Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

GM: Renato Umali

Moderator: R.Umali

User avatar
HoosierVic
Ex-GM
Posts: 3106
Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:16 pm
Has thanked: 472 times
Been thanked: 1020 times

Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by HoosierVic » Sun Sep 22, 2019 4:00 pm

By Rick Mariotti
Chicago Sports Online

The only things selling faster than Lou Malnati’s deep dish pizzas in the Chicagoland area are Black Sox season tickets.

Team officials said 9,576 have been sold so far, and they estimate that total will nearly double (to 18,700) by Opening Day. That will be nearly 2,000 more than the team sold during its last season in Huntsville – and the increase comes even though the Black Sox raised ticket prices by $2 for the coming season.

“I think this shows how hungry Chicago area fans have been for the return of Brewster baseball,” said General Manager Vic Caleca. “Fan interest here is as high as I’ve ever seen anywhere, which makes us even more eager for the season to get started.”

Attendance and revenue-per-game projections are significantly higher for the first year in Chicago than for the past several seasons in Huntsville – even though the seating capacity of Black Sox Park will not be as large as that of the Opera House. The Huntsville stadium had a capacity of 40,000 fans, compared to 35,000 for the team’s new facility in Calumet City.

Even so, sources said the team is projecting attendance of more than 31,000 per game, compared to just 23,000 last year in Huntsville.

“I’m not prepared to discuss specifics, but we’re definitely bullish on both our attendance and revenue projections for the coming year,” Caleca said.

With good reason.

Front office sources said team accountants anticipate the team will take in nearly $250,000 more per game than it earned last season in Huntsville.

Indeed, owner Vinnie Vitale was so pleased by the financial projections that he increased the team’s budget by an additional $4 million for 2040 – from $116 million to $120 million.

“I think that’s Vinnie’s way of telling Chicago that he appreciates the support, and he’s going to plow those additional resources right back into the team,” Caleca said.

“If you’re not on the Sox bandwagon yet, we invite you to climb aboard. It’s going to be a fun ride!”

usnspecialist
Ex-GM
Posts: 6652
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:39 am
Location: Manama, Bahrain
Has thanked: 207 times
Been thanked: 776 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by usnspecialist » Sun Sep 22, 2019 10:42 pm

Ginos East>Lou's, I am just saying...
Randy Weigand

Havana Sugar Kings/San Fernando Bears: 32-50 (1608-1481)
Des Moines Kernels: 52-

League Champion- 34
JL Champion- 34
FL Champion- 36, 37
JL Southern- 34
FL Pacific- 37, 39
Wild Card- 33, 35, 36, 40, 43

Image

StormZ_23
Ex-GM
Posts: 642
Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:24 pm
Has thanked: 150 times
Been thanked: 202 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by StormZ_23 » Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:16 pm

Went to Chicago last year and had both Lou Malnati’s and Giordano's. Don't remember which I liked more but they were both amazing.
Taylor Bettencourt
Vancouver Mounties GM (2036 - Present)

2041 Frick League GM of the Year
2041 FL Pacific Champions

User avatar
HoosierVic
Ex-GM
Posts: 3106
Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:16 pm
Has thanked: 472 times
Been thanked: 1020 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by HoosierVic » Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:22 pm

I grew up in the Chicago burbs, and I’ve had Malnati’s, Gino’s, Giordano’s and Uno’s ... my personal favorite is Malnati’s, but all of them are miraculous ...

usnspecialist
Ex-GM
Posts: 6652
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:39 am
Location: Manama, Bahrain
Has thanked: 207 times
Been thanked: 776 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by usnspecialist » Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:48 pm

HoosierVic wrote:
Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:22 pm
I grew up in the Chicago burbs, and I’ve had Malnati’s, Gino’s, Giordano’s and Uno’s ... my personal favorite is Malnati’s, but all of them are miraculous ...
born and raised in Wheaton here. Never get Uno's when I am in town because that is the export version but that is often the only place outside of that area which does deep dish.

Also shout-out to Connie's for somehow managing to get the contract for all of the stadiums/arenas there.
Randy Weigand

Havana Sugar Kings/San Fernando Bears: 32-50 (1608-1481)
Des Moines Kernels: 52-

League Champion- 34
JL Champion- 34
FL Champion- 36, 37
JL Southern- 34
FL Pacific- 37, 39
Wild Card- 33, 35, 36, 40, 43

Image

User avatar
RonCo
GB: JL Frontier Division Director
Posts: 19815
Joined: Sat Nov 14, 2015 10:48 pm
Has thanked: 1982 times
Been thanked: 2902 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by RonCo » Mon Sep 23, 2019 12:39 am

I really need to get back to Chicago.
GM: Bikini Krill
Nothing Matters But the Pacific Pennant
Roster

User avatar
Lane
GB: Vice Commissioner
Posts: 6774
Joined: Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:18 am
Location: Los Angeles
Has thanked: 516 times
Been thanked: 700 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by Lane » Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:30 am

Sounds like we need a Brewster gathering in Chicago for 2020.
Stephen Lane
Vice Commissioner / Historian
General Manager, Long Beach Surfers
Since 2026

Image


Ex-GM, Amsterdam Neptunes, 2025 EBA Champions

User avatar
HoosierVic
Ex-GM
Posts: 3106
Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:16 pm
Has thanked: 472 times
Been thanked: 1020 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by HoosierVic » Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:58 am

usnspecialist wrote:
Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:48 pm
HoosierVic wrote:
Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:22 pm
I grew up in the Chicago burbs, and I’ve had Malnati’s, Gino’s, Giordano’s and Uno’s ... my personal favorite is Malnati’s, but all of them are miraculous ...
born and raised in Wheaton here. Never get Uno's when I am in town because that is the export version but that is often the only place outside of that area which does deep dish.

Also shout-out to Connie's for somehow managing to get the contract for all of the stadiums/arenas there.
Grew up, went to high school in Downers Grove, went to college in Evanston (Northwestern), and my first job out of school was city hall reporter in Elgin - the chain I worked for owned the paper in Wheaton, too, so I used to get over there once in awhile. I don't miss the Chicago traffic; and a Portillo's opened about 10 minutes from our house here in Fishers (Indy suburb), which was major; but I do really miss the pizza. Indy has some imitators, but they ain't the same ...

User avatar
ae37jr
BBA GM
Posts: 2980
Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:37 pm
Location: Davenport, FL
Has thanked: 40 times
Been thanked: 645 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by ae37jr » Mon Sep 23, 2019 11:18 am

We need to play in the Landis. Brooklyn VS Chicago: The Pizza Series

Personally as a kid who grew on the Jersey Shore. Nothing beats a Sawmill pizza.
Alan Ehlers
GM of the Twin Cities River Monster
Image

User avatar
HoosierVic
Ex-GM
Posts: 3106
Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:16 pm
Has thanked: 472 times
Been thanked: 1020 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by HoosierVic » Mon Sep 23, 2019 12:37 pm

ae37jr wrote:
Mon Sep 23, 2019 11:18 am
We need to play in the Landis. Brooklyn VS Chicago: The Pizza Series

Personally as a kid who grew on the Jersey Shore. Nothing beats a Sawmill pizza.
Brooklyn vs. Chicago pizza would be epic, indeed!

jleddy
Ex-GM
Posts: 3216
Joined: Mon May 27, 2019 5:46 pm
Location: Long Beach, CA
Has thanked: 3377 times
Been thanked: 1174 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by jleddy » Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:31 am

New York pizza is so much better than Chicago, it's not even close.

1. New York
2. New Haven
3. California
4. St. Louis
5. Chicago
6. Detroit
"My $#!? doesn't work in the playoffs." - Billy Beane Joe Lederer

User avatar
HoosierVic
Ex-GM
Posts: 3106
Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:16 pm
Has thanked: 472 times
Been thanked: 1020 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by HoosierVic » Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:48 am

jleddy wrote:
Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:31 am
New York pizza is so much better than Chicago, it's not even close.

1. New York
2. New Haven
3. California
4. St. Louis
5. Chicago
6. Detroit
Fake news!

jleddy
Ex-GM
Posts: 3216
Joined: Mon May 27, 2019 5:46 pm
Location: Long Beach, CA
Has thanked: 3377 times
Been thanked: 1174 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by jleddy » Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:48 am

FIGHT ME.
"My $#!? doesn't work in the playoffs." - Billy Beane Joe Lederer

User avatar
HoosierVic
Ex-GM
Posts: 3106
Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:16 pm
Has thanked: 472 times
Been thanked: 1020 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by HoosierVic » Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:50 am

You're just mad that Chicago won't put potatoes on its pizza.

usnspecialist
Ex-GM
Posts: 6652
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:39 am
Location: Manama, Bahrain
Has thanked: 207 times
Been thanked: 776 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by usnspecialist » Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:10 pm

jleddy wrote:
Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:31 am
New York pizza is so much better than Chicago, it's not even close.

1. New York
2. New Haven
3. California
4. St. Louis
5. Chicago
6. Detroit
well that's just not right.
Randy Weigand

Havana Sugar Kings/San Fernando Bears: 32-50 (1608-1481)
Des Moines Kernels: 52-

League Champion- 34
JL Champion- 34
FL Champion- 36, 37
JL Southern- 34
FL Pacific- 37, 39
Wild Card- 33, 35, 36, 40, 43

Image

User avatar
shoeless.db
BBA GM
Posts: 2317
Joined: Wed May 29, 2019 10:25 pm
Has thanked: 1823 times
Been thanked: 1090 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by shoeless.db » Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:10 pm

jleddy wrote:
Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:31 am
New York pizza is so much better than Chicago, it's not even close.

1. New York
2. New Haven
3. California
4. St. Louis
5. Chicago
6. Detroit
352. Bismarck
Sacramento Mad Popes (unretired)
-- Vic Caleca Team News Award Winner 2052
-- BBA Champion 2053
-- Pacific Champs 2040, 2042, 2043, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2051, 2053, 2054
Life is a bit more beautiful when time is measured by the half inning rather than the half hour.

User avatar
HoosierVic
Ex-GM
Posts: 3106
Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:16 pm
Has thanked: 472 times
Been thanked: 1020 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by HoosierVic » Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:12 pm

usnspecialist wrote:
Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:10 pm
jleddy wrote:
Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:31 am
New York pizza is so much better than Chicago, it's not even close.

1. New York
2. New Haven
3. California
4. St. Louis
5. Chicago
6. Detroit
well that's just not right.
It's Ok. Joe was dropped on his head as a youngster. Just humor him ...

jleddy
Ex-GM
Posts: 3216
Joined: Mon May 27, 2019 5:46 pm
Location: Long Beach, CA
Has thanked: 3377 times
Been thanked: 1174 times

Re: Sox Scoops 40.018: Season Ticket Sales Boom, Team Budget Increased

Post by jleddy » Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:17 pm

There was brain trauma, I won't argue that but tests have shown I suffered from no gustatory loss.
"My $#!? doesn't work in the playoffs." - Billy Beane Joe Lederer

Post Reply Previous topicNext topic

Return to “Chicago Black Sox”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests