Lip Man 1

Even though it doesn't count it's always nice to beat the Cubs.

Indiana voters are speaking: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/indiana-taxpayers-bears-stadium/

March 1, 2015 - Saturnino Orestes Armas Minoso Arrieta aka “The Cuban Comet” aka “Mr. White Sox” best known as “Minnie”, died in Chicago, of a torn pulmonary artery. Depending on whether you believe “Minnie” or the official records, he was either 92 or 89 years old. Minoso was a six-time All-Star with the White Sox and two-time Gold Glove winner as well as a Negro League World Series winner with the 1947 New York Cubans. In the majors, he started for Cleveland but is best associated with the “Go-Go” White Sox, of which he was the heartbeat. He was a true five-tool player, and was revered by Cubans as their “Jackie Robinson” for the groundbreaking role in integrating the Major Leagues for Latin players. Players such as Roberto Clemente, Tony Perez and future Sox coach Orlando Cepeda sung his praises. In retirement, Minoso remained a beloved member of the White Sox family and worked tirelessly in White Sox public relations and with charities for the final four decades of his life. Though the honor came too late for him to appreciate it, in 2021 he was voted by Veterans’ Committee into the Baseball Hall of Fame, after nearly two dozen previous tries.

February 28, 1966 - Sox manager Eddie Stanky was part of the cover for Sports Illustrated along with Cubs manager Leo Durocher. The caption read, “The Lip and The Brat Invade Chicago.” Stanky who played for Durocher in New York both with the Dodgers and Giants, would have solid years in his two complete seasons as manager almost winning the pennant in 1967 and he was considered a tactical genius when it came to the game. But his shortcomings as far as his temperament, his ability to deal with the media and some of his players led to his undoing. He was fired 79 games into the 1968 season replaced by the man he originally replaced, Al Lopez.

Carlton Fisk, Jack McDowell and A.J. immediately come to mind.

That's two guys now that I think have had soreness in their side areas. have to be careful those don't cause long term issues.

February 27, 1973 - Coming off of his 1972 M.V.P. season, Dick Allen signed a three-year, 750,000 contract with the White Sox, making him the highest-paid player in baseball. While contract details for early baseball are sketchy, this is believed to be the first time a White Sox player had been the highest-paid in the game. Allen earned his deal by leading the A.L. in homers (37), RBIs (113), on-base percentage (.420), slugging percentage (.603) and OPS (1.023). It would be 24 years before the White Sox would boast the highest-paid player in the game again, when Albert Belle signed a deal that paid him 11 million for the 1997 season.

JR is one day closer to giving up control of the franchise.

Placed this here because it talks about how the Braves environment made them a lot of money last year: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7070967/2026/02/25/atlanta-braves-annual-revenue-report-surging-finances/?source=athletic_thewindup_newsletter&campaign=16987985&userId=602876

February 25, 1917 - The White Sox, badly needing a competent first baseman, reacquired Arnold “Chick” Gandil from Cleveland for 3,500 dollars. Gandil would go on to become the ring leader of the infamous “Black Sox” scandal in 1919. In his last regular season game for the Sox, he’d go 3 for 4 in a loss to Detroit. In that tainted World Series, Gandil would hit .233 with a triple and five RBI’s. Perhaps sensing what was coming he retired after the World Series loss to the Reds. In 1910 he actually started his career with the White Sox playing 77 games but after only hitting .193 he was sold to Montreal of the Eastern League. February 25, 1946 - The White Sox created what is regarded as the first media guide, handed out to beat writers. Now, clearly there were programs and even media guides published before 1946, even by the White Sox themselves. However, those were often (always?) Spring Training and/or player rosters-only. The guide, written by Marsh Samuel and running 17 pages, actually just triggered a deeper, more interesting story ... that the White Sox were once forerunners of the metrics revolution! According to researcher Alan Kornspan at Cleveland State, beginning in 1946 and following in the footsteps of some other innovative figures (Branch Rickey, for one), Samuel began tracking advanced statistics, likely of his own creation but resembling some of what we see in the metrics world today. Cleveland owner Bill Veeck got wind of what Samuel was doing — and hired him away. At that point, Sox successor Ward Stevens took the reins and continued the work, which was still merely siloed in the P.R. department — not player evaluation. However, once Frank Lane was hired as G.M. he added Earl Flora as both publicity director but also statistician. Lane’s pet stat, tracked as a child rooting for the Cincinnati Reds, was RBI with RISP. Under Lane’s direction, Flora started tracking reach percentage (i.e. on-base percentage), base runs (both bases advanced by runners, as well as bases a batter’s hit moved runners) and GWRBI. In fact, Lane felt so strongly that RBIs were an overblown stat that he created his own offshoot: OBR (opportunities to bat in runs), the percentage of time batters drove in RISP. Flora eventually returned to sports editing, to be replaced by future White Sox G.M. Ed Short, a tireless worker who drove statistical analysis on the South Side to new heights.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/snyders-soapbox-dont-let-out-of-touch-owners-tell-you-that-winning-doesnt-matter/

Venable said shortstop Colson Montgomery, who was out for a second day Tuesday with an unspecified illness, was feeling a little bit better. “We’’ll see where he’s at [Wednesday],” Venable said. • There’s no estimate yet on when center fielder Everson Pereira, acquired in an offseason trade with the Rays, will return to game action after experiencing tightness in his right side, Venable said. “Especially with that side stuff, you just don’t want to mess around and turn it into a longer stint than it needs to be,” he said.

“Having been in Chicago since 1973 [as a pitcher] with the White Sox, they’re one of the most educated fan bases around,” Stone told the Sun-Times. “Some people don’t like it that they boo or don’t show up in a losing streak, but the fan can express his feelings as he wants. There’s nothing wrong with booing. If you’re going to be in line for the cheers, you have to be for the boos. The fans know what is good baseball and what is bad.” https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/02/24/white-sox-chairman-jerry-reinsdorf-birthday-steve-stone-john-schriffen-chris-getz

True they can but I don't know about the part when it comes to "baseball-intelligence" shall we say with him either.

Like the fact the Sox stole four bases. Don't like the fact they are letting Sosa a defensive liability play at third base (or anywhere in the field for that matter.) Guy is a DH.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadium/2026/02/24/soldier-field-renovation-post-chicago-bears-era-illinois-general-assembly

February 24, 1948 - Sox G.M. Les O’Connor sent pitcher Eddie Lopat to the Yankees for three players. Lopat, was a soft tossing, off speed pitcher who won 50 games in four years with the Sox, twice having an ERA under three. He would quickly develop into one of the aces on the Yankees dynasty clubs of the 1950's winning 113 games in seven and a half years. He also went 4-1 in World Series play. Of the players the Sox got in return, only pitcher Bill Wight had any success on the South Side winning 34 games in three seasons. Another one of the players acquired, catcher Aaron Robinson, would be sent that November to the Tigers for a youngster named Billy Pierce.

"Winning is fun...fun is winning" - Ozzie Guillen

Bolded part is very true

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.

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/

Even though it doesn't count it's always nice to beat the Cubs.

And the Sox injury history since around 2016 has been well documented. This should be a major concern.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/chicago-bears-stadium-move-indiana/

Correct I did know this although as you point out that was never confirmed and was a rumor.