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Imagine a head count of posters here, especially certain frequent posters....who have even attended one game for the past two or three years. I think I have a good idea which ones haven't. Maybe Kyle could monitor such a poll and reveal who has and hasn't.

You have no hope.

You could care less, right?

Yea, my bad. I was thinking backwards because I prefer Meidroth at 2B. I would have brought up Kyle Teel because he is a better fit, in my opinion, with the Chase Meidroth vibe and he is an athletic catcher. I'm sure Quero is good also, but that's just my opinion.

Baldwin would make an interesting, although for some, unconventional first basemen. He offers a lot more athleticism than AV, is a LH bat, yet still has power. Meanwhile, I like Lenyn Sosa at SS and Meidroth at 2B. Waiting to see how Ramos is doing and if he will be brought up. He showed some power last season which would be great.

An option is not a likely reason that Ishbia sought a minority share. Legally, a minority shareholder maintains certain rights, such as the right to examine the financials of the corporation and access to other corporation documents (i.e., meeting minutes from the last few years, copies of leases and contracts, etc.). Those would be critical to Ishbia for whatever his long term strategy might be.

There are statutes in the Federal Code that pertain to ownership stakes, constructive ownership of a family member's stock etc. There are also stautes and rules pertaining to the rights of minority shareholders including the right to examine the books of the corporation. Ishbias could have purchased Reinsforf stake outright and he has plenty of money to do that. Instead Ishbia is going down one of the typical roads that private equity investment investors often head. Some of those strategies include, for example, destabilizing the corporations financial status, even intentionally. For example, increasing debt dramatically and letting the whole house of cards fold in order to pick up the pieces later while giving the shaft to banks. There are several other strategies that Private Equity Investors can employ, but I am going to leave it to anyone interested in exploring that to do their own research. My own view is that Ishbia is a corporate raider that is guided by one primary financial interest - his own. Can he be stopped? I don't know, but I hope so.

Michael -Squeeze out Ishbia.

I love free CSHN broadcasts. Brings me back to more innocent times when any kid could enjoy the Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks albeit on a b&w CRT. Comcast tried to put a wrench in it.

Your posts too often lack relevance and substance, not because you are not knowledgeable, but because you are consumed with one-upmanship. You almost never just let something go without having the last word and maybe tossing in a personal dig. If there is any consolation, you are not alone among posters on internet forums. Thus my thought about trying to be better.

Too personal. Be better.

Vaughn is on cruise control after signing his new contract. No obvious replacement in the wings (Elko? Quero? Baldwin?) so he isn't under any pressure at all. Sox fans are used to having some pretty good first basemen and AV has disappointed us. Colson needs to prove he can really mash before he even coaxes a second look by the Sox. Questionable performance on both sides of the ball.

It's kind of like that at most parks....the cheap seats suck.

There has to be be a better alternative than a greedy private equity/corporate raider. Hopefully Michael Reinsdorf and Mellody Hobson will hold firm and send Ishbia looking for another short term investment opportunity.

You make no sense with your juvenile street talk and anyway, what in the world does this have to do with me?