AbeFroman Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 (edited) It seems like a rediculous deal for 7-11.... 500k is nothing. this is going to get them all kinds of national media attention for the next couple of days. Edited October 11, 2006 by AbeFroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 12:21 PM) But at the same time, the Sox are going to get an extra 1.5 million because they bumped the start time up 6 min. Seems like a good deal to me... Or back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Yeah seems like win-win for both sides. White Sox get extra revenue for basically nothing and 7-11 gets 243 promotions for 1.5mil. Plus all of the internet, tv, and newspaper talk about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 10:04 AM) $500K may cover the cost of TP for the '07 season. Or throw it into the player development pool each year. That could buy them a solid younger player or two per season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 01:05 PM) Or throw it into the player development pool each year. That could buy them a solid younger player or two per season. They'll need a LOT more than an additional 1.5 million. Need atleast 10 million to shovel away the crap we're witnessing within our system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 This is so retarded.... White Sox.com Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santo=dorf Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Hmm. I didn't know 7-11 bought out White Hen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 03:14 PM) This is so retarded.... White Sox.com Link Still not clear on Friday's. But I hope they do change that to a weeknight as far as ticket prices are concerned. I seriously doubt it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 The money should go towards scouting foreign players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 03:41 PM) Still not clear on Friday's. But I hope they do change that to a weeknight as far as ticket prices are concerned. I seriously doubt it though. Friday's are 7:11 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 What's another 4 minutes or so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Keep dumping money into the stadium; make it look better and better. This is a non story. Who cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 03:14 PM) This is so retarded.... White Sox.com Link Because... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(greg775 @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 04:29 PM) Keep dumping money into the stadium; make it look better and better. This is a non story. Who cares? Actually it's $1.5M more that can go into the payroll of the team (per Brooks Boyer) I'd say that's pretty significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 It almost seems like we could have gotten more, but this is not a bad thing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 04:42 PM) Actually it's $1.5M more that can go into the payroll of the team (per Brooks Boyer) I'd say that's pretty significant. I think the argument against it is that, as the Sox are expected to have a payroll around $100M this year, the $500K per year only represents roughly a .5% increase in payroll. It's like spitting in the Lake Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 04:48 PM) I think the argument against it is that, as the Sox are expected to have a payroll around $100M this year, the $500K per year only represents roughly a .5% increase in payroll. It's like spitting in the Lake Michigan. Yet what is the downside to starting games 4 minutes later than usual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 04:53 PM) Yet what is the downside to starting games 4 minutes later than usual? I don't think anyone is arguing over the 4 minutes. It's just that the $500K figure is a drop in the bucket. The Sox don't seem to have extracted what they could have for the move, as evidenced by the giddy spokewoman "We think it's worth way more than $500,000." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 05:00 PM) I don't think anyone is arguing over the 4 minutes. It's just that the $500K figure is a drop in the bucket. The Sox don't seem to have extracted what they could have for the move, as evidenced by the giddy spokewoman "We think it's worth way more than $500,000." Exactly my thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 05:00 PM) I don't think anyone is arguing over the 4 minutes. It's just that the $500K figure is a drop in the bucket. The Sox don't seem to have extracted what they could have for the move, as evidenced by the giddy spokewoman "We think it's worth way more than $500,000." Oh yeah I totally agree with you on that, I was mainly tackling the claim that this is a "non-story". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 There's an idea. Friday games sponsored by T.G.I.Friday's. That'll make another 125k a year for them. Tuesday games sponsored by Ruby Tuesday's, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLAK Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 04:28 PM) What's another 4 minutes or so? More commercials on the pre-game shows. Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 this is beyon cheesy, embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I'm not so sure that $500,000 would be enough for the Sox to switch the starting time to 7:11. Sounds a little crazy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Very clever idea. Sports and marketing go together, and that's how it will always be, so who cares. We coulda got more money though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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