14 minutes ago, WBWSF said:

The Missouri legislature passed some bill which will finance stadiums for the Royals and Chiefs. This should keep the teams in Missouri. The governor of Missouri is expected to sign the bill. The voters rejected  a similar bill last year to finace both stadiums.  I wonder how the owners of the Bears and White Sox feel  about what is happening in Missouri.

I'm sure they are probably envious but anything moving forward is up to them. Contribute significant money or pay for it yourself (in the Bears case with the NFL providing stadium money) and something may get done.

If not you'll get nothing and like it. 

Oh and the Sox aren't moving to Nashville...😉

22 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

I'm sure they are probably envious but anything moving forward is up to them. Contribute significant money or pay for it yourself (in the Bears case with the NFL providing stadium money) and something may get done.

If not you'll get nothing and like it. 

Oh and the Sox aren't moving to Nashville...😉

I'm sure the details in Missouri will come out. I wonder if both teams are going to get  new stadiums and how much both teams will have to pay. Also,  I read a few days ago that the NFL is willing to give $300 million dollars towards a new Bears stadium. Thats not alot when the stadium will cost $5 billion dollars.

Edited June 11, 2025Jun 11 by WBWSF

17 hours ago, WBWSF said:

I'm sure the details in Missouri will come out. I wonder if both teams are going to get  new stadiums and how much both teams will have to pay. Also,  I read a few days ago that the NFL is willing to give $300 million dollars towards a new Bears stadium. Thats not alot when the stadium will cost $5 billion dollars.

If I understand it correctly, the bill would commit public financing for up to 50% of the cost of a stadium.  The Royals are looking for a new stadium and the Chiefs are looking for a massive renovation of Arrowhead.

That's still a lot of public money being committed.  The dynamics in KC is different as there's a serious threat of Kansas getting one or both of those teams to move to their side of the state in in the KC metro area.  This would be more plausible than the Bears or Sox getting enticed to move to NW Indiana (which isn't going to happen).  

2 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

If I understand it correctly, the bill would commit public financing for up to 50% of the cost of a stadium.  The Royals are looking for a new stadium and the Chiefs are looking for a massive renovation of Arrowhead.

That's still a lot of public money being committed.  The dynamics in KC is different as there's a serious threat of Kansas getting one or both of those teams to move to their side of the state in in the KC metro area.  This would be more plausible than the Bears or Sox getting enticed to move to NW Indiana (which isn't going to happen).  

I just read where the State of Kansas offered both teams 70% of the cost of the stadiums. They must accept the offer by the end of June.

22 minutes ago, WBWSF said:

I just read where the State of Kansas offered both teams 70% of the cost of the stadiums. They must accept the offer by the end of June.

Do you have a link 

15 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Do you have a link 

Google has several reports on this. 

19 minutes ago, tray said:

Google has several reports on this. 

Thanks tray, can always count on you 

54 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Thanks tray, can always count on you 

Missouri passes KC Chiefs & Royals stadium incentives bill | Kansas City Star

Missouri's plan, which passed the House on a vote of 90 to 58 would allow Missouri to pay for up to 50% of new or improved stadiums for the Chiefs and Royals using tax revenue generated by the teams toward payment of bonds. Kansas' bonds program, on the other hand, could pay for up to 70% of new stadiums.

36 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Missouri passes KC Chiefs & Royals stadium incentives bill | Kansas City Star

Appreciate it, there are two stories running now and one says 50 percent in bonds it’s subsidies, and now the 70 just hit

2 hours ago, WBWSF said:

I just read where the State of Kansas offered both teams 70% of the cost of the stadiums. They must accept the offer by the end of June.

Must be selling a lot of corn in Kansas these days.

12 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Appreciate it, there are two stories running now and one says 50 percent in bonds it’s subsidies, and now the 70 just hit

Missouri and Kansas are going back and forth. The teams are in MO, but KS is vying to get them to move to their side. I think MO is offering 50%, and KS passed 70%.

The Kansas  offer is the better of the 2 offers. The proposed Kansas stadiums are 16 miles from the present stadiums in Kansas City. I would think both teams will take the Kansas offer.

38 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Missouri and Kansas are going back and forth. The teams are in MO, but KS is vying to get them to move to their side. I think MO is offering 50%, and KS passed 70%.

So you’re saying we could be looking at the Hammond White Sox?

13 minutes ago, JoeC said:

So you’re saying we could be looking at the Hammond White Sox?

No, but I know enough about sports owners. They usually take the best offer. I would feel alot better about the White Sox stadium situation if  they commited  to some stadium in the Chicagoland area.

1 hour ago, JoeC said:

So you’re saying we could be looking at the Hammond White Sox?

Maybe a KC area resident could clarify, but I don't think Kansas side of the KC metro area (and Overland Park, KS specifically)  is comparable to the Hammond/Gary part of the Chicagoland area.  

Edited June 12, 2025Jun 12 by 77 Hitmen

55 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Maybe a KC area resident could clarify, but I don't think Kansas side of the KC metro area (and Overland Park, KS specifically)  isn't comparable to the Hammond/Gary part of the Chicagoland area.  

Johnson County KS is super wealthy suburbs...that's SW Kansas City basically.

The area out near the KS Speedway is more middle class...similar to area of east KC and Raytown where the two stadiums are currently located on the Missouri side.

Then KCK is basically a slightly better East St Louis.

3 hours ago, WBWSF said:

The Kansas  offer is the better of the 2 offers. The proposed Kansas stadiums are 16 miles from the present stadiums in Kansas City. I would think both teams will take the Kansas offer.

I would say so if the rumors are true that the Missouri offer is capped for total dollars.  I think it was $1.2B for a new Royals stadium and $500M on the Chiefs renovation.

I keep reading that Nashville is going to get the next MLB team one way or another. I would think there is a better chance of Portland getting a team  before Nashville. The metro Portland area is bigger than Nashville. And from what I've been reading Portland is going to build a MLB stadium and give the team who plays in it a tremendous deal. The team will keep all of the ticket,  parking and concession money. The team will have to pay only $300,000 a year to lease the stadium. If all of this is true, Portland will get a MLB team before Nashville. I just hope its not the White Sox.

1 hour ago, WBWSF said:

I keep reading that Nashville is going to get the next MLB team one way or another. I would think there is a better chance of Portland getting a team  before Nashville. The metro Portland area is bigger than Nashville. And from what I've been reading Portland is going to build a MLB stadium and give the team who plays in it a tremendous deal. The team will keep all of the ticket,  parking and concession money. The team will have to pay only $300,000 a year to lease the stadium. If all of this is true, Portland will get a MLB team before Nashville. I just hope its not the White Sox.

Oh by the way the White Sox aren't moving to Portland either. 😉

2 hours ago, WBWSF said:

I keep reading that Nashville is going to get the next MLB team one way or another. I would think there is a better chance of Portland getting a team  before Nashville. The metro Portland area is bigger than Nashville. And from what I've been reading Portland is going to build a MLB stadium and give the team who plays in it a tremendous deal. The team will keep all of the ticket,  parking and concession money. The team will have to pay only $300,000 a year to lease the stadium. If all of this is true, Portland will get a MLB team before Nashville. I just hope its not the White Sox.

You can't have 31 teams. There is no next team, there is only the next 2 teams. 

The Sox aren't moving. Unless the Rays go to one of these places, expansion is their only option. 

13 hours ago, WBWSF said:

I keep reading that Nashville is going to get the next MLB team one way or another. I would think there is a better chance of Portland getting a team  before Nashville. The metro Portland area is bigger than Nashville. And from what I've been reading Portland is going to build a MLB stadium and give the team who plays in it a tremendous deal. The team will keep all of the ticket,  parking and concession money. The team will have to pay only $300,000 a year to lease the stadium. If all of this is true, Portland will get a MLB team before Nashville. I just hope its not the White Sox.

Do you have a link to an article that says this?

10 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Do you have a link to an article that says this?

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 24, 2024) – Portland Diamond Project is pleased to announce it has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase Zidell Yards on Portland’s South Waterfront for the future home of a Major League Baseball stadium, a significant step in bringing professional baseball to the Rose City.

 

https://portlanddiamondproject.com/press/Zidell-Yards-Purchase

15 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 24, 2024) – Portland Diamond Project is pleased to announce it has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase Zidell Yards on Portland’s South Waterfront for the future home of a Major League Baseball stadium, a significant step in bringing professional baseball to the Rose City.

 

https://portlanddiamondproject.com/press/Zidell-Yards-Purchase

Unless I missed it, it doesn't say there would be any public funding for a MLB ballpark.  The only city/state that I have heard is willing to pay for a new MLB stadium is Salt Lake City/State of Utah.   But Salt Lake City's metro area is ranked 46th in the US.  Would Ishbia want to move the Sox there?  I doubt it. 

36 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Unless I missed it, it doesn't say there would be any public funding for a MLB ballpark.  The only city/state that I have heard is willing to pay for a new MLB stadium is Salt Lake City/State of Utah.   But Salt Lake City's metro area is ranked 46th in the US.  Would Ishbia want to move the Sox there?  I doubt it. 

Imagine the concession revenue when 50-60% of your population doesn't drink. You'd have to be crazy to move a team there.