Lip Man 1

It's just another way for the Bears to get something for nothing by asking the state/county/city to pay for all the upgrades and surrounding infrastructure isn't it? Great they aren't paying for the stadium construction per say but everyone else will pay for the roads, the sewers, the water, gas, electric that has to go around it. Sorry I'm being obtuse but they can pay for every single dime involving the stadium and surrounding upgrades if they want it completed. If not well, that's just to damn bad. Like others have posted they already got a deal on a stadium upgrade that still hasn't been paid off. Now they want more (like JR) it never ends does it?

Just wow.

I think there needs to be a partnership between a franchise and a geographical area ESPECIALLY if that area is giving a LOT of money to millionaires and billionaires. These teams aren't just a business but a public trust (Eddie Einhorn himself wrote that in the prologue of Rich Lindberg's White Sox encyclopedia). In return it's not unreasonable to expect the franchises to do the very best they can to put together a good organization and win. Now that doesn't mean getting to the World Series or the Super Bowl and win it every year, it doesn't mean making the playoffs every year but it DAMN well means better than: The White Sox having five winning seasons in the soon to be 19 years or The Bears having nine winning seasons in the last 33 years Or is that too obtuse for you? As far as the McCaskey's not having the money, fine, the team is valued at 8.8 billion, sell 50% for four billion there's your money friends and neighbors. Someone would happily pay that to own half of an iconic franchise.

We'll see if they are serious or not and if "cost over runs" which happen say "only" 95% of the time are picked up by them or they ask the state/city to 'help' them out. Sorry I don't trust the McCaskey's as far as I can throw them.

I agree it's common for other teams to get help. My attitude is completely shaped by the fact that the owners of Chicago's sports teams are basically incompetent and concerned more about profit than winning. being jaded is very well founded based on the won/loss records over an extended period of time for the Sox, Bears, Bulls and Hawks. Until that changes they'd not get a single solitary dime from me representing tax payers in the city/state. Regarding the Fire, I'm not a soccer fan, couldn't care one iota what they do or don't do.

Could they have another double-digit losing streak in them?

A fan shouldn't be getting "excited" about anything a team does that is 32 games under .500 and about to have their 13th losing season in the last 19 years...but that's just my opinion. You have to play it the way you see it. I respect that although I disagree with it. It's pretty clear John's knowledge of this franchise is very, very thin. Like one side of a single sheet of paper...and it shows. You'd think it would have gotten better since this is his second year but unfortunately it hasn't.

The most important thing though is they work cheap! 😉 Ugly, brutal game. I think we can put to rest the "momentum" talk right after the All-Star break.

That's a technicality. Bottom line a team worth over eight billion dollars which has been an NFL joke for decades is going to ask the state/city for infrastructure support for their project. I'd tell them to go f#$% themselves.

They need the work that's for sure and they need to straighten themselves out.

He's thinking, "whatever JR tells me to do with Robert, that's what will take place..."

Bears say it's Arlington Heights but need the state to approve some things (even though the Bears were valued recently in an article at 8.8 BILLION dollars) LOL https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/08/08/bears-president-arlington-heights-the-teams-sole-focus-in-stadium-push

True but that also was a 'special' night promotion where the pitcher had no say on what jersey.

Fair point, let's say then the "last time" it occurred.

And also to be fair he's written the contract so that in all probability he will no longer be with us when the sale does go through. I think that's the reason it is worded the way it is. I've consistently said and written that he will not sell as long as he is alive due to the tax hit. Unless something happens in my opinion that still holds true, the sale will take place after he has departed. But time will tell.

The Sox players themselves apparently missed every game in Seattle too!

SLC and Portland in my opinion do not have the needed population size to support a club for 81 home games.

Are we starting that garbage again. Brodie Brazil says...LOL. Who the hell is Brodie Brazil and why should I give a s%*#? Oh he's on You Tube, well then maybe I should pay attention...NOT!!!!!!!!! I've suggested to you once before to stop worrying about this issue. It is NOT happening. You'd be better spent with your time writing JR about how you should be the next G.M.

12th time this year the Sox had a lead in a game in the 7th inning or later...and lost the game. This one is different in that a pitcher wasn't responsible, it was fundamentals (which the Sox wouldn't know about if it bit them on the ass.) "Little things" like fielding win and lose games as well as situational hitting, Sox 1-17 in the game RISP. Pathetic.

As recently as 1983 the Cubs were closing the upper deck at Wrigley Field. The Sox of course had a terrific season while the Cubs were floundering.

The Bears want nothing to do with the Sox or a joint venture.

The gray road uniforms have Chicago on them written in script.

Not happening.

Still no Meidroth and he's not on the IL that I know of, so they play shorthanded again.

being unemployed for a few years may have something to do with that, he's auditioning for something somewhere.