Insult to Injury

I can just imagine White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf alone in his Nashville hotel room looking for ways to further alienate his team’s fan base. “Eureka!” he shouts, I’ll meet with the city’s mayor and direct the front office not to release any details. Mission accomplished. Reinsdorf truly doesn’t care what the peasants think of him. I still say the Sox moving to Nashville is a longshot at best, and I doubt that’s why Reinsdorf and Mayor Freddie O’Connell chatted on Tuesday. No, the reason for the meeting was Reinsdorf couldn’t pass up the chance to stick it to the fans. Don’t tell me how this is Reinsdorf looking for leverage with the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority with the lease on Guaranteed Rate Whatever expiring in 2019. The only reason the ISFA exists was to administer the stadium Reinsdorf wanted built out of public funds. When Michele and I rented an apartment as newlyweds, the landlords didn’t build it just for us. And, when we left, they found someone to take our place, one-two-three. This ain’t that. Of course, if fans reach the point next season that they start boycotting Sox games, it’ll be our fault, and the team will have no choice but to consider relocating. It’s always our fault. Just ask Reinsdorf.