Who's paying for it?

the funny thing about past 5 years is the difference in approach between the two franchises.

the long running criticism was fans go to USCF to watch baseball and cubs fans to Wrigley to party.

and yet here we are in 2015 where only one franchise is focused on creating an exciting great on-field product while the other thinks bacon-on-a-stick and hand-crafted artisanal churros will pack the park.

well that's sort of my point.

the narrative has been cubs fans don't care and will show up regardless of the on-field product while sox fans will only show if the team is good.

so it's amusing to see how inept sox management at recognizing this. they roll out all these foolish half-assed marketing gimmicks and park "improvements" when all any sox fan wants is a team that isn't an embarrassing mess on the diamond.

The Sox aren't trying to put a shitty team on the field. They have a reasonable payroll. They just have some dopes running the show. How the fuck does Buddy Bell still have a job?

It has been one hundred and eight years.

was the state of illinois able to say "no" for the video board?

isn't there an ROI calc that should've been performed? what the point of buying a new board when no one will see it. advertisers won't pay the ad rates when they're only getting 1,500 eyeballs.

Jim Thompson "jerry, can the state get a % of the ads that run on that board?"
Jerry R "No"
Jim Thompson "Ok.....you are a tough negotiator Jerry"
Jerry 'Which fund do you want me to donate this check to jim?"

Will this obstruct anyone's view?

No. The Robert Taylor Homes have been torn down fawfawfawfaw.

was the state of illinois able to say "no" for the video board?

isn't there an ROI calc that should've been performed? what the point of buying a new board when no one will see it. advertisers won't pay the ad rates when they're only getting 1,500 eyeballs.

You almost make it seem like Jerry is the only person in the city/state who does this.

so it's amusing to see how inept sox management at recognizing this. they roll out all these foolish half-assed marketing gimmicks and park "improvements" when all any sox fan wants is a team that isn't an embarrassing mess on the diamond.

My source tells me that the Sox are also aggressively planning a new "triangle shaped" area next to the park that will include underground clubhouse amenities for the players, a parking deck, and shopping.

the funny thing about past 5 years is the difference in approach between the two franchises.

the long running criticism was fans go to USCF to watch baseball and cubs fans to Wrigley to party.

and yet here we are in 2015 where only one franchise is focused on creating an exciting great on-field product while the other thinks bacon-on-a-stick and hand-crafted artisanal churros will pack the park.

Is the City going to give them the street to build it on?

The public agency that owns and operates the Chicago White Sox's home stadium will foot the $7.3 million bill for the three new signs, which are slated to be ready for the start of the team's 2016 season.