Chicago White Sox center fielder Adam Eaton can only watch a home run by Philadelphia Phillies’ Tommy Joseph during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in Chicago. That’s because the Chicago White Sox and the company, Guaranteed Rate, have struck a deal for exclusive stadium rights.
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White Sox RH James Shields (5-15, 5.98) Eickhoff continued his up-and-down second season by surrendering two homers for the third straight game in Thursday’s no-decision versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. The deal was approved by the ballpark’s owner, the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, at a board meeting Wednesday.
And somewhere someone at Guaranteed Rate is saying, “You can’t buy that kind of advertising!”
“We understand that the baseball home on 35th Street holds special, personal memories for our fans”, said Sheena Quinn, a spokeswoman for the White Sox, in an email. Phillies manager and Chicago native Pete Mackanin starred at Brother Rice High School, only 12 miles from U.S. Cellular Field, and was drafted out of high school by the Washington Senators in 1969.
At 60-64, things haven’t exactly shaken out for the Chicago White Sox how they had hoped in 2016.
Awkwardly, Guaranteed Rate’s president Victor Ciardelli is known for being a Cubs fan.
The White Sox also released an official statement on it.
That fact wasn’t lost on Boyer, who said the White Sox and Guaranteed Rate are working on logos for the ballpark. “Cellular Field” on the Southside of Chicago. “This is just the latest example of ISFA deploying innovative strategies to protect IL taxpayers”. Since its founding in 2000, Guaranteed Rate has helped hundreds of thousands of homeowners with approximately $100 billion in home purchase loans and refinances and $18 billion in 2015 alone. Visit guaranteedrate.com for more information. In under 40 years, the White Sox ballpark has gone under 3 name changes and I believe just like everyone else, this is by far the worst.
It’s still to be seen how the name change will be taken amongst White Sox fans this time around.
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After 13 years as “U.S”.
