Blackhawks owner Rocky WIrtz dead at 70

Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:52 am

Heart attack. Guy did two things:

1. Salvaged the Blackhawks from sports irrelevancy into an era of greatness

2. Sullied his legacy at a press conference where he basically shouted that the Kyle Beach issue was dead and he wouldn't talk about it any more

Grizzled · Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:04 am

Agree with both comments. I wonder if the Bulls and Sox need similar changes in management to succeed.

thunderspirit · Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:43 am

Grizzled wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:04 am Agree with both comments. I wonder if the Bulls and Sox need similar changes in management to succeed.

Narrator: they do.

The Marshall Plan · Fri Jul 28, 2023 2:55 am

It's a shame Bill Wirtz couldn't have died twice instead.

Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:14 am

thunderspirit wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:43 am
Grizzled wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:04 am Agree with both comments. I wonder if the Bulls and Sox need similar changes in management to succeed.
Narrator: they do.

Michael Jordan gave Jerry Reinsdorf an incredible gift (six of them, in fact). Makes his tenure as Bulls/Sox owner a complete mirage. The White Sox title was a nice bit of lightning in a bottle, at least.

karhu · Fri Jul 28, 2023 1:08 pm

UOK wrote: Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:14 am
thunderspirit wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:43 am

Narrator: they do.
Michael Jordan gave Jerry Reinsdorf an incredible gift (six of them, in fact). Makes his tenure as Bulls/Sox owner a complete mirage. The White Sox title was a nice bit of lightning in a bottle, at least.

And Reinsdorf inherited Jordan. The guy who hired Rod Thorn, and who owned the team when Jordan came aboard was [checks notes] erm, Arthur Wirtz. In partnership with George Steinbrenner and Lamar Hunt, just to round out the godawful picture.