22 hours ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Seems sacrilegious if that sort of thing bothers you. Doesn't bother me but the whole thing just seems kinda lame.

42 minutes ago, tray said:

A lot of White Sox fans would prefer a retractable domed stadium. Makes the most sense for fans and for business. I like both the Rogers Centre and T-Moble park. Great templates to work off of. Yes, the "Old Roman" Charles Comiskey would love to see a retractable dome built in Armor Park. Preserve tradition and expand on it. Win win.

Charles and Jerry would have a lot in common.

1 hour ago, tray said:

A lot of White Sox fans would prefer a retractable domed stadium. Makes the most sense for fans and for business. I like both the Rogers Centre and T-Moble park. Great templates to work off of. Yes, the "Old Roman" Charles Comiskey would love to see a retractable dome built in Armor Park. Preserve tradition and expand on it. Win win.

On a personal level, I'm anti-dome since I love the impact the elements can play on a sport traditionally played outdoors. And I don't mind sitting in the rain or cold, I might even prefer it since there are likely fewer people in the park and I can wander around/sit where I want more freely.

On the other hand, I'm sure a temperature-controlled climate would appeal to players (ie free agents we might want to sign) and help produce a larger fanbase. Rainouts would be a thing of the past. I think the positives of a dome outweigh the negatives, perhaps even from an economic perspective. I also like the idea of adaptive reuse and the current park is in fine shape, it would be wasteful and ecologically insensitive to construct a brand new park. I think a dome on an already-built park is more aligned with the political goals of Illinoisans than a brand new park is.

1 hour ago, nrockway said:

On a personal level, I'm anti-dome since I love the impact the elements can play on a sport traditionally played outdoors. And I don't mind sitting in the rain or cold, I might even prefer it since there are likely fewer people in the park and I can wander around/sit where I want more freely.

On the other hand, I'm sure a temperature-controlled climate would appeal to players (ie free agents we might want to sign) and help produce a larger fanbase. Rainouts would be a thing of the past. I think the positives of a dome outweigh the negatives, perhaps even from an economic perspective. I also like the idea of adaptive reuse and the current park is in fine shape, it would be wasteful and ecologically insensitive to construct a brand new park. I think a dome on an already-built park is more aligned with the political goals of Illinoisans than a brand new park is.

Some of the crowds down through the years at Sox park have been embarrassingly small in April and May mainly because of some of the frigid days. I’m sort of anti dome but if I knew attendance would increase dramatically in April and May because of a dome I would be all for it, I’m sure Ishbia could afford the extra bucks.