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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Because NEW PUBLIC MONEY STADIUM!!!!!!!!!!
most people/entities I've ever crossed paths have a really fucking hard time saying no to free money.
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True. Even the NFL left the Los Angeles metro for 25 years.
I think MLB would approve the Sox leaving. The question is more about whether it would make the most sense for the Sox long-term to be in either whatever unnamed mid/small-market city vs. whatever terms of the 78 deal they would get.
My bet is that the lure of being close to downtown Chicago and a built out 78, even if they have to put in a majority of the dollars, will outweigh a park financed primarily by the city/state in Portland, Charlotte, Nashville, Austin etc. Who knows, maybe that is wishful thinking.