close games. Won’t matter much when they can’t score.

I'm sure Getz would love to sign either one of these Japanese FA, as would many GMs, but I can't put much stock in "reports" from twitter randos.

Jerry also does not care about the fanbase. Never has, never will. It would be bad business for a new owner to drop 2 billion on a franchise just to further f*** over an already beleaguered and dwindling fanbase. If Ishbia wants to see any ROI that is.

I also don’t see him vastly improving his trade value either. Dude is nothing special, especially if he’s relegated to playing 1B. If a team want to give you something, I’m inclined to take it.

To try to stick it to labor one last time before riding off into the sunset?

“I don’t understand why dude who can play a position isnt thought of as the future of that position”

Looks like the deadline was 5p CT today.

Teel won’t have nearly the same value. Trading him for more uncertainty doesn’t move the needle.

Absolutely nothing!

Nephew’s brother’s cousin’s former roommate

What makes the team better? You might get more for Teel, but does that make up for the drop off of Quero being the every day backstop?

First mistake is reading anything published on that site, and the second is not immediately dismissing it.

I was expecting 4/$80-90M, so 5/$92M feels like a bargain.

I don’t know if I have ever seen a deadline acquisition fit and thrive as well as Naylor did in Seattle. Unless the M’s were stupid and lowballing, I don’t think anyone else really had a shot.

His physical is today, so I imagine the numbers will be out soon.

Ask the Clippers how much they enjoyed "sharing" The Staples Center. Seriously, why do you post such ridiculous nonsense?

Bingo

Q, Bassitt, and Gio will have better option that to come back here.

After a few years in the Sox organization, anywhere probably looks better. Except the Twins just nuked their roster and will be very bad. I hope his was a promotional and not getting the f*** out of Dodge first chance he gets.

They’d have to win a lot of high scoring games. The pitching would still be a huge question mark.