1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

Knowing full well that Jerry doesn't spend unless Sox fans spend, and that the Sox are effectively a small market team under his leadership, revenue like this is vital to taking a team from Point B to POint C.

Teams are racing to copy what Atlanta and St. Louis have done with their entertainment districts for good reason - not only do they generate money but they get more fans to go to games. The era of relying on fans to only want to drive to the game, see it, and drive back home is over. All the "what about Milwaukee?" or "I personally just want to see the game and that's it because I'm a real fan" arguments don't change this economic reality.

Then the question becomes whether they could simply create a booming entertainment district at the current site that'll thrive year-round considering that there are 280 days a year that the Sox don't play at home.

1 hour ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Teams are racing to copy what Atlanta and St. Louis have done with their entertainment districts for good reason - not only do they generate money but they get more fans to go to games. The era of relying on fans to only want to drive to the game, see it, and drive back home is over. All the "what about Milwaukee?" or "I personally just want to see the game and that's it because I'm a real fan" arguments don't change this economic reality.

Then the question becomes whether they could simply create a booming entertainment district at the current site that'll thrive year-round considering that there are 280 days a year that the Sox don't play at home.

What about Milwaukee is a great question. What about using every single option available to you is an even better question. Teams like Milwaukee, and expanding the window outward to Tampa and Cleveland are flashes in the pan based on their ability to pack a lot of talent together in a short period of time, until they get too expensive and you have to start all over again. Meanwhile the LAD have been in the playoffs 14 times in a row and won WS in 3 of the last 7 seasons. Why not the Dodgers, I say. Hell why not both? In order to play at the top consistently, year after year, you have to have a steady and large revenue flow. It's not the only thing, but it is the most important.

51 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

What about Milwaukee is a great question. What about using every single option available to you is an even better question. Teams like Milwaukee, and expanding the window outward to Tampa and Cleveland are flashes in the pan based on their ability to pack a lot of talent together in a short period of time, until they get too expensive and you have to start all over again. Meanwhile the LAD have been in the playoffs 14 times in a row and won WS in 3 of the last 7 seasons. Why not the Dodgers, I say. Hell why not both? In order to play at the top consistently, year after year, you have to have a steady and large revenue flow. It's not the only thing, but it is the most important.

Yeah, the Brewers are obviously an extremely well run organization. But, they face a revenue crunch compared to other teams. The Rays very much intend to emulate the Battery at their new stadium in Tampa. The Royals are ditching the acres of surface lots for a downtown/stadium district development.

The Sox should be benefiting big time from being in the 3 largest market in the US, but they instead had the lowest revenue stream of all MLB teams in 2025. That'll improve after this year, but they aren't going to shoot up to big market status either.

52 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Yeah, the Brewers are obviously an extremely well run organization. But, they face a revenue crunch compared to other teams. The Rays very much intend to emulate the Battery at their new stadium in Tampa. The Royals are ditching the acres of surface lots for a downtown/stadium district development.

The Sox should be benefiting big time from being in the 3 largest market in the US, but they instead had the lowest revenue stream of all MLB teams in 2025. That'll improve after this year, but they aren't going to shoot up to big market status either.

Jerr-y! Jerr-y! Jerr-y!

54 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Yeah, the Brewers are obviously an extremely well run organization. But, they face a revenue crunch compared to other teams. The Rays very much intend to emulate the Battery at their new stadium in Tampa. The Royals are ditching the acres of surface lots for a downtown/stadium district development.

The Sox should be benefiting big time from being in the 3 largest market in the US, but they instead had the lowest revenue stream of all MLB teams in 2025. That'll improve after this year, but they aren't going to shoot up to big market status either.

Like I said, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Tampa are incredible at what they do, but if you can't keep your guys for more than 4-5 years, it makes the loooong runs nearly impossible. You see it in their ups and downs. It's great Milwaukee developed a guy like Misiorowski, but if he ends up a Dodger in two to three years, then the Brewers have to start all over.