Off the Shelf

Well, renderings of a new White Sox stadium in the South Loop were made public yesterday, and it certainly wasn’t worth the wait. Unless you like your stadiums designed without a hint of originality. Jerry Reinsdorf and company must think mix-and-match is the way to go. Baseball next to a body of water a la the Giants and Pirates? Check. A homerun porch a la the Ballpark in Arlington? Check. An outfield lawn like just about every Cactus League complex? Check. Oh, and part of the complex is walled in glass. Let’s see, glass and flying baseballs. Hmm. I always thought that was a bad mix. Goes to show what I know. Oh, and nothing about financing. I guess the idea is first to soften the public up with dazzling renderings of Elysian Fields and then start picking pockets. In which case, they need better pictures.