Doing the right thing !!


As games across all major American sports leagues have been postponed or canceled during the pandemic, one of the prevalent story lines was how hourly workers at stadiums would be affected.

Rocky Wirtz and Jerry Reinsdorf stepped up to pay hourly United Center employees while both the Bulls and Blackhawks are out of action. Wirtz talked about that decision Monday morning on the Mully and Haugh Show on 670 The Score.

He said the decision to pay what amounted to about $3.5 million between the two owners was a quick one.

“We had a whole group on the phone of all the folks, Jerry was one of them, on Friday,” Wirtz said. “He called about 12 noon on Saturday. He said ‘This is crazy.’ He said ‘I just needed to know the figures.’ He said, ‘You and I can make a decision.’ I said ‘Absolutely, I can.’”

The Bulls and Blackhawks each had seven home games left on the schedule so it was paid as an even split.

“He said ‘We gotta take care of these people,’” Wirtz said. “I said ‘Absolutely, let’s get ahead of it and calm everyone down and have complete empathy.’ The people are going from paycheck to paycheck and they’re scared, rightfully so. Jerry is such a class act. It took like two minutes.”

Wirtz went on to praise United Center employees, saying they go out of their way to help fans at the games and events.

“Our job is to make everyone that goes through that turnstyle feel special,” Wirtz said. “We can’t control what goes on on the court or the ice, but we can control the fan experience and that’s something that those folks make us look really good when they do that.”

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Pretty cool.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

GOOD rich white guys? I refuse to believe this.

Jordan Bell trade now makes sense

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Glad to hear of MANY NHL & NBA players donating from their own $ to help arena employees.

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Will the state of Illinois jump in to pay stadium workers at State of Illinois Park?

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GOOD thing I moved to AIRIZONA so may TAXES dont pay for IL FIELD anymore???

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I don't want my taxes going toward you sitting at home.

Nobody asked you, BaBaBigfan.

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I am glad they are doing it.

But I get the sense they are only doing it because others have decided to do it and they don't want to look bad.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

This news came out Saturday morning.

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And that changes things how?

Others had stepped up before then as well

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Class acts all the way!

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Happy Halloween!

This was my thought as well. They didn't really have a choice.

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Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be.