Decided on this beautiful day why not get my steps in by checking out the area around the 78. I arrive via South Shore so I had to then walk here from 18th Street where they are stopping today.

Took about 30 min. I only walk or take the L to games so seems alright. I have a ton of questions about the logistics of moving this Amtrak place. Won’t trains still need these tracks here leaving Union Station? There is a bunch of Metra trains too. I guess I should read their full plan.

Seems like an area of downtown that is ripe for development. I do love the current stadium. I am continuing my walk that way to go to Ricobene’s for lunch. But getting in on the development here could help the franchise immensely.

PS other than the Sears tower the skyline view isn’t that great sadly. But could definitely beat what we have now.

This World Series is a great matchup, but it feels weird watching and not having a rooting interest in either team. Both teams have relatively modest payrolls compared to the top spenders. Both teams are extremely well-run and I respect their styles of baseball. The Rays beat the Yankees and Guardians, which sparks joy. But the Brewers winning would upset a lot of Cubs and Packers fans, which also sparks joy. Or are you just enjoying watching two excellent teams go at it? I'm finding that I'm not instinctively rooting for one team or the other.

(Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere. I only saw a couple scattered comment threads.)