Many Chicagoans have long complained that when they go to a White Sox game on the South Side, there aren't any restaurants or bars right outside the stadium like there are outside Wrigley Field when they go to Cubs game.
WBBM Newsradio 780's Steve Miller reports that a new plan for the area outside U.S. Cellular Field could change that.
Under the plan, the block where the original Comiskey Park once stood could become home to an entertainment complex that would hopefully bring more fans out to see White Sox games.
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I was thinking a TGIF or Hooligan's...
Lord knows it won’t be anything good or authentic like McCuddy’s…
“The social history of baseball cannot be told or written without mention of Ma McCuddy and her family. Baseball players called her “Ma” with real afffection because she was for several decades, a mother to many of them. She created a little way station where there was love, kindness, good cheer, fun and understanding. She has meant much to some of these players, and hence to the game itself. It is no exaggeration to characterize her as one of the living legends of baseball.
“Mother,” Babe Ruth often used to say to her, “you’re the best woman in the world.”
Sometimes when Babe was playing in Chicago, he would send a message across the street. “Tell Ma to put six bottles of beer on ice – it’s two out in the ninth.”
http://southsideadventures.blogspot.com/2005/03/mccuddys-tavern.html
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A whole entertainment complex to pack with statues and plaques means Ivan Calderon will finally have his day in the sun
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by billyok on Oct 30, 2009 2:56 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
hopefully a room dedicated to those who left us too soon
To pour one out for Ivan, Carlos Martinez, and um, Joe DeSa.
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
by Nordhagen on Oct 30, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool.
even i was disappointed in the lack of things to do around USCF when i wen there this summer.
i bet a buffalo wild wings goes in that “entertainment block”
Blasting one into a Christmas ham like her is so passe. - RWShow
by BoeJouma on Oct 30, 2009 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am psyched.
It’s in my will that my ashes be scattered where the old Comiskey stood. Maybe by the time I kick I’ll be able to have them planted in a bar.
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by winningugly on Oct 30, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it's a great restaurant!
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by colintj on Oct 30, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, sh*t....they better start construction today then! ;)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 30, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you have to get measured for running shoes or something, Treadmill Boy?
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by winningugly on Oct 30, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
afterwork, led zefflin.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 30, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah, that's right. I need to bring you along when I get my taxes done.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 30, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps your family can have them pressed into a Urinal Cake....
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by DrEmilioLizardo on Nov 2, 2009 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh.
I get why they want to replicate the frat-boy atmosphere of Wrigley, but it’s going to be nothing like that. A B-Dubs with a bunch of Sox memrobilia on the walls doesn’t exactly sound that intriguing.
Hopefully they attempt to get some non-franchise bars/restaurants in that location before they turn it into downtown Naperville.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Oct 30, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I see where you are coming from
And I’m sure the first few places to come in will be lame. But I think you need to look at the bigger picture.
We get a couple bar and grill type places, a Buffalo Wild wings or whatever, a couple chain bars established, then it’s a lot easier for a non-franchise bar to come in. With the reputation that area has, you need the whole area to be improved, it’s not like you can just throw in a bar and it will survive on it’s own.
by Grinder in Training on Oct 30, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the reputation it has. Keeps the fairweather fucks at Wrigley. Dive bars and hot dog joints - what more do you want by your ballpark?
by homesickalien on Oct 30, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For reals, in the neighborhood, there are already places to congregate
and the parking lots work as places tailgate
FFS, you can even get blitzed downtown and ride the El to the game if you must be drunk to attend a baseball game
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
by rhythm on Oct 30, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm guessing
that they are more interested in the selling-40,000-tickets-every-game-thing than the fratboy atmosphere thing
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Oct 30, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we need some friggin nickels
so we can get Garland, Uribe and Rowand back. Only way Pods resigns is if these guys come back into the fold and we CAN’T lose Pods.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 30, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my thoughts as well.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
by rhythm on Oct 30, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Many Chicagoans = Northsiders and non-fans
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by Sox Machine on Oct 30, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It'd turn a tolerable parking situation into a bit of a clusterfuck, besides
Hasn’t the interior of the park been mall-ified sufficiently? Or are the Sox looking to court a new crop of fans who just want to eat potato skins at 35th and Princeton and talk about how hot Q is?
by Sox-35th on Oct 30, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't we spend a good deal of time talking about how dreamy Q! is?
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by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT
by U-God on Oct 30, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not over potato skins.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Oct 30, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i do not know what we are all eating whilst chatting
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by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT
by U-God on Oct 30, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fact. We only truly know what billy's eating at any given moment of any given day.
by homesickalien on Oct 30, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just ate a Ginger-O
It’s like an oreo except with ginger snaps and paul newman’s name is on the cookie
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by billyok on Oct 30, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and instead of milk, you dunk in a cup of Hidden Valley Ranch
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by The Cheat on Oct 30, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cracker please, I eat it raw
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by billyok on Oct 30, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i can say stupid things to this comment
but i won’t. i’ll be good instead
Ugh that season completely sucked but i have so many other things to look forward to. GO BLACKHAWKS! GO BEARS! 2010 WHITE SOX!
by pierzynskirules on Oct 30, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he dead yet?
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 5:30 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I think so
But I thought Robert Redford was dead and then he showed up on TV recently
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by billyok on Oct 30, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I think entertainment complex
I think of two high quality strip clubs, one low down dirty strip club, an OTB, a Hooters SuperRestaurant, Grandstand Limited III and a Gymboree for da kidz.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 30, 2009 3:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Getting into the holiday spirit already.....
…though this is golden year-round.
by homesickalien on Oct 30, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like the idea
I’ve been wanting to see the Sox do this for years.
If they do it properly (and of course, that’s a major ‘if’), it could serve as an anchor for the surrounding area and attract people to the area for more than 80 days a year. And it seems like it could be a good investment for Reinsdorf (didn’t he make his money in real estate?) And making the neighborhood more appealing to outsiders would be huge for attendance (look at the Cubs pre-gentrification).
Then again, I don’t live in the neighborhood and one man’s gentrification is another man’s loss of home.
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Oct 30, 2009 4:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Roller coasters, carnival barkers.
I’m in.
by ballyb on Oct 30, 2009 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In that neighborhood there will be a dunk tank
With a black guy in a Cub’s hat.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 5:00 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks! A perfect thread within a thread recap!
Editorship is next.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 5:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
is entertainment complex codespeak for strip club?
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 30, 2009 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In my mind and experience, yes indeed!
Nowadays not so much. Probably a Disney store c
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 5:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Nowadays, that's the same thing.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Oct 30, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OM, someday I'll tell you stories of what life was like
Pre Aids, pre herpes, pre marriage, pre kids, pre needing to know in advance where you were going to sleep or if you were going to eat.
WU missed that by a couple/few years, and Bally probably lived at home into his 30’s.
Mick10 MAY understand, but who cares?
Oahu is of age, but is an islander.
The only one I know with similar stories to tell is RoyEgan. Same age or close, city, etc.
Come, my Indian lad! Let’s have a few beers on a Saturday or Sunday, and I’ll regale you with stories of the good old days!
Btw, do you have a sister? Or is your Mom hot? My fantasies have been drifting East lately…
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 5:41 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
But darling, I'm your Auntie Mame!
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 5:56 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!
by homesickalien on Oct 30, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly!!!! Hence my invite to OM.
Life is more than spelling or geography bees or Sitar Hero.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 6:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
ive been watching mad men
damn, that was the shit back in the day…husbands were free to screw with whoever
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 30, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As opposed to now, when they're stuck screwing fat ugly interns?
by homesickalien on Oct 30, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In my day they were called charity fucks.
Besides, they’d do things others would not.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 6:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
No, nothing has changed through the ages.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 6:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Yep. I'm right there. At least with the wives when I was still a youth.
There was plenty of “activity” pre hippies.
Sigh.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 6:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
grow old with dignity, old man
If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra
by mick10 on Oct 30, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to say my dad would beat your old ass up.
But, I think he’d enjoy a night of Leno+Conan with no hassle. So have at it.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Oct 30, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a way to do it right.
There are a bunch of guys on Western Avenue in Beverly who clearly know how to run a bar.
The Sox should get in touch with Mr. Cork and Kerry, or Mr. 115 Bourbon St, and say “do what you do now, except at 35th and Shields.”
Speaking as a neighborhood resident…I want more drinking options. Gimme decent food, decent beer selections, decent eye candy, and decent prices, and I’ll be a happy guy.
The problem is right now, there’s not much nightlife. You’ve got the B-dub’s knockoff at 35th and Halsted, and a buch of corner taverns that are usually dominated by middle aged guys named Moose and Hacksaw who still live with their mom in a house their grandparents built.
They could also score major points by putting the bar/restaurant/shops into a building that looks kind of like the old ballpark.
by 67WMAQ on Oct 30, 2009 5:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
bring back Joe Baillys!!!!!
oh my god that would be fucking gold….my favorite bar outside of my 2nd home.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 30, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Bailly's was a great place.
But County Fair needed another parking lot…so there you are.
CF is probably the last great neighborhood grocery store in Chicago, if not America. Their meat department is outstanding.
by 67WMAQ on Oct 30, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, No...you're bringing in Cub fans
STFU…this is a good idea all around.
by Q!'s Qrew on Oct 31, 2009 6:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nooooooooo...
I like the fact that people go to the ballpark strictly to see the game. That the bars have to be sought out. I don’t want a wrigley atmosphere. I’m sure this will end up being a healthy revenue stream and in turn draw more fans to the park. Making more money to put towards a better team and so on…. but, i really enjoy the white sox game the way it is right now….
signed grumpy young man who doesn’t want things to change….
p.s. If the white sox are invested in an outside entertainment complex, it’s only a matter of time before they take my beloved tailgate from me.
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They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time.
by ElDiablo on Oct 30, 2009 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Would rec if mobile posting allowed.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 30, 2009 7:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
god i love that sig more and more
Blasting one into a Christmas ham like her is so passe. - RWShow
by BoeJouma on Oct 30, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't understand the downside of this.
I doubt it will be mandatory to frequent these establishments before and/or after games. For those that complain about the neighborhood, there will now be more to do. Anyone who doesn’t care to eat or drink there doesn’t have to. If the businesses fail, tough shit, it’s not our money.
If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra
by mick10 on Oct 30, 2009 7:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i suppose it would be cool
but I am not one to go get drunk before the game thus having to spend 5 innings taking a leak or waiting in line for more beer. They gotta do it right though. An applebees or chilis? come on. Must do better than that.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 30, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pat Kelly, Nyls Nyman
Bill Stein, Jack Brohamer, Lee Richard, Jesse Jefferson, Pete Varney, Brian Downing, Dave Hamilton, Calude Osteen, Ken Henderson, Carlos May…500 others
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by RoyEgan on Oct 30, 2009 11:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pete Varney was good in those Ernest movies.
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by oahu420 on Oct 30, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He died too son.
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by winningugly on Oct 31, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. "Soon". Jesus H. Christ.
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by winningugly on Oct 31, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to win the World Series. Every year.
They sold the name of the place, plastered it with ads, sold the start time of the games for God’s sake, why not do something to draw in more non-diehard money?
I don’t care if the neighborhood becomes a zoo like Wrigleyville. I WANT a bunch of frat-boy morons pissing their daddies’ money into Kenny’s payroll budget. I’ll walk a little further from the parking lot. I’ll deal with bigger crowds. Shit, get creative! If they want to stitch advertisements on AJ’s crotch, go for it! Tradition is shit. Our tradition is playing bags in the parking lot, and waiting around 88 years for a title. Now, I love playing bags as much as the next guy, but FUCK that tradition. Do whatever the hell you gotta do – without cheating – to win the World Series every damn year.
Yeah, I think I’d be cool with it.
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by RWShow on Oct 31, 2009 1:08 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
/Wipes tear
I agree with almost everything you just said. Yeah, bring in money any way possible (w/o cheating) but I NEVER want the frat boy morons. Bring on the noobs. Bring in the clueless. That’s fine, we can teach them the game, the team and the Sox tradition (whether that’s what it is now, or what it will be). But for fuck’s sake, no drunken frat boy morons please.
Blasting one into a Christmas ham like her is so passe. - RWShow
by BoeJouma on Oct 31, 2009 1:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
also, that is the one and only time this year i will type the correct way
2009 gets one. if 2010 plays it right, it could see 2, and if shit gets real crazy, maybe 3
Blasting one into a Christmas ham like her is so passe. - RWShow
by BoeJouma on Oct 31, 2009 1:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in favor of this
I think you people are paranoid about this becoming “Wrigleyville south.” As if a sports team could just will a Wrigleyville into existence anyway.
What’s so wrong with having a few bars near the park? Not all of us are OPOSes who drive to the games and have to be home by curfew.
by vince_ on Oct 31, 2009 9:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
vince, you're being stupid.
there are already so many frat boys who go to white sox games. i mean, the place is becoming overrun with them. if there were bars right outside the stadium, it would just become a frat boy convention. isn’t this obvious? and people would suddenly become fans of the white sox because there are restaurants outside the stadium and then there would be all these fair weather fans. all this is perfectly logical. i can’t understand why you don’t see it. don’t you remember how putting up all these monuments and statues turned the team into the yankees?
by larry on Oct 31, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shit, Obama and his posse would be there all the time.
Eff that. It’s be just like a WS game – all dignitaries, hedge fund managers, and bankruptcy attorneys. None of us “real” fans could get near the place.
I prefer squalor.
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by winningugly on Oct 31, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a thought --
Let’s build a new ballpark at 63rd and Stony to really keep the riff-raff out
by RoyEgan on Oct 31, 2009 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
People are paranoid for the wrong reason.
And I don’t know why everyone is acting like our fanbase is so sacred. “Oh noes, there will be slightly more drunk Irish/Polish douchebags at the game! I won’t be so unique!”
I’m all for making the area nicer, just would prefer if it didn’t turn into a strip mall.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Oct 31, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flagged for non-inclusive language.
You need some diversity training, youngster.
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by winningugly on Oct 31, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spare me the race baiting.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Oct 31, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just angling for some props from Pete.
But I guess it’s OK if gthe white guys get slammed. Understand, I believe everyone should get slammed. But you brought it up.
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by winningugly on Oct 31, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just hate the lede
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
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by Sox Machine on Oct 31, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by The Cheat on Oct 31, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is the Big Ten in the FCS yet?
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
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by Sox Machine on Oct 31, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as the Naperville Central Soccer team isn't singing in the middle of the 7th and fans don't wave stupid W signs and sing some crap song after a Sox win
I see no problem with anything that brings in more revenue
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by billyok on Oct 31, 2009 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's gonna happen
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by The Cheat on Oct 31, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've seen some of the plans
and those are bullet points 4 and 5. they are considered, ‘critical thinking pieces’ to align the new, well-heeled fans.
by coffeepac on Oct 31, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is there any inter-editor betting going on with today's game?
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by thatshortkid on Oct 31, 2009 3:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i wish there had been
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by U-God on Oct 31, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
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by e-gus on Oct 31, 2009 6:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey - do the Sox benefit financially?
There is the potential of drawing more people to the new areas… but doesn’t the money generated go to the sports facility? Not to mention, will the offset of poss new tix sales have to deal with a reduced amount of food sales at the park?
Not to mention, this is a big loss of parking – I do believe the frat boys at Wrigley are the result of the high concentration of people (with money) in the immediate area. The amount of people brought the bars and rest., not the other way.
I guess I really don’t care, with the exception of the additional hassle of parking it may create.
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by Brush Back on Nov 1, 2009 5:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Brings jobs into an area that needs them
Just like the Cell itself does…. job creation is key right now if we are busting out of the recession
I really hope this happens personally. Tailgating is fun, but not always an option, especially for people like me who usually just take some kind of public transport into the city
by 815Sox on Nov 2, 2009 7:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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