8 hours ago, tray said:

I am wary of a private equity investor who lays in wait for years holding a minority stake rather than simply making a public overture to purchase the team outright, or alternatively, explain what his game is here. At some point perhaps Hobson/George Lucas decide to combine shares with Michael Reinsdorf and just box him out.  That would be beating Ishbia at his own game.

You are literally nuts.  Jerry went to Ishbia with this opportunity.  His sons aren’t keeping the team long-term and Hobson is not part of the equation.  Absolutely wild that you’re trying to wish your way to a different outcome than the one that’s all but certain happen just because you hate private equity companies.

5 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

You are literally nuts.  Jerry went to Ishbia with this opportunity.  His sons aren’t keeping the team long-term and Hobson is not part of the equation.  Absolutely wild that you’re trying to wish your way to a different outcome than the one that’s all but certain happen just because you hate private equity companies.

I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't.  But be careful what you wish for my friend.

56 minutes ago, GreatScott82 said:

Wow. This would be huge if true. I'm assuming at 40%, he would own more shares than Jerry, correct?

Possibly yeah but if Jerry is still the general partner he still has the control regardless of the share count of the limited partners.

11 minutes ago, tray said:

I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't.  But be careful what you wish for my friend.

Yeah yeah yeah, we get it, soil quality and parking lots.

7 minutes ago, Quin said:

Yeah yeah yeah, we get it, soil quality and parking lots.

You lost that round.

17 minutes ago, tray said:

I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't.  But be careful what you wish for my friend.

If you don't care than stop spamming the thread. You're making an ass of yourself. 

7 minutes ago, tray said:

You lost that round.

Says man who has lost rounds 1-1000, currently laying on the mat and begging the ref to call a tie.

8 minutes ago, Quin said:

Says man who has lost rounds 1-1000, currently laying on the mat and begging the ref to call a tie.

OK, but let me hand out some rose colored glasses first.

23 minutes ago, tray said:

I think Justin bid on the Twins while he was building Mara-lago-Chicago.   I'd bet he loves Winnetka's North shore more than the South side of Chicago.  But who knows what anyone's long term intentions are? Nevertheless, the old axiom that money talks may apply, especially to a billionaire corporate raider.  I agree with Reinsdorf on one (and only one) thing - The White Sox are worth more out of town than they will ever be worth here. No amount of money can change the dynamic here with the Cubs as the dominant baseball franchise in town.  Ishbia knows that which is one reason that he may seek greener pastures.

So you think he was trying to move the Twins?  Or that there is no basis for thinking this guy was going to move a team he bought, just like the last team he bought?

Though as an ex-IRS and real estate mogul it is pretty ironic to NOT hear Jerry's motives questioned by your own standards, especially as the one guy in this conversation who made a conditional agreement to move the Chicago White Sox.

23 minutes ago, tray said:

I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't.  But be careful what you wish for my friend.

Oh man, Sox fans are so lucky to have had these last 45 years.

46 minutes ago, tray said:

I think Justin bid on the Twins while he was building Mara-lago-Chicago.   I'd bet he loves Winnetka's North shore more than the South side of Chicago.  But who knows what anyone's long term intentions are? Nevertheless, the old axiom that money talks may apply, especially to a billionaire corporate raider.  I agree with Reinsdorf on one (and only one) thing - The White Sox are worth more out of town than they will ever be worth here. No amount of money can change the dynamic here with the Cubs as the dominant baseball franchise in town.  Ishbia knows that which is one reason that he may seek greener pastures.

Come on, man.

At least put some more effort into a portmanteau. Even something like Mar-Chi-Cago would have been acceptable.

57 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Oh man, Sox fans are so lucky to have had these last 45 years.

The only way it could be worse is if while attending a Sox game, The Rate collapsed into hell and you were forced to watch this team play with TLR as manager and Grifol as his bench coach, while being burned for eternity by the flames of hell.

6 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

The only way it could be worse is if while attending a Sox game, The Rate collapsed into hell and you were forced to watch this team play with TLR as manager and Grifol as his bench coach, while being burned for eternity by the flames of hell.

I mean we already checked almost all of these boxes.  Now we even got Getz to make sure of it.

1 hour ago, JoeC said:

Come on, man.

At least put some more effort into a portmanteau. Even something like Mar-Chi-Cago would have been acceptable.

"Unburdened by what has been."

Oh tray, don't stop never stopping.

Well.........I hope Bob is telling the truth, and I also hope Justin gets to spend some money next offseason.

1 hour ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

The only way it could be worse is if while attending a Sox game, The Rate collapsed into hell and you were forced to watch this team play with TLR as manager and Grifol as his bench coach, while being burned for eternity by the flames of hell.

What is the soil quality in hell?

7 minutes ago, Quin said:

What is the soil quality in hell?

It’s so bad and silty, even hell can’t use it as it’s foundation.  The Devil decided that it would cost too much to build on so he looked elsewhere.

Edited March 4, 20251 yr by WhiteSox2023

2 hours ago, tray said:

I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't.  But be careful what you wish for my friend.

The Sox were literally the worst team in the history of baseball last year.  The be careful of what you wish for stuff is the dumbest thing ever.

I honestly can't think of a lot worse than the current Sox situation with the current person in charge. 

After a promising start 44 years ago things started to go right down the toilet over time.

I'll take my chances with someone else calling the shots.

Nightengale made it seem like nothing at all is close in terms of JR selling 

Is Ishbia the owner yet??? 

37 minutes ago, Rowand44 said:

The Sox were literally the worst team in the history of baseball last year.  The be careful of what you wish for stuff is the dumbest thing ever.

32 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

I honestly can't think of a lot worse than the current Sox situation with the current person in charge. 

After a promising start 44 years ago things started to go right down the toilet over time.

I'll take my chances with someone else calling the shots.

Be careful what you wish for, the grass isn’t always greener, or whatever other idiom you want to use don’t apply when you already have one of the worst owners in not one sport, not two.  🤣

Edited March 4, 20251 yr by WhiteSox2023

7 minutes ago, fathom said:

Nightengale made it seem like nothing at all is close in terms of JR selling 

JR isn’t done yet feeding on Sox fans’ souls.  It’s adding to his years left.

Edited March 4, 20251 yr by WhiteSox2023

48 minutes ago, Quin said:

What is the soil quality in hell?

Very high carbon content, so solid.