We have the opening bid for public funding of a new Chicago White Sox ballpark, as team owner Jerry Reinsdorf will reportedly ask the state of Illinois for $1 billion in hotel taxes and TIF proceeds to build the new facility. (more…)
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New for 2017: Guaranteed Rate Field
Say goodbye to the Cell, as a naming-rights change at the home of the Chicago White Sox will yield a shift from U.S. Cellular Field to Guaranteed Rate Field for the 2017 season. (more…)
Manfred new MLB commissioner
It took several ballots after a late run by large-market team owners, but Rob Manfred, as expected, was selected as the new commissioner of Major League Baseball. Manfred will replace Bud Selig, the former Milwaukee Brewers owner who led Major League Baseball through an amazing renaissance, with the sport blossoming into an $8-million industry. (We […]
Jackie Robinson West at LLWS: Another round of trailblazers?
With Jackie Robinson West winning their first game in the Little League World Series, the issue of black baseball players is again part of the public debate — and, finally, in a good way. It’s no secret that the number of blacks playing baseball is low: when the 2014 season started, only 8.3 percent of […]
Commissioner’s race thrown into tumult, as some owners back Werner
The emergence of Tom Werner as a candidate has thrown next week’s decision by MLB owners on a new commissioner into disarray, as Rob Manfred faces competition from the Boston Red Sox chairman. There are three influential owners — White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, Red Sox owner John Henry and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim […]
Hahn new GM of Chicago White Sox
Rick Hahn, a Chicago native who has been with the Chicago White Sox since October 2000 and helped build the 2005 World Series Champion and 2008 postseason teams, is the team’s new senior vice president/general manager, and longtime senior vice president/general manager Kenny Williams was promoted to executive vice president. Howard Pizer also was named […]