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It's not just the economics. Its part of society today. There has to be more going on and more to do than just watching a ballgame. Especially, baseball which is too slow for most.

True.

That's more the way I read it. Either way what do you expect him to say, "we just want a new stadium because we feel like it."

I don't know if he'll play that much as I think Montgomery comes up later in the year and takes playing time away.

It pretty much has to get done by the end of the year. This is the deadline to extend the hotel tax to get the binds for public funding. There is no way the state will approve new taxes. They may not approve this. Either that or it's nearly all private funding.

If he plays really well, I could see the option picked up so he plays another year in a contract year. Hopefully Ramos progresses well and he would take over at that point. Unless they think he is ready for next year then they wouldn't pick up the option.

I worked many badminton tournaments. They have lots of elbow issues due to the "snap" of the swing. You probably have me at fencing. While I did work with them at the Olympic training center for practice, I haven't actually covered a competition. ?

I'm surprised at how bad they think the defense is for Montgomery. I'll take the over as in better than -1.1 for fielding war on only around 50 games.

I am going with the over on the war though.

616 PA may be pushing it though.i don't doubt he has some back issues. I think he'll play more but I don't know if it will be that many. That nearly a full season with no time off.

Every season season is enjoyable so it doesn't really matter. Some are just more than others.

I know we disagree on why to attend a ballgame. I can enjoy the game without having a loss ruin it. I have worked many professional and Olympic sports and traveled with them. There probably isn't a sport that I haven't worked with at some level. Nothing beats baseball. The game of baseball is a wonderful thing. Not many things beat a day at the ballpark,especially now that I don't have to work them.

Agreed I was thinking the same thing.

There us an issue with playing platoon baseball, the players can never improve. He has a grand total of 102 plate appearances in the MLB. There is a possibility he improves if given some experience.

Sure, but why pay more than you have to? As stated before, I don't blame JR for asking it's god business.i blame the idiot politicians for agreeing.

They won a World Series since the new stadium opened. It hasn't been 43 years if futility. Maybe only 41.

I disagree. I think we'll see a better brand of baseball. They won't win much but it will be better to watch.

Many times it takes true failure to learn and change. Hopefully he has.

I don't think it has anything to do with any of that. I think both clubs want new a stadium and want that public money. While I never believe anything the media says on face value, both clubs are publicly trying to work these deals.it will be interesting to see who wins.

No doubt. I think most of us were like that in our younger days.

You can follow it but not live and die with it. All about enjoying the game. I do think this team will be more enjoyable to watch.They won't win much but it will be a more sound team with less egregious mistakes. They just don't have the talent level.

Unfortunately, true.We see it far too often.

Contract year has a way of helping players miss less time due to any injury.

They both do,that's the issue. They are competing to get it by the deadline at the end of the year .

There was a report that to stay in Chicago they wanted the money from the hotel tax. The reason this is all happening now is that the hotel tax or the issuance of new bonds for it needs to be completed by the end of this year otherwise it's eliminated when GRF is paid. One of the radio stations reported it.