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I mean if that's the case then how does that show that Sox fans are full of shit, which is how rok presented it?
Because Pawn Stars Stadium is easier to get to for more people than Wrigley but still, their attendance sucks?
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Yeah, but that's my point. It's really silly to point to 7 or 8 miles as though that should be a factor for one team or the other.
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I mean if that's the case then how does that show that Sox fans are full of shit, which is how rok presented it?
Because Pawn Stars Stadium is easier to get to for more people than Wrigley but still, their attendance sucks?
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Yeah, but that's my point. It's really silly to point to 7 or 8 miles as though that should be a factor for one team or the other.
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It's not about distance. I have no idea how accurate the map is, but it's about time spent traveling, not miles covered.
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Quote:I mean if that's the case then how does that show that Sox fans are full of shit, which is how rok presented it?
I have no earthly idea.
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Has anyone actually ever argued that Gallifrey Ape Field (or whatever) is too far to travel?
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It isn't purely about distance, but travel time (as has been pointed out already). Talk to any Sox fan and they all complain that the location of the ballpark is too inconvenient for them. Having 2 EL train lines, 3 expressways and ample parking in that neighborhood apparently aren't enough to get them there with time to spare.
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Yeah, its a common response to why their stadium is half full, even when they are fielding a good team.
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Seems like these are different points. If Sox fans are saying that Wrigley is geographically closer to more people, then theoretically that's disproven by the map (but, again, 8 miles).
If there's some other point about Methadone Clinic Field being generally hard to get to, that's a different issue.
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena.
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Quote:Seems like these are different points. If Sox fans are saying that Wrigley is geographically closer to more people, then theoretically that's disproven by the map (but, again, 8 miles).
If there's some other point about Methadone Clinic Field being generally hard to get to, that's another.
I'm not endorsing the accuracy of the map, but the map purports to be about time, not distance.
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My point isn't to dispute that Wrigley may be a little further. My point is that whatever minimal difference there may be is effectively irrelevant, and I'm not aware of Sox fans making a point that it's a shorter drive - in time or distance - to get to Wrigley.
There may be arguments about Wrigley being generally easier to get to. I'm not familiar with those claims, but I'm not disputing their existence. I'm just saying that it's effectively a different point than whether you may be able to get to the Sox park a few minutes quicker than Wrigley if you're driving from Michigan.
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena.
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It doesn't matter what points Sox fans are making or not making. The idea is as simple as two points. One is more people living within less travel time (true or untrue? I have no idea.) the other is poorer attendance. True. The idea is simply that more people make more effort to get to Wrigley. It may not be true but it's the point in question, not what excuses Sox fans make.
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Quote:It doesn't matter what points Sox fans are making or not making. The idea is as simple as two points. One is more people living within less travel time (true or untrue? I have no idea.) the other is poorer attendance. True. The idea is simply that more people make more effort to get to Wrigley. It may not be true but it's the point in question, not what excuses Sox fans make.
How is it the point in question when rok presented the map under the premise that the map shows that Sox fans are full of shit?
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena.
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The map, accurate or not, shows drive time, not distance. Is it illogical to suggest Sox fans are full of shit for always claiming it is more difficult to get to their ballpark compared to Wrigley (hence poor attendance)? What am I missing here?
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Kid is being willfully obtuse. That's not normally his schtick.
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I think that's bullshit. I think you guys are being obtuse and are making arguments to beat up straw men (no pun intended).
I'm not familiar with arguments regarding Sox attendance being hurt by it being harder to get to their ballpark, but I will assume for the sake of argument that those arguments have actually been made. I don't know enough about Chicago transit issues to opine on their veracity.
However, even assuming both that those arguments are made and that those arguments are bullshit, that has virtually nothing to do with the question of which ballpark is a slightly shorter drive for more people unless the argument is made that the reason more people go to Wrigley is that it's a shorter drive time to get to Wrigley. Nobody has said that argument is being made. Whether it's generally easier overall to get to Wrigley is a different question than whether it's a slightly shorter drive for a larger population base to get to one ballpark or the other.
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena.
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This map is causing more controversy than the PA gerrymander map.
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