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Be prepared to be surprised.

The White Sox are going to the 2023 Playoffs.

If both Stone and Benetti don't come back I can't help but wonder who would replace them. Would Kasper then do the TV?

Its going to be a Playoff year for the White Sox in 2023 IF the team stays healthy.

What happened to the White Sox signing Sanchez?

The team won 81 games in 2022 with numerous injuries. If the team stays healthy I can see the team winning 90 plus games which should put them in the playoffs.

The City of Chicago wants to spend over $2 Billion dollars redoing Soldier Field for the Bears. Can't help but wonder if the White Sox will see this and want some money for a new stadium.

I think its fair to say that JR has been a lousy owner. Still, to put up a billboard telling him to sell the team is a complete waste of money.

Looking back at the 1959 sale of the White Sox, I wish Finley had bought the team instead of Veeck.

AJ Pollock declined his White Sox option. I can't help but wonder if anybody will even sign him. And if somebody does sign him, I wonder if he's going to make any big money. I think he turned down $11 million from the White Sox.

I agree with you that they will want a new park. If thats the case, I wonder where it will be built?

Yes the window is still open. If the 2023 White Sox stay healthy they can win over 90 games and be in the playoffs.

Yes they own a percentage of it. Reports have them wanting a cable station where they would own everything. We shall see how this turns out. I would think if it happens it would be announced sometime on 2023.

There have been reports that the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks are going to start their own Cable Tv Network after their contracts expire after the 2024 season. I find it hard to believe that the team would invest in a TV network and then move out of state.

The lease on the stadium expires in 7 more years. It will be curious to see if they renew the lease and for how long. I've met people who think the team is simply going to renew the lease and stay where they're at. Its such a sweetheart lease I would think if they get the same deal they might renew. If the lease is renewed for any length of time that should end the talk about moving.

You said that money talks and BS walks. Do you really think the White Sox are not making money? JR would have sold years ago if the team was losing money.

The bad Guys on the Northside outdraw the White Sox for a number of reasons. One of the reasons is because they get alot of their attendance from out of staters. I've heard different numbers over the years but I'm sure at least 20% of their attendance comes from people who live out of state.

I've read a few times that the White Sox gross $250 million dollars a year. With the payroll $200 million dollars I would think they're not going to spend anymore money on the payroll.

How would you feel if the White Sox stayed in the Reinsdorf family? There have been numerous reports that the team will be sold upon JRs passing. I wouldn't be surprised if the family kept the team. Keep in mind they tried to buy the shares sold to the Lucas family last year. I would think they would only sell the team if his sons didn't want it and I don't know if thats the case. I know that JRs oldest son (David) wanted to keep the team but he died a few years ago.

JR wanted to go to Dupage county where he happened to own the land were the stadium was going to be built. When the team moved from Sarasota Florida to Tuscon Arizona for spring training, JR owned the land were the stadium was built. I'm still hoping they move to the South Loop when this lease expires in a few years.

JR also took a pass on building a new stadium in the South Loop at Roosevelt and Clark. The City of Chicago wanted to build the stadium and JR wasn't interested. I've never met anybody who thought the team was better off at the present location as opposed to the South Loop.

JR is not going to sell the team as long as he's living. He could care less how many tell him to sell the team. He doesn't care about any of us White Sox fans. Some of you younger people have no idea how close he came to moving the team to Florida. If former Illinois Governor Jim Thompson hadn't stepped in at the last moment JR was going to move the team to Florida. Ironically it would have been the biggest mistake of his life. The Tampa Bay Rays have already gone thru 4 different ownerships. Their lease runs out in a few years and if they don't get another stadium somewhere in Tampa that team is going to move.

The Pirates are going to have to trade Reynolds. If he's not moved by Opening Day, He'll be moved by the trading dateline this summer.

I would love to see Reynolds on the White Sox. What worries me, if they obtained him would they be able to sign him to a long term contract?

I thought there would be bobbleheads of Cease and Vaughn.