Surpassing 20,000 season tickets is a tremendous milestone for the Chicago White Sox. The support of our fans has been overwhelming, and it allows us the resources to continue to improve our on-field product.
For some fans, this is when they can come out to the games. That's the economics of their situation, and we're not walking way from those fans just because we won the World Series.
I'm not Veeck. I don't sit around saying, 'What's the craziest thing we can do?
Where they have bars, we have parking. Tailgate. Bring your own party.
It's unfortunate that John's not going to be back, but you sure can't fault someone that wants to do other things. And if John's head and heart isn't here, then it is time for him to consider other things.
Some people will have a tough time adjusting. They're used to coming to the ballpark with maybe 15,000 people there, and that's not going to happen anymore.
It's good for the season ticket holder, our most precious customer.
Obviously, Chicago is a great market to be a part of. It's a great, great job in a great, great market, so I think there are going to be plenty of candidates.
We know what the crowds will look like. It is going to be busier.
Obviously, we knew based on the team's success in 2005 that fans would be prepared to buy season tickets in order to secure the chance to buy postseason tickets in 2006. The support of the fans has been overwhelming.