Would a New Stadium Sanitize Jerry Reinsdorf’s Legacy?
I think not.
After some chatter about Jerry Reinsdorf moving the White Sox to Memphis, it seems the team has pivoted to building a new stadium in the South Loop area of Chicago.
The 62-acre site at Roosevelt and Clark is called The 78. Depending on the configuration of the stadium, fans could have a view of the Chicago Skyline. And that doesn’t mean squat if Sox ownership doesn’t invest more in the on the field product. Jerry Reinsdorf’s reluctance to invest in on field talent recently was recently brought into sharper focus.
Even the Kansas City Royals have a $100 million guy
The Royals recently signed their shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr., to an 11 year, $288.7 million extension. That leaves the White Sox and A’s as the only teams in MLB who haven’t had a contract of $100 million. When it comes to ownership of an MLB team, that’s the neighborhood Jerry Reinsdorf lives in.
Will the Sox get tax payers money for their stadium?
The current report says that developers will ask the Illinois Sports Authority to "rearrange existing bonds.” Generally speaking, bond money for sports stadiums is considered unpopular in Chicago. Asking for money to help ownership that is…
