InTheDriversSeat Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/a...e/p2p-85715616/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 As social services in the state of Illinois are slashed, the White Sox get a new taxpayer-funded scoreboard. The Sox deal with the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority is the gift that keeps on giving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Just what the White Sox need right now...public funds use/tax protests at Sox Fest and Opening Day. It would be kind of fitting if nobody significant is added to the roster between now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I know some people are angry about the direction that this offseason went but as someone who goes to a ton of games, these boards are going to be awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 07:37 AM) I know some people are angry about the direction that this offseason went but as someone who goes to a ton of games, these boards are going to be awesome Agreed, I'm very excited to see them completed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 07:08 AM) Just what the White Sox need right now...public funds use/tax protests at Sox Fest and Opening Day. It would be kind of fitting if nobody significant is added to the roster between now and then. Protests over the scoreboard? You can't seriously think that is even a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 07:37 AM) I know some people are angry about the direction that this offseason went but as someone who goes to a ton of games, these boards are going to be awesome The boards really were no big deal to me, but I admit, I am excited to see these in action. The Soldier Field boards are really nice, and a huge upgrade. The boards they had before were like watching standard def on a high def TV with it all stretched out. One problem with the Soldier Field boards, the ads still took up most of the board space most of the time, but when they took them down for a reply it was fantastic. That said, I don't think the boards will attract anyone to the game. It will enhance the game experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 08:06 AM) Protests over the scoreboard? You can't seriously think that is even a possibility. I was joking. I doubt there will even be anything too controversial about the state of the roster...some meathead fans will ask questions in the wrong tone and get embarrassed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 08:08 AM) The boards really were no big deal to me, but I admit, I am excited to see these in action. The Soldier Field boards are really nice, and a huge upgrade. The boards they had before were like watching standard def on a high def TV with it all stretched out. One problem with the Soldier Field boards, the ads still took up most of the board space most of the time, but when they took them down for a reply it was fantastic. That said, I don't think the boards will attract anyone to the game. It will enhance the game experience. Did you go to Wrigley at all last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 08:11 AM) Did you go to Wrigley at all last year? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 08:14 AM) No. Okay. The jumbotron there is absurd. And the White Sox one os bigger than that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 08:23 AM) Okay. The jumbotron there is absurd. And the White Sox one os bigger than that one. What is interesting is where these things are going to go. I believe at the time the White Sox installed the video board in CF in 2003, it was one of the biggest in the league. There is probably a decent chance in 10 years some will be complaining about the boards being installed now. Edited January 28, 2016 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
103 mph screwball Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 08:28 AM) What is interesting is where these things are going to go. I believe at the time the White Sox installed the video board in CF in 2003, it was one of the biggest in the league. There is probably a decent chance in 10 years some will be complaining about the boards being installed now. The entire outfield wall will be a video board that will light up between innings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (103 mph screwball @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 08:56 AM) The entire outfield wall will be a video board that will light up between innings. But if it's not 3D, I'm not going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREEDY Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 QUOTE (103 mph screwball @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 08:56 AM) The entire outfield wall will be a video board that will light up between innings. By 2025 there will be iPads that rise out of the seat backs between innings showing replays and adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokpelts Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 07:08 AM) Just what the White Sox need right now...public funds use/tax protests at Sox Fest and Opening Day. It would be kind of fitting if nobody significant is added to the roster between now and then. Paid for by the hotel tax. I doubt "you" paid for the boards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Other renovating teams have finished their boards already. I hope ours don't drag into the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 06:30 PM) Other renovating teams have finished their boards already. I hope ours don't drag into the season. 2 of them are done, and the big one will be done in the middle of March, almost a month before the season starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 06:33 PM) 2 of them are done, and the big one will be done in the middle of March, almost a month before the season starts. It was said last month that the big one would be done by mid-February, then it changed to mid-March. The delay can't be a good sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 QUOTE (GREEDY @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 11:01 AM) By 2025 there will be iPads that rise out of the seat backs between innings showing replays and adverts. By 2025, you won't be going to the stadium, it will be coming to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 QUOTE (SCCWS @ Feb 16, 2016 -> 04:06 AM) By 2025, you won't be going to the stadium, it will be coming to you. man you got me thinking. what will baseball for the fans experience be like, in 2025???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 06:35 PM) It was said last month that the big one would be done by mid-February, then it changed to mid-March. The delay can't be a good sign I'm sure the sign will look fiiiiiiiiiiine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockin Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Anyone know if this is going to be done by next Friday? I saw a crane still working on it the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 QUOTE (Sockin @ Mar 31, 2016 -> 09:42 AM) Anyone know if this is going to be done by next Friday? I saw a crane still working on it the other day. I was at a season ticketholder event last nigh at the ChiSox Bar and Grill. They were definitely testing the CF scoreboard. I think its done. The pinwheels had Sox emblems and the sticks the pinwheels are attached where lit up with the colors the pinwheels normally are. It was pretty cool. I also won $20 in Comiskey cash and an autographed Johnny Danks photo last night. Cocktails, food, free crap, all free. Season tickets even a tiny plan like I have now has big benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Piece on Tribune's site along with a cool feature allowing you to compare every team's video board to Cleveland's, which is the largest. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...-htmlstory.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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