Kyyle23 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpos...mp;city=chicago During Saturday morning's Ricketts Family Forum at his team's annual fan convention, he was told by a fan that people say that kids “have more fun at U.S. Cellular Field” than at Wrigley Field. After a pause, Ricketts responded: “Can’t be that many kids having fun at U.S. Cellular,” he said with a smile. It was an obvious shot at the White Sox's attendance problems, as the Cubs have outdrawn their American League counterpart every year since 1992 -- and that includes 2005, the year the Sox won the World Series, as well as the next season, when a bump in attendance usually follows. In 2014, the Cubs drew 2.6 million fans to 1.6 million for the White Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Ricketts is an idiot. Also, he's hideous looking. He looks like a squirrel on crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Way to be professional Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 How is he wrong? The Sox attendance last season was embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Because it's fun to watch a team win 70 games a year and pee in a trough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Tom Ricketts is a such a f***ing tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShandyMan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 And there are a lot of kids at wrigley??? Its 75% people my age drunk off their asses. Go home ricketts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Yeah Tommy boy needs to take care of his own before he talks smack. His tenure with the Cubs leaves a lot to be desired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59th street Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 04:23 PM) http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpos...mp;city=chicago What a stupid comment from a guy who has seen his own teams attendance decline by over 500,000 since he has owned the team. Tom, I think the Brylcream from you stylish hairdo has damaged your brain cells. I cannot wait for the cub to suck again this year. Happy year 107 losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I am glad Ricketts owns the Cubs. I do not see them winning much under his ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dick Allen Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 IMO, if White Sox fans don't want to be the butt of attendance jokes, they should go the the games. I don't understand the outrage here. The draw 1,000,000 more fans a year, and some guy questions him using a team that doesn't draw anything but tumbleweeds as his example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy esposito Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 07:08 PM) IMO, if White Sox fans don't want to be the butt of attendance jokes, they should go the the games. I don't understand the outrage here. The draw 1,000,000 more fans a year, and some guy questions him using a team that doesn't draw anything but tumbleweeds as his example. He should be happy with those figures. I just want to roughly quoting what Ichiro summed up Wrigley field with his first impression. ' it is like older Japanese stadiums kind of like rotting garbage" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 QUOTE (sammy esposito @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 07:18 PM) He should be happy with those figures. I just want to roughly quoting what Ichiro summed up Wrigley field with his first impression. ' it is like older Japanese stadiums kind of like rotting garbage" It is a dump, but it still doesn't make what Ricketts said untrue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 07:08 PM) IMO, if White Sox fans don't want to be the butt of attendance jokes, they should go the the games. I don't understand the outrage here. The draw 1,000,000 more fans a year, and some guy questions him using a team that doesn't draw anything but tumbleweeds as his example. The question was on kids having more fun, not more of them attending games. There's clearly a lot more for kids to do at the Cell than at Wrigley. Not sure what you're arguing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 07:04 PM) QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 07:05 PM) Most not have been Beanie Baby day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59th street Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 07:21 PM) It is a dump, but it still doesn't make what Ricketts said untrue. What he said is absolutely NOT TRUE. The question was about kids attending Sox games and having more things to do. How was his overly defensive comment true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 07:08 PM) IMO, if White Sox fans don't want to be the butt of attendance jokes, they should go the the games. I don't understand the outrage here. The draw 1,000,000 more fans a year, and some guy questions him using a team that doesn't draw anything but tumbleweeds as his example. The prices are not a good excuse either... I took the metra rock island to most of the weekend home games last year. Saturday tickets were $10 and Sundays were $5. The metra weekend pass was $7. At the cell, they let you bring in a bottle of water and your own food from outside the park... Its cheap until you start slamming the beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 07:22 PM) The question was on kids having more fun, not more of them attending games. There's clearly a lot more for kids to do at the Cell than at Wrigley. Not sure what you're arguing here. There are more kids at Wrigley Field than USCF. Ricketts said there weren't many kids at USCF. He is correct. We all laughed several years ago when there was a billboard around Wrigley that stated major league baseball was played 8.1 miles south. It was an off the cuff comment at a convention for the team. if people are upset he speaks the truth, change the truth Edited January 19, 2015 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 07:34 PM) There are more kids at Wrigley Field than USCF. Ricketts said there weren't many kids at USCF. He is correct. We all laughed several years ago when there was a billboard around Wrigley that stated major league baseball was played 8.1 miles south. It was an off the cuff comment at a convention for the team. if people are upset he speaks the truth, change the truth Come on man, he took a cheap shot at the Sox because he didn't want to admit there is more for kids to do at the Cell than at Wrigley. There's really no debating this. But go ahead, defend Ricketts for no reason other than the need to argue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Well he does have a point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 09:26 PM) Well he does have a point... So does the little kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Sox fans need to come out and make the joke untrue. That's all. Still, let them revel in the attendance championship. I'm sure the trophy is shiny, and it was probably made at the same place the Washington Capitals made their Winter Classic Champs banner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 How about this compromise? Ricketts is both correct in his assertion that the White Sox draw poorly, AND he is a bad owner who has done little but ruin the Cubs since buying the team? See? Both are possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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