11-30-2023, 05:12 PM
I've read he doesn't care as much about being on the west coast or in socal now, and that he wants a park that suits him. Obviously this could not be true and just something his team is putting out there to bid up the Dodgers. But it's possible he wants to expand out of the region. SF's park is not great for lefties (though he'd like hitting it into the water I suppose). With the Cubs he'd be the only true superstar on the team, unlike with the Dodgers and even Angels.
Anyway, I would bet that if location matters to him post all the endorsements and record-setting contract, it matters in people in Japan watching the games. Cubs central time day games can't be a good thing...
If I'm the Cubs I'm pitching him the bright future of the team obviously, the branding they could do arguably better than anyone else, and the Michael Jordan factor. MJ became arguably the biggest global sports superstar in the world in Chicago, and stars are loved in Chicago in a way LA doesn't really replicate (in part because they've had so many across the sports world) and NY doesn't because like idiots they boo their best.
Anyway, I would bet that if location matters to him post all the endorsements and record-setting contract, it matters in people in Japan watching the games. Cubs central time day games can't be a good thing...
If I'm the Cubs I'm pitching him the bright future of the team obviously, the branding they could do arguably better than anyone else, and the Michael Jordan factor. MJ became arguably the biggest global sports superstar in the world in Chicago, and stars are loved in Chicago in a way LA doesn't really replicate (in part because they've had so many across the sports world) and NY doesn't because like idiots they boo their best.