NO!!MARY!!! Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) 1 minute ago, NO!!MARY!!! said: Edited March 12 by NO!!MARY!!! Posted in error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 30 minutes ago, NO!!MARY!!! said: The Super Bowl rotation was Miami, New Orleans and Los Angeles until they started adding more in the 1980s. It wasn't nearly as big of a business for the local communities at that time though, and there weren't nearly as many fancy domed stadiums at the time. Houston has had 2 since NRG stadium was built and I wouldn't be surprised if they had a 3rd in the next 10 years. LA seems likely to get another as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/03/11/bears-new-stadium-alternative-sites-michael-reese-hospital-friends-of-parks-soldier-field-white-sox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77 Hitmen Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 3 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: Nobody wants to be in Chicago in February. Chicago (or Detroit, Minnesota, or even New York) are solely considered to keep the publicly funded stadium shakedown racket going, similar to the garbage MLB All Star Game stadium rotation. It’s also a net money losing proposition in terms of local tax receipts vs. government funded expenses due to all the costs the NFL shifts to taxpayers. They really should just rotate between Miami, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Perhaps New Orleans if people still want to go there, which may be a stretch in 2024. Dallas, Houston and Phoenix have ok plus weather, but not sure anyone wants to go there on a regular rotation. https://www.betfirm.com/super-bowl-host-cities-stadiums/ Phoenix has hosted a Super Bowl 4 times, with 3 of those at their current State Farm Stadium. Two of those were within an 8 year period (2015 and 2023). So, I expect them to be on the NFL's list host again at some point. Dallas hosted once and, while the game was indoors, the weather during "Super Bowl week" was miserable. https://abcnews.go.com/US/dallas-hit-bitter-cold-ice-super-bowl/story?id=12832352 New Orleans is hosting the game again next year. I'm personally not a fan of having it in Miami because it's outdoors and can rain - as it did for the Bears-Colts game. But, I can see why the NFL likes going there since the week of festivities in the host city leading up to the game has become an important part of the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringfieldFan Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Funny, I could have sworn I put Soxtalk in my browser address and not Bearstalk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Fireworks Man Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 This should be their next stadium. Noah's Park. They can dock at several points on the lakefront to pick up fans, then play the game while cruising Lake Michigan. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringfieldFan Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 4 hours ago, South Side Fireworks Man said: This should be their next stadium. Noah's Park. They can dock at several points on the lakefront to pick up fans, then play the game while cruising Lake Michigan. Knowing this org, Titanic Inc. would soon buy the naming rights to the stadium. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 17 hours ago, South Side Fireworks Man said: This should be their next stadium. Noah's Park. They can dock at several points on the lakefront to pick up fans, then play the game while cruising Lake Michigan. There’s a Royals joke waiting to be written there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 9 minutes ago, JoeC said: There’s a Royals joke waiting to be written there Mike Sweeney, Bruce Chen and a monk walk into a bar..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, wegner said: Mike Sweeney, Bruce Chen and a monk walk into a bar..... List of Royals names post incoming in 3...2...1....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 19 hours ago, South Side Fireworks Man said: This should be their next stadium. Noah's Park. They can dock at several points on the lakefront to pick up fans, then play the game while cruising Lake Michigan. “The House that Noah Built” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTC Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) 19 hours ago, South Side Fireworks Man said: This should be their next stadium. Noah's Park. They can dock at several points on the lakefront to pick up fans, then play the game while cruising Lake Michigan. And we think Eloy gets hurts too often on solid ground! I’m picturing him trying to play the field in 5 foot swells! Edited March 14 by RTC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NO!!MARY!!! Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 20 hours ago, South Side Fireworks Man said: This should be their next stadium. Noah's Park. They can dock at several points on the lakefront to pick up fans, then play the game while cruising Lake Michigan. I’ve seen this elsewhere, and I’m sorry but I just don’t get the joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77 Hitmen Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) Andy Shaw, former local TV political reporter and former head of the Better Government Association, offers a pretty good opinion on funding for a new South Loop Sox ballpark including a suggestion of how to privately finance the new stadium. https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/03/13/white-sox-jerry-reinsdorf-white-sox-stadium-do-not-give-taxpayer-subsidies-andy-shaw Edited March 14 by 77 Hitmen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 The Washington Post today has another story on the Northern Virginia proposed arena. A study conducted pointed out the economic benefits that were stated also include such things as 750 a night luxury hotel rooms and 75 dollars per fan to park their car. Seems a mite high to me don't you think? The sense is that the group pushing for the arena is basing at least in part, economic benefits that most individuals aren't going to be willing to pay: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/14/virginia-arena-financial-economic-impact-youngkin/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3d11bda%2F65f324a7715ef2295fc50f19%2F656f5633386724493aa28bcb%2F26%2F53%2F65f324a7715ef2295fc50f19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 This South Loop stadium situation has been very quiet recently. Wonder whats going on behind closed doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 22 minutes ago, WBWSF said: This South Loop stadium situation has been very quiet recently. Wonder whats going on behind closed doors. Given the negative blow back maybe the parties involved are reassessing their positions. (If they aren't, they should be doing so...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Here's what the Governor thinks: “We’re prioritizing the use of dollars here for people who need those dollars,” he said. “Wealthy owners of sports teams, I respect that they run private businesses and they want them to be profitable, and they want constantly to provide better facilities for their customers. But I don’t think that should be the highest priority for the state of Illinois. “… I’m willing to listen to whatever it is that they’re proposing, but my number-one concern is prioritizing the dollars and making sure the taxpayers are getting a return on their investment.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Now the Chiefs are getting into the relocation-threat vibe. Although they have said they'll contribute 300 million: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chiefs-might-explore-option-of-leaving-kansas-city-if-upcoming-sales-tax-vote-doesnt-go-their-way/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WBWSF Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I talked to somebody today who is close to the franchise. He said the new stadium in the South Loop will definitely happen. We shall see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 46 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: They didn't need a billion dollar handout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 53 minutes ago, WBWSF said: I talked to somebody today who is close to the franchise. He said the new stadium in the South Loop will definitely happen. We shall see. Anything is possible but unless or until JR says the franchise is going to contribute a fair amount to build it, I simply can not see the political will to make it happen. The governor appears to be dead set against it and he isn't going anywhere and I can't see many other politicos sticking their necks out under the current circumstances. The blowback has already been significant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty22hotty Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Gov. Pritzker announces plans to demolish, rebuild Stateville and Logan prisons The governor's office estimated construction costs at $805 million to $935 million to tear down and rebuild the two prisons. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jb-pritzker-stateville-logan-prisons-demolition-reconstruction/ "my number-one concern is prioritizing the dollars and making sure the taxpayers are getting a return on their investment." 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 2 hours ago, Dick Allen said: They didn't need a billion dollar handout. For the record, the Braves said that their original ballpark needed hundreds of millions (~$350m) in improvements to be viable for the team in the future, and short of that got the county and local authority to issue them hundreds of millions of bonds, of which they are going to pay back a fraction of them for the new stadium itself. They also got captured transportation taxes and millions of dollars from their specially formed taxing district. They started the surrounding projects later in phases after the stadium anchor was established. Sound familiar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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