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All you can do is laugh. This organization is as bad as the White Sox. 🤡 Given how brutal the back half of the schedule is this is a bad, bad loss.

The second part of your sentence is accurate...the third part is not.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2024/10/24/standard-media-chicago-sports-network-comcast-soohyung-kim-stan-knott-ballys-cubs-marquee-sports-network

Would like to buy a hardcover edition of the book or a paperback version when it becomes available please.

I'd be very happy to read the paperback and see if it compares with the notes/quotes/newspaper stories I have in my library and on file from over the years.

Rosenthal's big story in the Athletic pointed that out, how departments were fractured with little communication between them. Basically separate fiefdoms.

Correct it was the national show where he asked him about the White Sox situation.

That's an easy prediction because more than likely in six years JR probably won't be around anyway. But the new owner or owners won't be moving them anywhere in my opinion because of solid financial reasons. His family isn't keeping the team that's for sure.

DVS has a story in the Sun-Times: A source close to Reinsdorf said the chairman has grown increasingly skeptical about getting a deal done to build a new stadium under the 78 South Loop development. The Sox’ lease with the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority at Guaranteed Rate Field expires in 2029. https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/10/23/commissioner-on-white-sox-chicago-is-two-team-town My take is that JR must be starting to realize unless he pays a fair portion of the cost he isn't getting squat from the state or city (given Mayor Johnson's recent comment...)

Good. Now tell JR directly if he wants state funding he can pay for half of it himself.

If that's the case then Schumaker it is.

True on both counts. One can always dream.

I'd rather have a great team and shitty views of Chicago myself.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2024/10/19/chicago-sports-network-comcast-tv-negotiations-fubo-jason-coyle

From Jon Greenberg's story in The Athletic: "Glencoe businessman Andrew Berlin, who has owned stakes in the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, would be a promising candidate to join Stewart’s group or lead one of his own. So would Winnetka’s Justin Ishbia, who co-owns the Phoenix Suns with his brother, Mat." "Would Stewart threaten to move the team? It wouldn’t be that easy. Though the A’s are finally gone, it comes after years and years of issues between the team, state and city. And to be clear, the A’s are to blame. MLB doesn’t want another fiasco like that. I imagine MLB would like to keep Chicago as a two-team town, and Nashville is no sure thing to land a big-league team. But baseball would also love to have Stewart, a great pitcher and member of the vaunted Black Aces, be the face of a franchise."

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/10/19/chicago-white-sox-the-78-related-midwest-jerry-reinsdorf-bulls-blackhawks-bears-cubs

Interesting comment from Mayor Johnson: “I’ve seen the renderings of The 78. I don’t think there’s a disagreement between me and ownership about the value added to these particular spaces,” Johnson said. “Here’s what I’ve always said: ‘You got to put some skin in the game.’ That’s it. Come to the table ready to throw down.” https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/18/mayor-brandon-johnson-says-he-hopes-white-sox-stay-in-chicago-calls-on-reinsdorf-to-put-some-skin-in-the-game/

“My personal view is that stadiums are not a great investment,” Mansueto said. “They’re big, costly to maintain, sit empty most of the time. And so to the extent that they create value, most of that accrues to the sports team, not the municipality. So to me, it’s fair that the sports team should own it. Moreover, here in Illinois, in the City of Chicago, our finances are strained. Teachers want more money, law enforcement needs money, pension obligations. Our city and state don’t have the funds, to be candid, and so to me, we would privately finance it.”--Joe Mansueto, Fire owner. https://soxmachine.com/2024/10/related-midwest-wants-both-the-white-sox-and-fire-for-project-78/

he has been saying this for a lot longer than six or seven years. Like I wrote, Rich is a friend but I think he is very wrong with his belief in this case.

Are we not men? NO! We are DEVO!!!!!!! 😆

With all due respect to Rich who is a long time friend but he has been talking about the Sox moving for the last 20 years in part he has said because of the fan dislike towards JR. He says the fan base won't support the team so in essence what choice does JR have? Naturally I disagree with Rich and have told him so.

Good column in my opinion: https://www.southsidesox.com/2024/10/18/24273632/jerry-reinsdorf-sell-chicago-white-sox-and-send-the-team-to-nashville-while-hes-building-the-78

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-proposed-ballpark-update

https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2024/10/17/blackhawks-bulls-white-sox-chicago-sports-network-comcast-xfinity-nbc-sports-chicago-dish-network-directv

His philosophy historically has always been, "I win...you lose."