Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
walkrman5 wrote:
Exactly. I'm not arguing for either. This is what owners do....but Sox fans just want to jump on Ricketts and not acknowledge "their" scammer. Anytime it comes up...it gets deflected to Ricketts. This story...the original post is about the Sox, their lack of attendance, their marketing efforts, etc....That's it!!!
No. Reinsdorf takes heat on this board all the time. And the original post had nothing to do with the dirty deals Reinsdorf has bullied out of government. It was simply another dumb White Sox attendance post by the second biggest Cubs fan at CSFMB.
So, we are in agreement. Reinsdorf and Ricketts are both wealthy, quasi-criminal scumbags. You are just upset that the one who owns the team you hate is better at it.
If you don't like the headline send your complaint to Crain's the headline is verbatim how it was on Crain's.
As to your inference of second biggest Cubs fan... I would say I have been to more Sox games at the Cell this season then most of the so called fans that post here.... I went to six games and had tickets for the last game but instead went to the Bears Packers game....
I had been a Sox season ticket holder way before I ever had Cubs tickets and kept them for over 15 years. My tickets were personal and not a business expense.
How many games did you go to ? How long have you had season tickets?
I am sorry if you do not understand that the revenue streams that actual game attendance can and do generate have an impact on team budgets. If the attendance at the games continues it's death spiral the signs will not generate the same revenue. Fewer eyeballs equal less ad revenue. Ask the news papers how that works.
The Sox and Brooks Boyer have tried everything as is pointed out in the article. Lower prices, reduced parking cost and special promotions have not driven more butts into the seats. All Stars like Sale and Abreu have not brought out the fans. A team that was in contention at the break still had no impact. A month long Paulie good-bye little impact. The Red Line is up and running.
Look at the business side and then ask the question...How do we (White Sox) get more fans into the seats?
JORR you are a businessman if this was your business what do you do? how do you reverse the trend?
I would start with new faces/voices for the team on both TV and Radio. Ask "The Chairman" to take a lower profile. Tell Kenny to never ever mention or talk about "if you come out we will spend" in fact put Kenny in a box.
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Frank Coztansa wrote:
I don't waste my time with the Cubs.