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Wait a second. You have driven this topic single-handedly and the amount of your posts dwarf all others. You have cast your negative opinion about Rate field often, comparing it unfavorably to Wrigley Field, once complaining that fans cannot "make a day of it there"..when the fact is that most Wsox games are night games. WSox fans, like Bear fans, arrive prior to games and enjoy tailgating there . For some, there are bars within walking distance of Rate Field and there is a bar attached to the stadium. Fans who want to continue drinking or eating late night can get in their cars and go downtown or wherever they want. It is clear that you don't know much about Rate field and/or dislike it for whatever your reasons. I am among those who actually go to games and enjoy that experience. The 500 level view that you subjected yourself to standing up and leaning over a rail in order to watch a game was unfortunate. That is one of the worst places in the stadium to watch a game. Cheap seats are pretty bad at almost any stadium, including Wrigley. I plan on going to the Opener and have my tickets. I am meeting several friends on the CF outfield concourse which is accessible to anyone who has a 100 level. One cool thing about Rate is that fans can walk all the way around the park and enjoy meeting fans, eating, drinking and talking baseball there. You cannot do that in Wrigley where you pretty much need to stay in your seat throughout the game. As far as the Fire stadium at the 78, I could care less. My prediction about extra costs associated with environmental remediation and special underpinning was right on the money. I I don't know how those costs will be absorbed and whether or not taxpayers will be on the hook for them but whatever, there is going to be a lot of risk to recover those costs. To start with, 30 dump trucks in and out with environmental waste every day for 4-6 weeks and then bringing in stone and solid fill is going to be a large number. And remember the 30 million that contractors lost when UIC pulled out of there for reasons that one can now imagine. The main issues with developing the 78 site, especially for a stadium or stadiums is not limited to environmental clean-up, underpinning foundations, and associated costs. Ingress/egress to that site for a large number of vehicles will be a challenge. I looked at the proposed Fire site plan and wonder how that plan - funneling most vehicles into a large parking garage from a proposed ramp down from Roosevelt) will work. That said, I have the best wishes for Mansueto , the Fire, and Chicago soccer fans. As far as the rest of the site, it will be brownfield forever. Maybe Auchi would consider donating it to the City of Chicago in order to make it into a dedicated green space - a North extension to Ping Tom Park, but on second thought, no way he would. Not that guy.

Maybe you had the cheap 500 level seats, and that was the best view.

No one ever said that that site cannot support a building, only that construction their would be costly (including environmental remediation....30 trucks in and out for a month and a half, then another several months to bring in stone and fill. lol) and then special underpinning requirements as Pepper has mentioned. Your own out-sized opinion is that Ishbia, as a new owner in 2030, will immediately seek to relocate the team from their historic location to what is left of the 78 by that time behind the soccer stadium. Maybe you have ignored the plan the city approved that does not include another stadium there. OK, keep repeating your opinion ad nauseam on a sports talk forum (hundreds of posts promoting that), use Ishbia's picture as your avatar (to what, promote your opinion?) , and maybe you will feel better about yourself or something.

You intimate something that you just pulled out of your ass. I never said environmental remediation was not "a good thing." I did anticipate that it would be a costly and ambitious road to go down, and I was 100% correct.

Pepper is renowned in Chicago and around the world as one of the best commercial contractors for this kind of work. They will do everything they need to do to complete their end of the work on time. I just hope everything goes OK and they and others who work on this get paid. That was not the case for those who worked on the UIC development after they pulled out. The City has restricted dump truck traffic to business hours. Not sure where those trucks are entering and leaving that site since I have not been down there recently. I am sure Pepper has cut and stoned ingress/egress driveways (to S. Clark street?) so that mud is not getting tracked everywhere. Very interesting project for those who like this kind of construction and are soccer fans.

JR was encouraged to go down to Springfield by your friends at Related development for a project that would have netted them millions. Sorry Charlie, not going to happen. Meanwhile at the proposed Fire soccer stadium site, environmental clean-up has commenced - 4-6 weeks of excavation with 30 trucks per day hauling contaminated soil, garbage and waste out of there.

I watched Ernie's 500th home run on a black and white vacuum tube TV. Same watching Brickhouse announce games at Comiskey. After that the White Sox on UHF band with aluminum foil added to the circular antenna to try to get a better picture. Professional sports were just not a big deal for most people back then ....nothing like what we see today.

Yea, Acuna's offensive numbers are not that impressive, but let's give him a chance this Spring. He is still a young kid.

Two schools of thought on making a selection - take the best available talent period...or also take the immediate and future needs of the team at a certain position in consideration. So...the WSox have quite a few excellent players and prospects that play shortstop. Given that, the Chowlowski / Lebron scouting becomes a bit more complicated and interesting.

I saw that interview with Kap where Getz referred to little tuna's 4 HR game. Did he even watch that You Tube highlight ? Three of the four HR show Acuna batting RH against RH pitching....not what a switch hitter would do. This was an unforced error that can be attributed to some negligence on Getz part. Beyond that, it is also possible, even likely as WhiteSox 2023 alluded to, that Getz was desperate to unload Robert's m20 Mil. and get anything whatsoever in return, especially a player that might play Center. So no matter if Acuna was RH, LH or Ass handed...Getz just wanted to get the deal done. He never really targeted Acuna as a trade target from the outset, as far as I can recall.

That was my thought as well. p.s. for hot dog lovers.. I found V sport peppers at Walmart. Milano HD buns at Jewel.

More broadly on the topic of switch-hitting, IMO just speaking as a WSox fan, there are some switch hitters that might be fine if they just focused on their primary hitting side against all pitchers.

Maybe he hit a HR in the Venezuelan league.

Stats are obviously how mlb players are judged, but for some fans, it is also what a player did and can do in clutch situations. So I like Sosa for having been clutch with many hits and homers and never forget that Vargas Grand Slam to tie the Yankees at 4-4. It didn't turn out well for him or the WSox, but what a moment.

Number one, you aren't going anywhere fast. Stay strong my friend. Next, think of all the people, young or old, who count on living x amount of additional years. Life is great, enjoy each day, but it can sometimes upset expectations of longevity.... like everything seems to be going along just fine...until one day it isn't.

Ishbia has proven to be a savvy investor. No way is he going to do anything foolish, like move the WSox away from their historic home on 35th St. and risk losing attendance, knowing that many fans loved the original Comiskey and now the current generation enjoy going to games at the Rate. When a new stadium might be needed 10+ years down the road it would make perfect sense to build it where Comiskey stood. What a golden opportunity to design a new ballpark and make it into something truly special (as opposed to the abomination behind the Soccer stadium that Auchi/Related depicted in their insulting, provocative, and laughable conceptual rendering). Of course the historic location on 35th as well as the architectural history should be honored with a new stadium. The White Sox first started on 39th Street in 1900. Both Comiskey (1910) and a revamped Wrigley Field (1923) were designed by architect Zachary Taylor Davis. Beautiful red brick archwork and details at both original ballparks. Then there is the discussion of the Bears relocating from historic Soldier Field into a Dome. Halas family....Are you kidding us? Again, no idea about of the importance of Chicago architecture, which is renowned world-wide and no respect for the history and culture of Bear fans who bundle up, tailgate, and enjoy the outdoor stadium. The Bears owners may be hot for the additional revenue a new domed stadium might bring and nothing fans can do to stop them. OK, but over time, that might prove to be unfortunate. Just think of a future NFL season where Lambeau Field is the only outdoor venue becoming more unique and beloved season after season. And think of the risk of moving the WSox behind a possible future rectangular warehouse style soccer stadium with all of the known limitations of that site including those that caused many prior suitors (a Casino, Amazon, U of I...) to buck out. There isn't a reason in hell to relocate to that sh1thole which makes one wonder why anyone would want to promote it. Really foolish.

I have gone to a lot of games at Rate field with my family and friends and we always enjoy going. Have you gone to an Opening Day , let's say in the last ten years? If so did you have a nice time? Have you driven to games and tailgated with friends? If you go to games where do you typically sit? You claimed there is something wrong with it so tell us why. Regarding the "dead zone known as the 78". It sure has been a dead zone for 100 years or so. It is owned by Auchi, a convicted Iraqi felon whose past legal issues prevent him from entering the U.S.. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=does+auchi+own+the+78+property%3F Not sure why you keep promoting that dead zone. There is nothing that would justify moving the WSox from 35th street, where our fans love to go, to an area that a lot of fans would not go.

The White Sox will not need a new stadium for at least another decade and when they eventually need one, it sure as fvk is not going to be at the "78."

IMO, the WSox have to keep Sosa's RH bat in the line-up as much as possible... possibly as a 1B/DH platoon with Murakami or at 2B for a few games. The more HR power in the line-up, the merrier.

Any business, whether in mlb or otherwise, will risk bankruptcy or at least, serious financial issues in the future by routinely spending in excess of what their revenues can support. Multi / mega million deferred player contracts are a recipe for disaster for teams like the WSox whose historical revenue figures cannot be reasonably projected to meet wildly projected liabilities. These limitations have nothing to do with Jerry Reinsdorf but they are governed by the degree of revenue from all sources that the WSox take in and the liabilities they have. I sense that many of those who complain about the WSox budget for player contracts probably don't go to many games or otherwise support the team.....and I have to say, I wonder if they will even root for Jerry's boys to win. They do however, contribute to a bad vibe around the WSox that radiates here and beyond.

Benni's defense has one glaring fault - his lack of arm strength. That is never going to improve. In order to address that, first he has to stop lollipoping long throws trying to get a runner out at the plate. Instead hit the cut-off man who almost certainly has a better shot at a runner with a strong relay throw. Second, Benny should be taken out for a defensive replacement in close games, especially in late innings. I still like his LH swing and occasional power. And he has been a clutch hitter.

Maybe Hendrix "Purple Haze" as his walk up music ?

If the WSox exceed their budget - the amount they can spend before risking loan defaults, late payments, and other financial issues, where would the money come from to cover excess spending ? The point about the low budget is an old grind that fans of the WSox and other teams often engage in to voice frustration when mega player contracts are not taken on by corporate ownership/shareholders. I understand that fans have an expectation that shareholders spend millions of their own money to gamble on multi-year mega-million dollar player contracts. Unfortunately, that is not the way it works in MLB or in most other businesses. Simply stated - the Sox have to stay within spending limits in order to survive. Moving forward, the WSox have to make more money in order to spend more money. Hopefully, a winning team this season and beyond will increase revenues and remove the financial constraints that Getz is under.

A lot of questioning of JR when he hired Getz. No matter what you think of them, recognize that Chris has worked his ass off trying to make the White Sox into a likeable, competitive team. I think he is on the way to doing just that. I'm psyched for ST and opening day. Let's Go !

Edited.. IMO...Sox need decent HR production from every OF position. BUT....if Acuna can have a high OBP and steal bases, we may have a great lead-off man.