39 minutes ago, Falstaff said:

Edward Peck's Soldier Field proposal | The Chicago Report

I don't think the Bears are going to stay at Soldier Field, but who knows. It's cool seeing what Soldier Field could be. I wonder if the city would work with Ishbia to redevelop Soldier Field into a baseball park/ entertainment zone. The Bears can block another NFL team moving into Chicago and the Fire already have their new location, so Soldier Field needs a new tenant.

Its a disaster to get in and out of there 8 times a year. It would be a disaster 81 times a year.

Edited Saturday at 01:09 PM1 day by Look at Ray Ray Run

9 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Its a disaster to get in and out of there 8 times a year. It would be a disaster 81 times a year.

And there is nothing to do there, unless you want to go to a museum.

On 6/3/2025 at 10:23 AM, DoUEvenShift said:

Yea based on this you would think the Fire will be the south anchor, as the skyline view is almost completely irrelevant, with the Sox (hopefully) being the north.

That’s what I was thinking.

16 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said:

We thought we were getting that when Reinsdork became owner, worst owner ever and him and Einhorn dissed Bill Veeck, Veeck had more class in his pinkie finger than those 2 jerks combined. Harry Caray had it figured out early with those guys.

If we're talking about the last time the Sox talked about a new stadium, I don't remember many people feeling all that warm and fuzzy about New Comiskey going up. To begin with, Jerry and Eddie immediately soured the whole new ballpark situation with their threat to move the team to what is now Tropicana Field and ended up pissing everyone off for extorting taxpayer money for their new park. Then, they built (at the city's insistence) at the same site that they've had problems with for decades. The Robert Taylor Homes were still around back then and the area wasn't that great at that time. There was even an incident where workers found a bullet hole in one of the new upper deck seats being installed at the new park, which wasn't great for PR. Finally, while people looked forward to moving to a modern, baseball-only facility, a lot of people (rightfully) groaned when they saw how high and steep that 29-row upper deck was sitting above 3 levels of premium seating.

If we're talking about being excited about new ownership, yeah Sox fans were excited in 1980......about Ed Debartolo buying the team. Then the AL shot that down and we ended up with Jerry and Eddie as the fallback option. And people might not remember, but Jerry was the more likeable of those two. Yes, fans were eager to see an end to the austerity this franchise had under Veeck, but it didn't take JR and EE long to rub fans the wrong way.

Edited Saturday at 07:30 PM1 day by 77 Hitmen

On 3/20/2026 at 12:21 AM, Chick Mercedes said:

This has been the dream since I was very little. The White Sox playing in an elite facility and environment as a real MLB team that can compete with the Cubs for attention. Mother of God.

On 3/20/2026 at 12:38 AM, Chisoxfn said:

Just the thought of it gives me goosebumps

On 3/20/2026 at 8:48 AM, southsider2k5 said:

This is going to be the White Sox home for the next generation or 2. Do it right! Think Jerry Jones, not Jerry Reinsdorf

This is truly a golden opportunity to settle the Sox stadium situation once and for all. There's a ton of potential at the South Loop site. They'll never surpass the Cubs, but a gem of a ballpark right by downtown along an expanded riverwalk and adjacent to a new stadium district could at least make them competitive in the Chicago market.

This is their only chance to get things right. There won't be any do-overs if they mess things up again. Wherever they end up will be their home for the rest of our lives. Please keep Jerry Reinsdorf far away from the stadium design process!

And yeah, they also need to build a winning organization, too, for this to matter, we all get that.

Edited Saturday at 04:20 PM1 day by 77 Hitmen

2 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

If we're talking about the last time the Sox talked about a new stadium, I don't remember many people feeling all that warm and fuzzy about New Comiskey going up. To begin with, Jerry and Eddie immediately soured the whole new ballpark situation with their threat to move the team to what is now Tropicana Field and coming away pissing everyone off for extorting taxpayer money for their new park. Then, they built (at the city's insistence) at the same site that they've had problems with for decades. The Robert Taylor Homes were still around back then and the area wasn't that great at that time. There was even an incident where workers found a bullet hole in one of the new upper deck seats being installed at the new park, which wasn't great for PR. Finally, while people looked forward to moving to a modern, baseball-only facility, a lot of people (rightfully) groaned when they saw how high and steep that 29-row upper deck was sitting above 3 levels of premium seating.

If we're talking about being excited about new ownership, yeah Sox fans were excited in 1980......about Ed Debartolo buying the team. Then the AL shot that down and we ended up with Jerry and Eddie as the fallback option. And people might not remember, but Jerry was the more likeable of those two. Yes, fans were eager to see an end to the austerity this franchise had under Veeck, but it didn't take JR and EE long to rub fans the wrong way.

And it is only a matter of time before Ishbia does the same thing.

19 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said:

We thought we were getting that when Reinsdork became owner, worst owner ever and him and Einhorn dissed Bill Veeck, Veeck had more class in his pinkie finger than those 2 jerks combined. Harry Caray had it figured out early with those guys.

19 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said:

We thought we were getting that when Reinsdork became owner, worst owner ever and him and Einhorn dissed Bill Veeck, Veeck had more class in his pinkie finger than those 2 jerks combined. Harry Caray had it figured out early with those guys.

Most fans don't know that Harry Caray tried buying the White Sox with some investors. His ownership bid was turned down and it was sold to JR instead. Caray didn't like it.

2 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

If we're talking about the last time the Sox talked about a new stadium, I don't remember many people feeling all that warm and fuzzy about New Comiskey going up. To begin with, Jerry and Eddie immediately soured the whole new ballpark situation with their threat to move the team to what is now Tropicana Field and coming away pissing everyone off for extorting taxpayer money for their new park. Then, they built (at the city's insistence) at the same site that they've had problems with for decades. The Robert Taylor Homes were still around back then and the area wasn't that great at that time. There was even an incident where workers found a bullet hole in one of the new upper deck seats being installed at the new park, which wasn't great for PR. Finally, while people looked forward to moving to a modern, baseball-only facility, a lot of people (rightfully) groaned when they saw how high and steep that 29-row upper deck was sitting above 3 levels of premium seating.

If we're talking about being excited about new ownership, yeah Sox fans were excited in 1980......about Ed Debartolo buying the team. Then the AL shot that down and we ended up with Jerry and Eddie as the fallback option. And people might not remember, but Jerry was the more likeable of those two. Yes, fans were eager to see an end to the austerity this franchise had under Veeck, but it didn't take JR and EE long to rub fans the wrong way.

White Sox fans originally welcomed the JR ownership with open arms in 1981. JR signed Luzinski and Fisk. The White Sox were having walkup crowds of over 20,000 at some games They were going to draw over 2 million fans for the first time and then the players went out on strike. The owners really got hurt money wise with that strike. A few years later most White Sox fans turned on JRs owbership.

2 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

If we're talking about the last time the Sox talked about a new stadium, I don't remember many people feeling all that warm and fuzzy about New Comiskey going up. To begin with, Jerry and Eddie immediately soured the whole new ballpark situation with their threat to move the team to what is now Tropicana Field and coming away pissing everyone off for extorting taxpayer money for their new park. Then, they built (at the city's insistence) at the same site that they've had problems with for decades. The Robert Taylor Homes were still around back then and the area wasn't that great at that time. There was even an incident where workers found a bullet hole in one of the new upper deck seats being installed at the new park, which wasn't great for PR. Finally, while people looked forward to moving to a modern, baseball-only facility, a lot of people (rightfully) groaned when they saw how high and steep that 29-row upper deck was sitting above 3 levels of premium seating.

If we're talking about being excited about new ownership, yeah Sox fans were excited in 1980......about Ed Debartolo buying the team. Then the AL shot that down and we ended up with Jerry and Eddie as the fallback option. And people might not remember, but Jerry was the more likeable of those two. Yes, fans were eager to see an end to the austerity this franchise had under Veeck, but it didn't take JR and EE long to rub fans the wrong way.

3 hours ago, WBWSF said:

Most fans don't know that Harry Caray tried buying the White Sox with some investors. His ownership bid was turned down and it was sold to JR instead. Caray didn't like it.

Caray was never a serious threat to get the club.

3 hours ago, NO!!MARY!!! said:

And it is only a matter of time before Ishbia does the same thing.

Anything is possible but it is hard to imagine Ishbia making more serious ownership mistakes than JR has done.

How will Jerry bone this up?

23 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

This is truly a golden opportunity to settle the Sox stadium situation once and for all. There's a ton of potential at the South Loop site. They'll never surpass the Cubs, but a gem of a ballpark right by downtown along an expanded riverwalk and adjacent to a new stadium district could at least make them competitive in the Chicago market.

This is their only chance to get things right. There won't be any do-overs if they mess things up again. Wherever they end up will be their home for the rest of our lives. Please keep Jerry Reinsdorf far away from the stadium design process!

And yeah, they also need to build a winning organization, too, for this to matter, we all get that.

The Sox don't even need to "pass" the Cubs. Just building the fanbase past the leagues worst revenue generation machine has to happen. Building new fans has to happen. Getting people who show up for something other than playoff seasons has to happen. A new park in an active neighborhood with things to do will help immensely.

2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

The Sox don't even need to "pass" the Cubs. Just building the fanbase past the leagues worst revenue generation machine has to happen. Building new fans has to happen. Getting people who show up for something other than playoff seasons has to happen. A new park in an active neighborhood with things to do will help immensely.

Exactly. I couldn't care less about passing the Cubs. As a Sox fan that's been a fan since childhood and will be one for life, I just want a winning baseball team, which will draw fans in and of itself. A new ballpark, done the RIGHT way, will help draw in even more people that aren't currently fans of the team. I'm all for this fanbase to grow and there is plenty of opportunity for that. Who cares if the Cubs are more popular. This isn't a popularity contest, there is plenty to go around for both teams. Ishbia just needs to go about things the right way to really capitalize on opportunities, and there are ways I'm sure to do that and make fans happy at the same time, unlike Jerry who for some reason it always feels like his decision making ends up going against the fans' interest. Ya know, the people that ultimately bring in the dollars, aside from the investors.

6 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

The Sox don't even need to "pass" the Cubs. Just building the fanbase past the leagues worst revenue generation machine has to happen. Building new fans has to happen. Getting people who show up for something other than playoff seasons has to happen. A new park in an active neighborhood with things to do will help immensely.

Reality check: The "78" is not located in an "active neighborhood," if by active you mean similar to Wrigleyville, Boystown. There is nothing around the 78 unless you want a pastrami sandwich. Sounds like you aren't familiar with the area.

Most Sox home games are night games and end quite late. A majority of the fan base are families located in the SW suburbs, a good distance from the loop. If you want to hang with the singles crowd late night, Wrigley is where to go.

3 hours ago, Ducksnort said:

Exactly. I couldn't care less about passing the Cubs. As a Sox fan that's been a fan since childhood and will be one for life, I just want a winning baseball team, which will draw fans in and of itself. A new ballpark, done the RIGHT way, will help draw in even more people that aren't currently fans of the team. I'm all for this fanbase to grow and there is plenty of opportunity for that. Who cares if the Cubs are more popular. This isn't a popularity contest, there is plenty to go around for both teams. Ishbia just needs to go about things the right way to really capitalize on opportunities, and there are ways I'm sure to do that and make fans happy at the same time, unlike Jerry who for some reason it always feels like his decision making ends up going against the fans' interest. Ya know, the people that ultimately bring in the dollars, aside from the investors.

Do you at least hope that the Sox have a winning record this year or will you be rooting for Getz and Jerry to fail ?

21 minutes ago, tray said:

Reality check: The "78" is not located in an "active neighborhood," if by active you mean similar to Wrigleyville, Boystown. There is nothing around the 78 unless you want a pastrami sandwich. Sounds like you aren't familiar with the area.

Most Sox home games are night games and end quite late. A majority of the fan base are families located in the SW suburbs, a good distance from the loop. If you want to hang with the singles crowd late night, Wrigley is where to go.

Hahahahaha

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

Hahahahaha

“That is your opinion.“

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by Lukakke Appling

2 hours ago, tray said:

Reality check: The "78" is not located in an "active neighborhood," if by active you mean similar to Wrigleyville, Boystown. There is nothing around the 78 unless you want a pastrami sandwich. Sounds like you aren't familiar with the area.

Most Sox home games are night games and end quite late. A majority of the fan base are families located in the SW suburbs, a good distance from the loop. If you want to hang with the singles crowd late night, Wrigley is where to go.

You don't have the ability to project vision do you

1 hour ago, tray said:

Do you at least hope that the Sox have a winning record this year or will you be rooting for Getz and Jerry to fail ?

This is a pretty shallow question when considering all factors that are involved. Of course I want them to win. This isn't a tank year. It's a year for multiple players to step forward to show us what we have and what it means to take the next step to put the team in a position to win the division, or at least win a wild card spot in 2027...lockout notwithstanding.

6 minutes ago, Ducksnort said:

You don't have the ability to project vision do you

I do, but the vision is my own.

19 minutes ago, Ducksnort said:

You don't have the ability to project vision do you

Unless the vision is a dystopian environmentally-compromised wasteland snarled with bad traffic and dirt clogs littering the roads.

3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Unless the vision is a dystopian environmentally-compromised wasteland snarled with bad traffic and dirt clogs littering the roads.

Always entertained by your pseudo-intellectual posts.

13 minutes ago, tray said:

I do, but the vision is my own.

What is your vision

15 minutes ago, tray said:

Always entertained by your pseudo-intellectual posts.

And I am always entertained by your pseudo-methamphedamine posts.

10 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Its a disaster to get in and out of there 8 times a year. It would be a disaster 81 times a year.

On 3/19/2026 at 10:33 AM, 77 Hitmen said:

And don't forget that is brother Mat is also going to be an investor in the Sox ownership group and is separately worth another $10B.

The Sox ownership arrangement will be reversed from that of the Phoenix Suns, where Mat is the majority owner with Justin is part of the Suns ownership group.

I cannot see a new stadium or a winning team. Keep talking Cubs.