Chicago White Sox Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 7:39 AM, tray said: I am wary of a private equity investor who lays in wait for years holding a minority stake rather than simply making a public overture to purchase the team outright, or alternatively, explain what his game is here. At some point perhaps Hobson/George Lucas decide to combine shares with Michael Reinsdorf and just box him out. That would be beating Ishbia at his own game. Expand You are literally nuts. Jerry went to Ishbia with this opportunity. His sons aren’t keeping the team long-term and Hobson is not part of the equation. Absolutely wild that you’re trying to wish your way to a different outcome than the one that’s all but certain happen just because you hate private equity companies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:27 PM, Chicago White Sox said: You are literally nuts. Jerry went to Ishbia with this opportunity. His sons aren’t keeping the team long-term and Hobson is not part of the equation. Absolutely wild that you’re trying to wish your way to a different outcome than the one that’s all but certain happen just because you hate private equity companies. Expand I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't. But be careful what you wish for my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 3:41 PM, GreatScott82 said: Wow. This would be huge if true. I'm assuming at 40%, he would own more shares than Jerry, correct? Expand Possibly yeah but if Jerry is still the general partner he still has the control regardless of the share count of the limited partners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:29 PM, tray said: I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't. But be careful what you wish for my friend. Expand Yeah yeah yeah, we get it, soil quality and parking lots. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:36 PM, Quin said: Yeah yeah yeah, we get it, soil quality and parking lots. Expand You lost that round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan18 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:29 PM, tray said: I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't. But be careful what you wish for my friend. Expand If you don't care than stop spamming the thread. You're making an ass of yourself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:39 PM, tray said: You lost that round. Expand Says man who has lost rounds 1-1000, currently laying on the mat and begging the ref to call a tie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:43 PM, Quin said: Says man who has lost rounds 1-1000, currently laying on the mat and begging the ref to call a tie. Expand OK, but let me hand out some rose colored glasses first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:27 PM, tray said: I think Justin bid on the Twins while he was building Mara-lago-Chicago. I'd bet he loves Winnetka's North shore more than the South side of Chicago. But who knows what anyone's long term intentions are? Nevertheless, the old axiom that money talks may apply, especially to a billionaire corporate raider. I agree with Reinsdorf on one (and only one) thing - The White Sox are worth more out of town than they will ever be worth here. No amount of money can change the dynamic here with the Cubs as the dominant baseball franchise in town. Ishbia knows that which is one reason that he may seek greener pastures. Expand So you think he was trying to move the Twins? Or that there is no basis for thinking this guy was going to move a team he bought, just like the last team he bought? Though as an ex-IRS and real estate mogul it is pretty ironic to NOT hear Jerry's motives questioned by your own standards, especially as the one guy in this conversation who made a conditional agreement to move the Chicago White Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:29 PM, tray said: I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't. But be careful what you wish for my friend. Expand Oh man, Sox fans are so lucky to have had these last 45 years. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:27 PM, tray said: I think Justin bid on the Twins while he was building Mara-lago-Chicago. I'd bet he loves Winnetka's North shore more than the South side of Chicago. But who knows what anyone's long term intentions are? Nevertheless, the old axiom that money talks may apply, especially to a billionaire corporate raider. I agree with Reinsdorf on one (and only one) thing - The White Sox are worth more out of town than they will ever be worth here. No amount of money can change the dynamic here with the Cubs as the dominant baseball franchise in town. Ishbia knows that which is one reason that he may seek greener pastures. Expand Come on, man. At least put some more effort into a portmanteau. Even something like Mar-Chi-Cago would have been acceptable. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:48 PM, southsider2k5 said: Oh man, Sox fans are so lucky to have had these last 45 years. Expand The only way it could be worse is if while attending a Sox game, The Rate collapsed into hell and you were forced to watch this team play with TLR as manager and Grifol as his bench coach, while being burned for eternity by the flames of hell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 5:45 PM, WhiteSox2023 said: The only way it could be worse is if while attending a Sox game, The Rate collapsed into hell and you were forced to watch this team play with TLR as manager and Grifol as his bench coach, while being burned for eternity by the flames of hell. Expand I mean we already checked almost all of these boxes. Now we even got Getz to make sure of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 5:10 PM, JoeC said: Come on, man. At least put some more effort into a portmanteau. Even something like Mar-Chi-Cago would have been acceptable. Expand "Unburdened by what has been." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Oh tray, don't stop never stopping. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Well.........I hope Bob is telling the truth, and I also hope Justin gets to spend some money next offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 5:45 PM, WhiteSox2023 said: The only way it could be worse is if while attending a Sox game, The Rate collapsed into hell and you were forced to watch this team play with TLR as manager and Grifol as his bench coach, while being burned for eternity by the flames of hell. Expand What is the soil quality in hell? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 3/4/2025 at 6:42 PM, Quin said: What is the soil quality in hell? Expand It’s so bad and silty, even hell can’t use it as it’s foundation. The Devil decided that it would cost too much to build on so he looked elsewhere. Edited March 4 by WhiteSox2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 4:29 PM, tray said: I don't care what the outcome is at this point, I really don't. But be careful what you wish for my friend. Expand The Sox were literally the worst team in the history of baseball last year. The be careful of what you wish for stuff is the dumbest thing ever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I honestly can't think of a lot worse than the current Sox situation with the current person in charge. After a promising start 44 years ago things started to go right down the toilet over time. I'll take my chances with someone else calling the shots. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Nightengale made it seem like nothing at all is close in terms of JR selling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey21 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Is Ishbia the owner yet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 3/4/2025 at 6:54 PM, Rowand44 said: The Sox were literally the worst team in the history of baseball last year. The be careful of what you wish for stuff is the dumbest thing ever. Expand On 3/4/2025 at 6:59 PM, Lip Man 1 said: I honestly can't think of a lot worse than the current Sox situation with the current person in charge. After a promising start 44 years ago things started to go right down the toilet over time. I'll take my chances with someone else calling the shots. Expand Be careful what you wish for, the grass isn’t always greener, or whatever other idiom you want to use don’t apply when you already have one of the worst owners in not one sport, not two. 🤣 Edited March 4 by WhiteSox2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 3/4/2025 at 7:14 PM, fathom said: Nightengale made it seem like nothing at all is close in terms of JR selling Expand JR isn’t done yet feeding on Sox fans’ souls. It’s adding to his years left. Edited March 4 by WhiteSox2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 3/4/2025 at 6:42 PM, Quin said: What is the soil quality in hell? Expand Very high carbon content, so solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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