On 5/4/2026 at 4:26 PM, tray said:

You always choose the easiest possible route issuing personal attacks including. in this case, a strange, untruthful, and unsupported accusation of antisemitism. You have a lot of nerve but sitting behind the keyboard that doesn't take much. I could say more, but I respect the forum rules so I'll leave it at that. Never enough for you though. Keeps stalking my posts.

Back to The Hall of Fame List. That was a short recess.

On 5/24/2026 at 12:00 PM, 77 Hitmen said:

Gen Z will be closing in on age 40

I’ll be 51 that year and personally hope that the next stadium they build includes condominiums so I can buy one and live within walking distance of the ballpark.

It’s my dream to live out my days watching every home game for a couple of decades.

On 5/24/2026 at 12:34 PM, The Mighty Mite said:

That 20% are there to see Wrigley Field.

And the bars and nightlife around the wrigleyville neighborhood.

A winning team, a new and interesting baseball palace, and some invigorating bars and restaraunts on the nearby riverwalk could change the dynamics drastically................... Easier said than done though.

Sox Machine has a pretty good and detailed look at Ishbia's plans for a new ballpark on the Amtrak yard and the steps that need to happen to make it a reality.

Justin Ishbia's path toward building a new White Sox ball...

Justin Ishbia found an unlikely partner to free up space in building a new stadium for the Chicago White Sox, but 11th Ward Alderman Nicole Lee doesn't want to lose a baseball team for a rail yard.

I'll also note that the author of this article says this in the comments section (BNSF owns the Metra yard that is just to the west of the Amtrak site).

"Part of the presentation by Amtrak last month made an off-hand mention that Ishbia and Canal Edge were speaking with BNSF. I haven't unearthed any intel how those conversations went. If anything changes on that front, I'll report back."

Edited 15 hours ago15 hr by 77 Hitmen

Meanwhile regarding the Bears:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadium/2026/05/26/bears-stadium-megaproject-bill-cook-county-treasurer-analysis

18 hours ago, hi8is said:

I’ll be 51 that year and personally hope that the next stadium they build includes condominiums so I can buy one and live within walking distance of the ballpark.

It’s my dream to live out my days watching every home game for a couple of decades.

I'll be a senior citizen by then 😮. Similar to what someone in the Sox Machine article comments said, I'd love the idea of hopping on an express train in the Naperville area and then getting off the train either right at the next stadium or at worst a 20 minute walk from Union Station. I could see myself in retirement attending a lot of weekday matinee games that way. Weeknights and Saturday nights, too. That would sure beat driving on I-88/294/55 to get to the current park since the traffic is often lousy on some stretches of that commute.

Fun fact: the BNSF now runs 10:30pm express trains on Saturday and Sunday nights to Downers Grove and all stops beyond that. 5:30pm expresses too (which could come in handy for Sat and Sun day games).

19 hours ago, hi8is said:

I’ll be 51 that year and personally hope that the next stadium they build includes condominiums so I can buy one and live within walking distance of the ballpark.

It’s my dream to live out my days watching every home game for a couple of decades.

There are a TON of condos within a mile of that location. It was built up a crazy amount over the last 20 years or so.

1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

There are a TON of condos within a mile of that location. It was built up a crazy amount over the last 20 years or so.

Groovy… if a ballpark goes in there around 203x then I’ll probably be able to get the f*** out of Cali finally 😆