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Good.
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Posted by Vandy
on January 18, 2024, 14:48:18, in reply to "
Not moving to Nashville I guess*
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They last thing that city needs is more money being dumped into another pro stadium, instead of infrastructure improvements.
Spent New Years with some friends down there, and they were really up in arms about the deal with the Titans and Nissan Stadium.
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White Sox in “serious” discussions around building a South Loop stadium
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AintHatin
January 17, 2024, 20:00:15
As good of a place as any to ask : What the heck do the Fire end up doing?
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ISeeDeadHawkeyes
January 18, 2024, 14:33:08
Once the Bears leave, they could reconfigure Soldeir Field
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bjl63
January 18, 2024, 14:37:10
They are the Kansas City Wizards, circa 2009
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ijustkrushalot
January 18, 2024, 14:44:03
I mean keep the name and new logo, but yes....*
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KingTalkyTiki
January 18, 2024, 14:46:05
Not moving to Nashville I guess*
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nash
January 18, 2024, 14:25:11
Good.
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Vandy
January 18, 2024, 14:48:18
urbanist pete saunders weighs in...
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torinese
January 18, 2024, 12:51:56
That kind of answres a question that I had in my head as an outsider - would this shed the
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ATL
January 18, 2024, 13:31:37
That location is still technically the south side*
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bjl63
January 18, 2024, 13:36:09
I love that location, White Sox need to reimagine themselves
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ijustkrushalot
January 18, 2024, 13:06:17
I can already tell you.
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AintHatin
January 18, 2024, 14:25:07
He's like all other owners in that regard
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bjl63
January 18, 2024, 14:27:46
as long as no taxpayer funds are involved, have at it. thanks jim thompson!*
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lcubed
January 18, 2024, 9:09:14
Why would they need to build a new stadium anywhere? The stadium is just fine, it's the
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Taz
January 18, 2024, 8:12:16
Because they want to make money and while Guaranteed Rate Field is better
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 18, 2024, 9:19:22
it's the 8th oldest stadium in MLB
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Sammich
January 18, 2024, 8:31:22
it's a below average stadium in a below average location
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bigbop85
January 18, 2024, 9:14:25
This….i want the Sox to stay and stop being the ugly, red headed step child of
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TarheelIllini
January 18, 2024, 11:59:47
This will never happen until Reinsdorf is not the owner.*
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AintHatin
January 18, 2024, 12:05:47
That might be true, but my wish still stands*
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TarheelIllini
January 18, 2024, 12:30:23
It doesn't suck anymore. It did at first. The renovations they did made it a perfectly fine park
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bjl63
January 18, 2024, 8:54:49
Of course it sucks as far as nice stadiums go. But it's a perfectly fine place
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Taz
January 18, 2024, 8:42:23
it's easier to build a new stadium than it is to build a good team
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Sammich
January 18, 2024, 8:46:24
You just contradicted yourself
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Sounder
January 18, 2024, 8:46:10
I think I was unclear. It's a fine place to watch a game. The problem is the games (team) suck
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Taz
January 18, 2024, 9:40:34
You're missing the benefit of a great stadium
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bigbop85
January 18, 2024, 9:47:22
Yeah, what they have done with T-Mobile the past couple of years
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Sounder
January 18, 2024, 9:50:20
I think that's only true of historical stadiums*
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Taz
January 18, 2024, 9:48:50
When I was traveling 200+ nights a year for work, I would search out games to go to.
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tvillini
January 18, 2024, 13:02:45
i haven't read the subthread
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VIV
January 18, 2024, 11:33:22
Yeah, not true.*
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Chicago1995
January 18, 2024, 11:31:49
Disagree*
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UofIL6
January 18, 2024, 9:52:15
SF was built in 2000 and its a shrine*
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Sounder
January 18, 2024, 9:52:02
No...tons of people make a Giants game a stop on a trip to the Bay Area...
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haighter
January 18, 2024, 9:51:57
Respectfully, no*
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bigbop85
January 18, 2024, 9:49:53
It’s a painfully wrong bad take*
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Sounder
January 18, 2024, 10:56:11
Respectfully, you guys are talking about people who travel a lot and are into sports
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Taz
January 18, 2024, 10:58:59
I think you're completely wrong here
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 18, 2024, 11:07:10
People go to Wrigley for the history and atmosphere, not the winning. Which is a caveat i
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Taz
January 18, 2024, 11:34:03
So you're conceding the point?
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 18, 2024, 11:36:45
What is the fourth? Oakland?*
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Sounder
January 18, 2024, 8:32:17
Actually Oakland is 5th...Anaheim Stadium 4th
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RSMBob
January 18, 2024, 9:31:28
Can't get around Fenway/Wrigley, but put Candlestick back in there and you'd have 4/6.
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osklister
January 18, 2024, 11:29:45
yeah*
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Sammich
January 18, 2024, 8:32:28
It’s crazy to me that Coors Field is third oldest NL stadium*
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Sounder
January 18, 2024, 8:44:00
Like Reinsdorf will spend a penny of his own money on a stadium.*
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Chicago1995
January 17, 2024, 21:41:48
He might spend a bunch. He’s running out of time*
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cpsteine
January 18, 2024, 9:40:14
Running ouf of time?? He's 87 today, his lease goes thru 2029 and there's plenty of people looking f
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osklister
January 18, 2024, 10:55:18
Yeah, he’s 87*
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cpsteine
January 18, 2024, 15:10:38
Given how much the Fire lost last year, why didn’t they get this done?*
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assassin
January 17, 2024, 21:38:56
That lot is perfect for the Fire, Sox should stay in Bridgeport.*
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gullit
January 17, 2024, 21:54:11
I'd agree wholeheartedly, if the Fire weren't such a tirefire of an organization.
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KingTalkyTiki
January 18, 2024, 14:20:03
Why? White Sox should make this happen. Fire are more inept and irrelevant than Sox*
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cpsteine
January 18, 2024, 9:38:52
Everything about the Fire is a shit show*
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ISeeDeadHawkeyes
January 17, 2024, 21:52:37
The various renderings on X are actually pretty cool*
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UofIL6
January 17, 2024, 21:20:50
Link? Couldn’t find it*
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TarheelIllini
January 17, 2024, 22:10:09
000
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AintHatin
January 18, 2024, 5:34:53
Oooo, on the south branch of the river
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TarheelIllini
January 18, 2024, 8:20:55
Looks great*
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UofIL6
January 18, 2024, 8:17:28
I would love for the bears to build in the lot at Roosevelt and the south branch. *
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 21:04:44
Do you mean where this is being proposed?
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bigbop85
January 18, 2024, 8:28:52
yes, that lot.*
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VIV
January 18, 2024, 8:54:57
Can that space accommodate a 70,000+ seat NFL stadium?
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IlliniOllie
January 18, 2024, 8:38:34
Yes, could definitely accomodate
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bigbop85
January 18, 2024, 9:11:38
But you'd also get a super bowl, a final four, concerts, maybe a bowl game.*
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VIV
January 18, 2024, 9:13:49
Lets say you get three of those per year
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bigbop85
January 18, 2024, 9:15:53
sure, but it's much higher profile. *
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VIV
January 18, 2024, 9:18:31
no doubt, but "profile" doesn't help Related's commercial and residential real estate goals
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bigbop85
January 18, 2024, 9:48:53
fair enough*
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VIV
January 18, 2024, 10:53:53
NFL stadium can fit there.
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VIV
January 18, 2024, 9:07:21
IF this is built...they need the picturesque view in the OF of the skyline
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DanSaint
January 17, 2024, 20:49:24
Y agree *
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cpsteine
January 17, 2024, 21:43:04
Fuck Jerry Reinsdorf*
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HamptonSki
January 17, 2024, 20:07:34
Always. that said, South Loop likely better than current location*
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UofIL6
January 17, 2024, 20:36:39
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