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Deeg

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1140 on: December 18, 2018, 04:21:41 pm »
Quote from: Ron on December 18, 2018, 12:24:40 pm
It seems like a pretty good start. 

As long as it’s not a really weak finish.
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« Reply #1141 on: December 18, 2018, 05:45:45 pm »
SunTimes is reporting that the Cubs broadcast partner is going to be Sinclair according to Bleacher Nation.
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Deeg

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« Reply #1142 on: December 18, 2018, 05:47:35 pm »
Apparently the Cubs partner for their network is going to be Sinclair, according to the Sun-Times.  Not to turn this thread into the politics one but if true - blech.  Forget whatever your politics are - any objective look into their standards and practices is a dark ride.  And is it really smart to risk alienating a sizable chunk of your fanbase?
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1143 on: December 18, 2018, 05:48:58 pm »
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Deeg

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« Reply #1144 on: December 18, 2018, 05:54:12 pm »
If indeed the Cubs partnered with Sinclair, I would endeavor to make certain that I offered no financial support to their broadcast rights in any way.  And I know I'm not alone in that by a long shot.  This would be a huge mistake in pure practical terms, never mind the ethical and moral cost of jumping in bed with Sinclair.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1145 on: December 18, 2018, 06:32:11 pm »
Is the lack of tax payer subsidy to renovate wrigley behind the lowered payroll expectations?

https://deadspin.com/cubs-owners-discussed-moving-team-out-of-chicago-during-1831179210
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« Reply #1146 on: December 18, 2018, 06:55:38 pm »
They ended up replacing the public funding by selling a minority share in the team for $150 million, the advertising and various corporate sponsorships.

If I remember correctly the $575 price tag includes the Hotel Gregory which is owned outside of the Cubs.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1147 on: December 18, 2018, 06:57:45 pm »
Quote from: Deeg on December 18, 2018, 05:54:12 pm
If indeed the Cubs partnered with Sinclair, I would endeavor to make certain that I offered no financial support to their broadcast rights in any way.  And I know I'm not alone in that by a long shot.  This would be a huge mistake in pure practical terms, never mind the ethical and moral cost of jumping in bed with Sinclair.

Yeah, I'm definitely not looking forward to the Joe Simpson/Curt Schilling broadcast duo. Or eliminating the 7th inning stretch for the 7th inning right wing conspiracy rant.
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Deeg

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1148 on: December 18, 2018, 07:07:25 pm »
So, Cubs news in the last month:

  • Refused to release confessed serial abuser
  • Owner compared himself to a slave because he had to deal with unions
  • News broke that the team had threatened to leave the city over not getting enough tax breaks
  • Apparently agreed to partner with a media company which every day does its best to destroy independent local journalism in America
More and more it really feels like 2016 was the result of a pact with the devil.
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« Reply #1149 on: December 18, 2018, 07:11:41 pm »
The Cubs threatening to move was news like 5 years ago, Deadspin just realized it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2013-05-02-chi-wrigley-upgrades-20130501-story,amp.html
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1150 on: December 18, 2018, 07:18:22 pm »
Quote from: CUBluejays on December 18, 2018, 07:11:41 pm
The Cubs threatening to move was news like 5 years ago, Deadspin just realized it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2013-05-02-chi-wrigley-upgrades-20130501-story,amp.html

Yes, but no one reported it at the time as far as I can tell.
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« Reply #1151 on: December 18, 2018, 07:23:49 pm »
The Cubs threatening to leave Wrigley is the emptiest threat in the history of the world. I don’t blame them for trying to get public money sinde so many cities and states have been so willing to hand out cash they don’t have to teams.  Thankfully it worked out the way it always should with the extremely rich owners paying for it with the money they do have.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1152 on: December 18, 2018, 07:33:49 pm »
Quote from: Deeg on December 18, 2018, 07:18:22 pm
Yes, but no one reported it at the time as far as I can tell.

Tom Ricketts pubically threatened it at one point 2013 when they were having issues with the rooftops after the public funding was off the table. Like Cletus noted it was an empty threat because what would the Ricketts die with a multimillion assets that is a historic landmark in the middle of Chicago.
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« Reply #1153 on: December 18, 2018, 08:09:17 pm »
Who the hell is Sinclair, and why should the Cubs not work with them?  And why should we care which broadcasting company works with them?

I am glad that the Cubs got no tax money for the team.  I believe that NO publicly owned sports team should get tax money.  On the other hand, since almost all teams DO get tax money (I watched the Brewers get rich on my tax money), I see no reason why the Cubs would have been wrong to take the team where they WOULD get that break.  Other than the fact that they would probably make more money in Wrigley Field than in most other places in the country.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1154 on: December 18, 2018, 08:11:30 pm »
Yeah, was waiting for that post...
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