Sox looking at building in South Loop

[WBWSF]

6 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

I haven't seen this reported anywhere can you provide a link to what you watched. 

The youtube channel is by a popular man known as Depressed Ginger. He has a big following on youtube.

[The Mighty Mite]

1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said:

I haven't seen this reported anywhere can you provide a link to what you watched. 

 

3 hours ago, WBWSF said:

I just saw a video on Youtube that claims the bonds needed for the proposed new Rays stadium was not passed. Good chance the Rays will move the team  now. I remember when JR said that St.Pete was a better business model than the southside of Chicago. I also remember when Eddie Einhorn said Florida was the greatest opportunity for MLB since the Dodgers moved to LA.

There are reports all over Tampa media that the deal could be in jeopardy.

https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/sports/2024/11/16/rays-stadium-deal-could-collapse

 

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2024/11/16/rays-stadium-deal-bonds-vote-pinellas-st-petersburg-tropicana-field-steinbrenner/

This is unbelievable, we were told this summer that the stadium was a done deal, baseball could very well be returning to Montreal.

As someone who has watched this fiasco for years, I thought it was a mistake to build a new stadium again in St. Pete, the Rays fan fast base is in the city of Tampa and the surrounding suburbs. If they can’t work out a deal in Tampa they should look at Orlando which has tons of money or else it’s adios Florida which I think Sternberg has wished for all along, he knew that building a new stadium in St. Pete wasn’t the ideal situation and Tampa was the place but he took what he could get.

Edited Sunday at 06:09 PM by The Mighty Mite

[77 Hitmen]

2 hours ago, WBWSF said:

The youtube channel is by a popular man known as Depressed Ginger. He has a big following on youtube.

It's being reported in the press.  It's not just some YouTube dude saying it.

https://sports.yahoo.com/rays-stadium-drama-potential-relocation-184034221.html

 

Edited Sunday at 08:02 PM by 77 Hitmen

[Kyyle23]

Florida just never seems to have dedicated fanbases for pro baseball teams.  Miami and Tampa have struggled a lot and it’s hard to see how they can justify new stadiums.  But Miami did pull it off

[caulfield12]

5 hours ago, Kyyle23 said:

Florida just never seems to have dedicated fanbases for pro baseball teams.  Miami and Tampa have struggled a lot and it’s hard to see how they can justify new stadiums.  But Miami did pull it off

Orlando might have the financial base, but the nature of all those amusement parks being the top priority for visitors and the fact that you would be relying on supplemental tourist traffic (not unlike Las Vegas) complicates matters, not to mention the ongoing political dispute between Disney and the governor's office.

Then there's the weather issue (dome or no dome)...would probably be an outdoor facility to fit in with the vibe of that area.

Not to mention you're starting to run into Braves' territory going further north...built-in through all of those years of TBS/TNT and connected by the interstate.

[Harry Chappas]

They would love the GRATE then Jerry can move to the Neverland place that will not support his failing endeavor.

He can take the White Sox name with him if he'd like.  Start anew and I will back them.

 

 

[nitetrain8601]

On 11/16/2024 at 12:22 PM, Timmy U said:

There is public transport now, but everything near a subway is getting huge apartment blocks built on it. There’s no huge tracts with good infrastructure nearby that is not already spoken for. The Dodgers would kill for the set up the Bears are rejecting in Arlington Heights.

I think in another 10 years, they would be able to do so where LA Live is. I do see the Lakers trying to move again. They failed with Ballmer beating them to the punch, but the Lakers don't want to be in downtown.