Chicago Cubs And Chicago: Community Analysis

In the article “Fans of the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians have waited a lifetime -- or more -- to see their teams win championships” by Chris Isidore, Chris states that people have waited more that whole lifetime to see their team go to the World Series and the prices are out of this world. The price is $3900 for only one ticket and parking for one car, and that is only for one

The relationships between cities and professional sports teams is a complex one that is fraught with many misgivings. Civic pride is a sign of community strength and solidarity, consequently it goes hand in hand with pride for local sports teams. In the city of Oakland there have traditionally been the Oakland Raiders (an NFL team), the Golden State Warriors (and NBA team whose city ties are ambiguous), and the Oakland Athletics. Recently two of these teams have committed to leaving the city of Oakland for supposedly greener pastures in Las Vegas and across the bay in San Francisco. Oakland sports fans are known as being some of the most committed fans in the country; correspondingly, to lose two of your longtime teams makes the last

The Cubs stadium started to come to life with home runs and flashy play attracting not only its main fan base but a few White Sox's supporters as well who were scattered throughout the city. The reality was starting to set in as the championship won in 2006 by the Chicago White Sox's was beginning to become ancient and the city was in desperate need of bragging rights to claiming to be the best team in the

Specifically the Cubs and the White Sox exemplify some of the better practices in MLB when it comes to community relations. Being in the Chicago puts them in the forefront for a lot of ideas. White Sox Charities is going into it’s 26th season led by Christine O’Reilly is the senior director of community relations and the executive director of Chicago White Sox Charities. One specific area of community relations that she helped the White Sox highlight on is the outreach in the community. This does not just include the immediate Southside of Chicago community but focusing their efforts on reaching out into the suburbs of Chicago to reach more of their fan base. The White Sox created their Volunteer Corps after President Obama’s inauguration in 2008 when he made a call to the American people to improve their communities and serve in them. The White Sox also used the President being a White Sox fan as motivation to the local community and as a call to action to do as Obama had asked the community to do. “Nearly 5,000 Sox fans and community-focused Chicagoans have signed up for the Volunteer Corps since its inception,” According to the 2015 MLB in the Community

Baseball like all other sporting events is entertainment. No professional sports organization could succeed without the

Thus we can see why public money is eagerly donated. The full costs of a stadium and the damage it does to communities are often years in the future, long after the politician is known for being the hero that save our local team and has moved on to bigger and better things, now with the campaign funding of the very teams that they built homes for and the fans who continue to pay. Team owners can choose new cities but cities can’t choose new teams thanks to the leagues government-sanctioned monopolies over franchise placement, mayors for example, feel they must offer owners anything they want. “Politicians continue

Transition: Heading into the World Series the White Sox were heavy favorites, and people in both cities believed they would make quick work of the Reds.

Sports teams are a symbol of a cities pride. Take for example the Chicago Cubs. They create a sense of loyalty toward that city. However, none of that would happen without a stadium. Stadiums and teams can play a very important role in a cities economy, or they could also be irrelevant. To decide whether or not they are useful or not you must first understand each side of the argument. So first, let’s examine the pros of having a stadium within your city. Then, we will discuss the harms of having one. And finally, decide which side is more beneficial for the economy.

No sports scandal has similarly shocked America or had such a lasting impact on its culture. The Black Sox players were suspected of throwing the World Series, and underwent trails. On August 2, 1921, the Black Sox were found guilty on all accounts. The final verdict was that all eight players to be permanently banned from organized baseball. The Black Sox players should not be banned from baseball for life. Although the players threw the World Series and had a huge negative impact on the fans and the game, they should not be banned for life because, they were only in it for the money, not all of the players that were banned were involved, and they tried to call off the fix.

In the heart of downtown Los Angeles nestled within the valley of Chavez Ravine lies Dodger Stadium. Overlooking green valleys and rolling hills with the skyscrapers of the city behind it, Dodger Stadium appears as the epitome of peace in bustling Los Angeles. Few would fathom that beneath this sanctum of the Los Angeles Dodgers resides a village of Mexican Americans. Critics ranging from muralist Judy Baca, to academic writers Tara Yosso and David García, to the people displaced themselves argue that the creation of Dodger Stadium can never be justified because it destroyed a village. The construction of Dodger Stadium served the common good according to the definition given in the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. The

In 2004 the Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 2016 to end a 108 year championship drought. What do they have in common? The teams both had a success in the early 20th century, but both blundered for extensive amounts of time before winning another world championship. Both had to overcome a huge deficit to complete their championship winning seasons. Both teams were coming off a successful season the year before, and had big offseason acquisitions to strengthen their team as well mid- season acquisitions. The two also had playoff heroes that dazzled the audience on their paths to victory. The two teams are very much in common, but they are also different teams in

     Possibly those who are most effected by the sport’s industry’s willingness to abandon a community are the dedicated fans. When Al Davis moved the Oakland Raiders to Los Angeles, he pulled away from some of sport’s most loyal fans and also hurt his football team. The NFL’s Colts and Cardinals have also had failures on the field since their moves. These three teams are proof that all the greed that was put into the moving of their franchises hasn’t brought them more success or in some cases less success.

Going to a game in Fenway is a smorgasbord of delightful feelings. Even the walk up to the ballpark is some thing to behold. Walking with hundreds of passionate fans, all decked out in their red sox T-shirts, jerseys, and of coarse that iconic navy hat with the red B on it. I feel like I belong there with this organized group of strangers. There is such a since of family as I see people from the “T” car I was on and chatted with. A few hundred yards ahead I could hear a “Lets Go Red Sox” chant as people around me began to join in

In the United States, new sports stadiums are commonly seen as a vital part of the redevelopment of a city having a great economic growth with the production of jobs and a positive income builder. After this, the owners of the pro sports teams with millions and millions of dollars of subsidies for the construction of new stadiums and arenas and expect these facilities to generate economic benefits exceeding these subsidies by large margins. However, a growing body of fact indicates that professional sports facilities, and the franchises they are home to, may not be engines of economic benefit anywhere claims Sachse, “. In reality, sports franchises typically account for a very small proportion of the total economic output of the cities in which they reside.” Some economical studies on the amount of income and employment in US cities find no evidence of positive economic benefits associated with past sports facility construction and some studies find that professional sports facilities and teams have a net negative economic impact on income and employment. It just shows that these results suggest that at best, professional sports teams and facilities provide non-pecuniary benefits like civic pride, and a greater sense of community, along with consumption benefits to those attending games and following the local team in the media; at worst, residents

The sport is such an integral part of our culture today that we Americans sometimes take for granted its significance in our everyday lives. Contemporary baseball is so closely related with American ideals and identity that it often has served as an expression of patriotism. In times of national hardships, baseball has been used to encourage and rally the nation. In speaking of the emergence of America's nationalism in the historic and contemporary playing field, there are several key issues that surface. Of these issues I will specifically address the long residuals of how baseball has helped to establish our (Americans) national spirit and identity. That is the links between our heritage and national institutions and the game of baseball as a cultural and political representative abroad and unifying tradition at home. I will also address ideals and injustices. That is how baseball's acceptability has changed over time, and how this acts as a microcosm for America's changing attitudes about equality and opportunity.