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I went to last nights game and attendance was announced as over 17,000. I went to todays game and the attendance was announced as over 19,000. I think I'm a good judge of the size of crowds. It seemed to me there where more fans at last nights game and todays game. Perhaps there not announcing fans who get free tickets. All I know is that both days had bigger crowds than what was announced.

Nobody seems to be talking about this but going to a White Sox gam is much cheaper than going to a Cubs, Bears, Bulls or Blackhawks game.

I thought the Veeck promotion was strange. Veeck hadn't owned the team since 1980. After he sold the team he spent all of his baseball viewing at Wrigley Field. I don't think he went to one White Sox game the rest of his life after he sold the team. The White Sox promoted this event relentlessly the last few weeks which tells me most White Sox fans didn't care about Veeck. They might have had a bigger crowd if they staged a Disco Demolition Night Part 2.

The younger people don't know who Veeck was. The older fans weren't exactly fond of Veeck The only reason I went was because I collect the bobbleheads.

I've wondered what would have happened if Dorothy Rigney had sold to Charlie Finley instead of Veeck. Finley actually offered Rigney more money than Veeck did.

The last I read is that it would take $900 million of Tif money for the infrastructure at the 78. I don't think that type of money makes sense for 20 soccer games a year. It needs a baseball stadium at that site also to justify that type of expense.

In all fairness, I don't think too many young White Sox fans know who Bill Veeck was. The advance ticket sale for tomorrows Bill Veeck night is not good.

The Dodgers moved to LA because the City of LA gave the Dodgers a great deal . They gave prime LA real estate to O'Malley for $1.00.Bill Veeck said it was a land grab on O'Malleys part. New York couldn't/wouldn't match the offer. New York did offer to build the Dodgers a stadium in Queens which they would have leased. A few years later the Mets took the same Queens offer that the Dodgers turned down.

Better franchises have moved than the White Sox. Many years ago the Brooklyn Dodgers (who were the 2nd most profitable team in MLB) moved to LA. The Cleveland Browns sold out their games forever and the team was moved to Baltimore. Both the Dodgers and Browns moved because both cities offered them better deals. I don't know how much money the next White Sox owner has. I've read different amounts. Rather than spend $1 billion on a new stadium in Chicago, could you blame him if he moved the team if some other city gave him a sweetheart deal? I would feel better about this situation if some announcement was made about the White Sox stadium situation. Even if the announcement was extending the present lease. As far as me becoming the White Sox GM. All I wanted was an interview with JR. I would have given him the most memorable interview he ever had. Maybe he would have been so impressed with me I might have been hired.

Youtube commentator Brodie Brazil has a interesting video about the White Sox maybe moving out of state to Nashville, Salt Lake City and Portland.

Some fans on this site criticize the parking at the stadium. I think its one of the best things about going to a game there. In addition JR has to be making a ton of money from the parking.

I don't understand the hate for Sciffen. I think he's more than competent at what he does. It has to be difficult to some degree to announce for a team that keeps losing 100 games a year. Every now and then I watch a Cubs game. I think their main announcer (Boog Scambi) is brutal and boring. I've often wondered what the Cubs fans think of him. I read an article in the Sun Times a couple of weeks ago about Steve Stone. Evidently Stone left the Cubs on bad terms with the previous ownership. The writer said the present Cubs ownership should kiss and makeup with Stone. Sounds like a good idea and maybe Stone will go back to announce for the Cubs.

I've said it before and I will say it again, The White Sox Are Coming, Tra La, Tra La!!!!

Can't help but wonder, is Leasure starting to become a good relief pitcher?

I really like the job Brooke Fletcher is doing.

The White Sox Are Coming, Tra La, Tra La!!!!

I agree with you. Hopefully they will acquire some hitting this off season.

I would think that most younger White Sox fans are not familar with Dick Allen and how much he meant to the White Sox franchise. I've noticed that the upcoming Bill Veeck night in August. There are not alot of tickets sold for that night even tho its a bobblehead giveaway and fireworks night. I would think that most younger White Sox don't know or care about Bill Veeck. The only reason why I'm going is because of the bobblehead.,I was not a fan of Veeck. I was happy when he bought the team the second time and I was happier when he sold the team 5 years later. I thought Veecks 2nd ownership of the team was horrible. He had one good team in that era. The rest of the years were terrible. If the White Sox wanted a big attendance for bobbleheads all they would have to do is have a Joe Jackson bobblehead night.

I hope he is not traded. Who would replace him in the lineup, Michael Taylor? If Beni gets traded it would simply be a salary dump and we wouldn't get anything in return for him.

I wonder if any White Sox executives were at Allens HOF induction today.

Keep in mind that JR said he wouldn't vote for Dick Allen to be inducted into the MLB HOF. He said Allens career was too inconsistant

I'm one of them.

Most people are expecting some of the White Sox players to be moved at the trading deadline. Hopefully Jordan Leasure will be moved off this team.

Levine has said this on the Score morning show a few times the last few weeks including this morning. We shall see. I hope he's right.

Elko is not in the future plans of the White Sox. If it was up to me I would give him a shot at first base for at least a month. Looks like the team is not going to give him a chance.