By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Lower prices, more revenue, better food, shorter lines. Plus: The Bears’ Front Office Is Injured; I Am Obsessed With Who Will Be The Cubs’ Backup Catcher; The Blackhawks Have Been Secretly Rebuilding; The Bulls’ Tank Is Over; NFL’s Two Worst Fan Bases To Meet In Super Bowl; Schweinsteiger!; and There Is No White Sox News.
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SHOW NOTES
* 185.
* Chris Kennedy, everyone!
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* Robert Marshall for Governor.
2:08: The Falcons’ Win-Win For The Fans (Now Let’s Get To Work On Ticket Prices).
* Darren Rovell is . . . Darren Rovell! It is the same guy: Why People Hate Darren Rovell.
(For one, he blocks even those with the slightest bit of criticism or differing opinion, including @BeachwoodReport for reasons he can’t even remember.)
* Rovell, ESPN: Falcons Drop Concession Prices, Make More Money.
* New York Times: In Atlanta, Concessions Prices Go Down and Revenue Goes Up
* 2016 interview with Arthur Blank laying out the plan:
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* The Kent Hrbek Bloody Mary As Served At The Minnesota Twins’ Ballpark:
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* The Ricketts Family’s Bison Dog As Served At Wrigley Field:
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* Bears Will Not Raise Season-Ticket Prices Next Season.
32:45: The Bears’ Front Office Is Injured.
* Jahns: Bears To “Part Ways” With Head Trainer Nate Breske.
* Biggs, May 2015: Bears Hire New Head Trainer.
* Jahns, July 2016: Fueling The Bears’ Fire: Meet Nutrition Guru Jennifer Gibson.
42:12: I Am Obsessed With Who Will Be The Cubs’ Backup Catcher.
* Baffoe: The Cubs & The Conspiracy Of A Backup Catcher.
* Chris Gimenez, The Latino David Ross!
* Other non-roster catching invites coming to spring training: Taylor Davis, Ian Rice and Ali Solis. (Victor Caratini is on the roster?)
45:10: The Blackhawks Have Been Secretly Rebuilding.
* They have 13 players under 25 this year vs. four last year.
Also:
* Crawford Getting Closer To Returning.
* How The Inner Ear Balance System Works:
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52:00: The Tank Is Over.
* Johnson: Bulls Could Have A Brief Stay In Lottery Land.
57:55: NFL’s Two Worst Fan Bases To Meet In Super Bowl.
59:38: The Loyola Ramblers Are Back, Baby!
1:01:08: Schweinsteiger!
1:01:17: There Is No White Sox News.
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STOPPAGE: 2:17
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Posted on January 26, 2018