7/11 stores are paying the White Sox $500,000 to move the start time of weeknight games to 7:11.

7/11 stores are paying the White Sox $500,000 to move the start time of weeknight games to 7:11.

Is this real?

maybe they can give out free slurpees if the sox score in the 7th inning. That would be a wonderful thing.

maybe they can give out free slurpees if the sox score in the 7th inning. That would be a wonderful thing.

 

 

Yes this is real.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...i-sportstop-hed

Ads on Uniforms are right around the Corner

Ads on Uniforms are right around the Corner

this isn't soccer.

 

remember the huge uproar of the spiderman 2 stuff on the bases?

 

Ads on the unis aren't going to happen anytime soon.

That is not worth 500,000, ESPN will not be happy to add Sox to there schedule with this nonsense!

Edited October 11, 200619 yr by Soxfest

That is not worth 500,000, ESPN will not be happy to add Sox to there schedule with this nonsense!

Good! Who needs them!!!

Ads on Uniforms are right around the Corner

I agree. It wasn't too long ago that ads on outfield walls were minor league. I think the Sox will be sporting a US Cellular patch on their unis sometime soon. Once its approved and 1 team takes the plung, all the others will follow.

I agree. It wasn't too long ago that ads on outfield walls were minor league. I think the Sox will be sporting a US Cellular patch on their unis sometime soon. Once its approved and 1 team takes the plung, all the others will follow.

This wwould be 4 minutes later than usual....im sure espn can pump up their on air crap for a few more minutes.

This wwould be 4 minutes later than usual....im sure espn can pump up their on air crap for a few more minutes.

That's right, its not a big difference, and since they were torn between 7 and 7:30 start times, it sort of splits the difference and puts a few more dollars into the budget. Its not a bad thing. I wonder if Slurpees will be served at the park.

Good! Who needs them!!!

 

Not everyone in a 90 mile radius of Chicago gets Comcast Sports Net so I do!

This wwould be 4 minutes later than usual....im sure espn can pump up their on air crap for a few more minutes.

Last I checked, 11 (7:11) minus 5 (7:05) was 6.

 

But I agree with your sentiment - ESPN could care less. Or, MLB can simply tell the Sox to move it up to 7:05 those specific games.

 

 

That's right, its not a big difference, and since they were torn between 7 and 7:30 start times, it sort of splits the difference and puts a few more dollars into the budget. Its not a bad thing. I wonder if Slurpees will be served at the park.

Oh yeah, I forgot about those damn Friday 7:35 starts - I'll be happy to see those go the way of the dodo.

7/11 stores are paying the White Sox $500,000 to move the start time of weeknight games to 7:11.

 

a little more time for me to get to my seat. i love it.

Edited October 11, 200619 yr by Steve9347

Oh yeah, I forgot about those damn Friday 7:35 starts - I'll be happy to see those go the way of the dodo.

 

 

 

Friday is considered a "weekend". Does that article specify? I'm not registering, and there is no confirmation of this anywhere else including WhiteSox.com.

I suppose it's better than 4:20.

 

I suppose it's better than 4:20.

 

 

4:20 might not be bad when the rebuilding begins. It would make it more bearable.

Last I checked, 11 (7:11) minus 5 (7:05) was 6.

 

But I agree with your sentiment - ESPN could care less. Or, MLB can simply tell the Sox to move it up to 7:05 those specific games.

Oh yeah, I forgot about those damn Friday 7:35 starts - I'll be happy to see those go the way of the dodo.

 

7:05 may have been the reported time, but it was always 7:07.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

7:05 may have been the reported time, but it was always 7:07.

So is the first pitch thrown at 7:11 or 7:13 now?

Friday is considered a "weekend". Does that article specify? I'm not registering, and there is no confirmation of this anywhere else including WhiteSox.com.

 

It says this in the article steff...

 

It is not easy to conjure $500,000 out of the ether, but the White Sox have discovered a way. Their financial trick was really quite simple.

 

They changed their weeknight starting times at U.S. Cellular Field.

 

No more 7:05 p.m. or 7:35 p.m. games, of which there are about 50. They will all begin, for the next three seasons, at 7:11 p.m., courtesy of 7-Eleven, the convenience store giant, which will pay the team an average of a half-million dollars a year to be the name behind the time.

It says this in the article steff...

 

It is not easy to conjure $500,000 out of the ether, but the White Sox have discovered a way. Their financial trick was really quite simple.

 

They changed their weeknight starting times at U.S. Cellular Field.

 

No more 7:05 p.m. or 7:35 p.m. games, of which there are about 50. They will all begin, for the next three seasons, at 7:11 p.m., courtesy of 7-Eleven, the convenience store giant, which will pay the team an average of a half-million dollars a year to be the name behind the time.

 

does that also include the early start games on Saturday for fireworks? I haven't seen anything about that either.

Thanks CC

i don't mind this stuff.

 

i remember all the hang-wringing when the bears announced their partnership with bankone. people suggested all these nightmare scenarios (uniform patches, the logo on the helmet, etc.) but they never materialized. to people not going to the game, the influence of bankone is benign, if not nonexistent.

 

i have no problem with this. my only question is where is the money going? is this something that could allow greater payroll flexibility in the future, or will these funds be diverted into another bucket?

$500K may cover the cost of TP for the '07 season.

$500K may cover the cost of TP for the '07 season.

 

 

Timo Perez? SWEET!