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<blockquote data-quote="Roundball Sage" data-source="post: 2018658" data-attributes="member: 748116"><p>The Bears in Arlington is a far bigger headache for Chicagoland than the Sox 78 Site. Yes, those NW Boonies have established transit in the area. But It's a Long Way to Tipperary for anyone not in O'Hare region. The 78 is a central location nice and close to the heart of the City. And Chicago has always been a rail town. If Chicago can't find a way to make rail work at the 78 then we should turn in our engineer's hats. And as I pointed out earlier... they even had the L trains going right into the Stock Yards for many years. They can make rail work anywhere, somehow. And streetcars even went all the way into Westchester at one time. Not to mention going all over the State of Illinois as well.</p><p></p><p>As for the State subsidy... the choice is always a simple one. Come up with the dough one way or the other... or you lose your AL franchise here likely forever. Look at Boston. Look at St. Louis. Look at Philly. And the A's are not coming here as was the rumor in '70s. It would be American League, good bye forever. And as a Sox fan... I find AL ball much more fun to watch and I want the Sox here and not in Tennessee.</p><p></p><p>And as a South Side fan... baseball would be dead to me in this town if the Sox left. I would have to go all-in on the Gary Railcats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roundball Sage, post: 2018658, member: 748116"] The Bears in Arlington is a far bigger headache for Chicagoland than the Sox 78 Site. Yes, those NW Boonies have established transit in the area. But It's a Long Way to Tipperary for anyone not in O'Hare region. The 78 is a central location nice and close to the heart of the City. And Chicago has always been a rail town. If Chicago can't find a way to make rail work at the 78 then we should turn in our engineer's hats. And as I pointed out earlier... they even had the L trains going right into the Stock Yards for many years. They can make rail work anywhere, somehow. And streetcars even went all the way into Westchester at one time. Not to mention going all over the State of Illinois as well. As for the State subsidy... the choice is always a simple one. Come up with the dough one way or the other... or you lose your AL franchise here likely forever. Look at Boston. Look at St. Louis. Look at Philly. And the A's are not coming here as was the rumor in '70s. It would be American League, good bye forever. And as a Sox fan... I find AL ball much more fun to watch and I want the Sox here and not in Tennessee. And as a South Side fan... baseball would be dead to me in this town if the Sox left. I would have to go all-in on the Gary Railcats. [/QUOTE]
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