Lip Man 1
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With labor unrest in MLB and the Bears situation my guess is the Sox stadium issue is far down the list of priorities for the organization as well as the city/state at this point. I suspect nothing tangible has taken place. My guess is they stay at Rate Field until Ishbia takes over with a short term extension and then he'll take over any future stadium issues.
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Asked whether the Bears leaving Illinois would mark a failure of the state’s ability to negotiate, Pritzker said, “There’s a limit to what the taxpayers of Illinois are going to spend on a stadium or on infrastructure.” https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/20/pritzker-bears-stadium-not-chicago/
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Even though it doesn't count it's always nice to beat the Cubs.
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And the Sox injury history since around 2016 has been well documented. This should be a major concern.
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/chicago-bears-stadium-move-indiana/
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Correct I did know this although as you point out that was never confirmed and was a rumor.
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You are welcome.
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What's the over/under on the number of runs the Cubs score in the first inning? 😆
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They will when Ishbia takes over until then you get "fiscal responsibility" (JR's words) and like it! 😆
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February 18, 1998 – Former White Sox broadcaster Harry Caray (born Harry Carabina), died in Rancho Mirage, California at age 83. It was four days after he suffered a stroke during his Valentine’s Day dinner, and two weeks short of his birthday and the beginning of his 54th season in the majors. Caray was born in St. Louis, was a terrific prep ballplayer, and while playing semipro baseball in the city he wrote to KMOX radio, insisting he could do a better job broadcasting than the current analysts. After brief stops in Peoria and Kalamazoo covering sports, he hooked on broadcasting the Cardinals and Browns in 1945. A hallmark of Harry’s style was his sprightly rapport with fans, as he often was broadcasting solo, with no color man. And often to his detriment with ownership, Caray was willing to criticize the play on the field, including that of his own team. After his long tenure in St. Louis and one year in Oakland, the White Sox hired Caray for TV and radio. He worked for the team from 1971-81 before skipping the South Side for the Cubs, with whom he’d finish his career. The Sox offered Caray more money to stay for the 1982 season than the Cubs but Caray had an acrimonious relationship with new owners Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn and wanted no part of the ill-fated SportsVision experiment. In addition to his many years broadcasting baseball, Caray also broadcast St. Louis Flyers hockey, University of Missouri football, St. Louis University and Western Michigan University college basketball, the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks of the NBA and eight Cotton Bowl games (1958–64, 1966) on network radio.
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https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/rob-manfred-expanding-national-inventory-new-tv-deals.html
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On paper they should be better but lots of issues could derail the season again. 4th place finish is probably the best you can hope for in the division and to not lose 100 games.
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https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-robert-jr-focused-on-staying-healthy-at-mets-camp
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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7051666/2026/02/17/major-league-baseball-tv-rights-battle-ownership/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=602876&source=dailyemail
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Not this summer but if things go south on this rebuild that's a good possibility next year (assuming they are even playing next season with the lock out coming)
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A know some die hard Cardinal fans and they say the issue is ownership which is turning into JR when it comes to spending even though St. Louis has always been a tremendous draw until the last few years.
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https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/02/13/white-sox-spring-training-gaffes-chris-getz-luisangel-acuna-munetaka-murakami
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To me the biggest issue was losing A.L. Home Run champ Bill Melton in June for the season with a herniated disc. He suffered the injury the previous off season when he fell off his garage roof that he fixing. His caught his son who was up on it, started sliding off it and fell directly on his lower back while holding on to the boy. Typical White Sox luck.
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They certainly did that in 1977 and 1990.
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Six seasons out of 125 isn't exactly a track record for success.
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There is some truth to this, the main reason always seems to revolve around Money. Either Sox owners didn't have it, or refused to spend it.
