White Sox Under Fire For Renaming Stadium Concourse Section - Chicago, IL - A section of the 100-level concourse named after 60-year employee Loretta Micele since 2005 has been rebranded as "La Russa's Lounge."
The Chicago White Sox dedicated an area at Guaranteed Rate Field to a longtime employee several years ago but found themselves in a Twitter controversy Wednesday when a fan objected to its new name — “La Russa’s Lounge.” The area down the third-base line originally was named “Loretta’s Lounge” after Loretta Micele, a concessions employee who worked at both old Comiskey Park and the new .
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This is awful.
This legit pissed me off. This was formerly named Loretta’s Lounge after Loretta Micele. She worked concessions for the Sox for 60 years. They dedicated it to her during the 2005 World Series. She gave so much to the organization and replacing her name to that of TLR is shameful. pic.twitter.com/mecpWbTMoU Tyrone Palmer (@TheTyronePalmer) May 26, 2021
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