As it seems, it wasn’t a smoking gun. Or even a slip of the tongue. While the Twitterverse idea MLB commissioner Rob Manfred by chance confessed Wednesday at the ‘‘The Dan Patrick Show’’ that it was once all the time MLB’s purpose to play a 60-game season, Manfred clarified Thursday what he intended. “My level was once that it doesn't matter what came about with the union, the way in which issues opened up with the second one spike,’’ Manfred advised USA TODAY Sports, “we might have ended up with handiest time for 60 video games, anyway. As time went on, it changed into clearer and clearer that the process the virus was once going to dictate what number of
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says there’s ‘100%’ likelihood of
NEW YORK — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there's a “100%” likelihood of giant league ball this yr. Major League Baseball will make some other proposal to begin the pandemic-delayed season in empty ballparks, however Manfred vowed Wednesday to unilaterally order Opening Day if an settlement isn't reached. “I can tell you unequivocally we are going to play Major League Baseball this year,” he stated. Manfred insisted the risk of taking part in this yr used to be “100%.” The gamers’ affiliation made its 2nd proposal Tuesday, requesting an 89-game steady season and 100% of prorated salaries. MLB’s plan an afternoon previous used to be for a 76-game season, would ensure 50% of prorated salaries and hinge 25% in more cash
Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski attends first Forest
Commissioner Jeff Tobolski returned to county enterprise after a months-long absence he blamed on well being points. Tobolski, who doubles as mayor of McCook, appeared at a Tuesday assembly of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. It was his first look at a county assembly since his McCook Village Hall workplaces have been searched by federal brokers in September. That raid was a part of a suburban squeeze that got here days after federal brokers raided the house and workplaces of Democratic state Sen. Martin Sandoval. A supply instructed the Chicago Sun-Times the raids have been associated. After that go to, Tobolski missed some conferences in McCook, as nicely some county conferences, earlier
Housing commissioner says funds shortfall will make it
A prime mayoral aide Friday bemoaned the funds disaster that can make it powerful for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to make use of an elevated actual property switch tax to scale back homelessness and bankroll inexpensive housing. Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara helped draft Lightfoot’s housing platform whereas serving as a vp of the Metropolitan Planning Council and overseeing a research on the $4.Four billion “cost of segregation” in Chicago. It known as for a graduated actual property switch tax to “create a dedicated revenue stream” to scale back homelessness by 45 % and start to chip away at a 120,000-unit scarcity of inexpensive items now driving Chicago’s inhabitants decline. Lightfoot nonetheless plans to ask the Illinois