January 29Jan 29 7 hours ago, hi8is said: What the hell is CME anyhow “This patch we are wearing doesn’t seem to be answering many questions”
January 29Jan 29 8 hours ago, hi8is said: What the hell is CME anyhow This is way over my head, but it's the former Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which is now partnering with FanDuel to sell legally-murkey "sports event contracts." Apparently a way to get around state sports betting laws?? https://casinobeats.com/2025/10/21/fanduel-cme-group-sports-prediction-markets/
January 29Jan 29 8 hours ago, hi8is said: What the hell is CME anyhow A futures exchange that dates back to the 1840s. It is a Chicago institution at least, predating modern Chicago. They could have done worse here
January 29Jan 29 1 minute ago, Buehrle>Wood said: A futures exchange that dates back to the 1840s. It is a Chicago institution at least, predating modern Chicago. They could have done worse here Yes, their logo could be a red arrow pointed down.
January 29Jan 29 Author 32 minutes ago, kba said: This is way over my head, but it's the former Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which is now partnering with FanDuel to sell legally-murkey "sports event contracts." Apparently a way to get around state sports betting laws?? https://casinobeats.com/2025/10/21/fanduel-cme-group-sports-prediction-markets/ For the record, anyone who wants to participate in these so called "prediction market" realize there is zero market regulation and consumer protection built into these. Unlike say a real futures market, or sports betting, there is no clear legal regulatory entity which oversees these items, and it is pretty much the wild west, complete with unfettered market manipulation that cannot currently be stopped.
January 29Jan 29 1 hour ago, Buehrle>Wood said: A futures exchange that dates back to the 1840s. It is a Chicago institution at least, predating modern Chicago. They could have done worse here Oh… duh 😆
January 29Jan 29 If there was a list of 100 problems the Sox have, this would be about #102. A lot of teams have sponsorship patches now, and probably most, if not all, will soon.
January 29Jan 29 23 hours ago, WestEddy said: I think this can pump around $20M into the coffers. More patches please
February 2Feb 2 Author Trying to get an idea of how these deals usually look, apparently the "average" of these deals is 8 to 10 million per year.
February 2Feb 2 On 1/28/2026 at 6:39 PM, kba said: Second-to-last. The Rays are now the only team without a uniform ad patch. I can't hate on JR for this .Every team does it. No idea where that money ends up but its not like hes doing something that all the other owners arent doing. Also who's to say this cant be a great thing moving foward. The company has DEEP pockets and the CEO is a Chicagoan from the Southside . Maybe it's an Ishbia thing or he's going to be interested in helping build a new stadium. Most of you guys need to start thinking big picture possibilities when a company like that becomes involved with the Sox, the better the future outlook of the team becomes. Not a single thing to dislike about this.
February 2Feb 2 On 1/29/2026 at 8:53 AM, Falstaff said: More patches please Exactly but bigger !! Not bigger patches , more money for more things from CME. Edited February 2Feb 2 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
February 2Feb 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CME_Group#:~:text=CME Group Inc. (formerly Cristian,stock indexes%2C and cryptocurrencies futures. Edited February 2Feb 2 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
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