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Ian Seymour? Definitely not Booser he rocked.

I have on and off over the years, but haven't bought it in a while.

When I talk about sitelines, this is a big one. Are your seats facing the pitching mound/home plate?

Them's fightin words

Unlike several other parks I've been to, the 100 level seats at Rate Field do NOT angle toward the infield as you get past 1B and 3B down toward the foul poles. In fact, they had to come back about 10 years later and slightly angle the seats toward the infield in an attempt to correct this design flaw, but it's still not as good as other parks where the actual sections start to angle toward the infield. The outfield concourse is great, but TBH, I've been to other ballparks with a great outfield concourse that have a lot of area to stand and socialize too. This feature doesn't set Rate Field apart some other stadiums. People like to say the 100 infield concourse is great because you can see the game. Honestly, I don't get it. The area right behind the seats in the concourse is so filled with kiosks and food stands that I find it hard to see any game action from the infield area concourse. I had a much better view of the field from the PNC Park lower concourse. Plus unlike other ballparks, there aren't big screen monitors showing the game while I'm trying to get food. The concessions stands have tiny monitors showing the game that look like they'd be too small even in someone's home office, but that's basically it. I'd say one good thing about the 100 level at Rate Field is that the rows are only 8 seats wide. I don't know if any other park matches that. The Fan Deck and ivy on it are cool too.

😮 This is a weak attempt at a personal attack!

Been playing for the last decade or so. Usually buy every other year. Love it

Not at all lazy. Very much the same era, and the same type of experience. Went there the last season it was open, and it kind of felt like home, aka Comiskey Park.

It is a basic ballpark, with all of the normal amenities. There is literally nothing special, or stand out about it. There is no special experience, unique design, or oddity about the park that makes it stand out amongst its peers. Literally the thing that stands out more to me than anything else when compared to the other parks I have been to, is parking for cars. That's it. All of the things that other designers learned and improved on since this park was created are stark. -Entering at the top of the 100 section, versus the absolute bottom of the stadium. -Non-standardized walls and dimensions, including things like outfield seating designs. -Not completely removing the most upper levels from the ballpark experiences at the 100 level. -Some special attraction -Field level premium experiences -Ballpark village -Integration into a skyline -More integration for rideshare and transit experiences This current iteration of Sox Park is a sterile island in a neighborhood completely disconnected from the ballpark. We can do better next time.

How was Tiger Stadium compared to Old Comiskey? They always seemed similar to me, but maybe that was just a lazy comparison.

Municipal/Memorial, it was a huge stadium not meant for baseball with terrible winds off the lake. Late 80’s, it made 2023-25 White Sox games look like Margi Gras, só no wonder “Major League” used that team Once we sat in the LF bleachers and serenaded Jeffrey Leonard to his annoyance, think he was on Milwaukee Maybe 2000-3000 in stands second Arlington Park tried to overplay the Natural soundtrack, but all I remember was the stifling heat at both facilities First time to Three Rivers, got a bunch of free BP balls from Bobby Bonilla Second time sat in box seats at PNC with Chuck and Bruce Tanner Probably favorite memory was befriending Scott Radinsky and Dominican RHP Jose Ventura when they came to the Quad Cities (hanging out in bullpen) and were playing for SouthBend….we really shocked the suburban neighbors bringing Ventura who was about 6’4” with black horned-rim glasses to play pickup basketball in front of my house at midnight Then we went to a number of games in that magical 1990 season for free at Old Comiskey through will call/comp tickets from Radinsky….had Sosa too, the late (and gangly) Carlos Martinez, favorites in late 80s were Eddie Williams and Ivan Calderon, eventually Lance 1 Dog Johnson vividly remember a snow delay in April back then as well Tucson for ST Tokyo Dome Kyocera Dome Want to go to Hokkaido someday, really cool newer stadium

Nice try. You probably bought that carpet from the Target on Roosevelt instead of somewhere in Bridgeport.

Can type out details later but: Citi Field The Cell (this is its name as far as I'm concerned). Obvious bias, but the concourse, dining options and lower level boost it hard. Busch Stadium Chase Field Fenway Park Camelback Ranch (Spring Training) Sloan Park (Spring Training) Tempe Diablo Stadium (Spring Training) Kauffman Stadium New Yankees Stadium

For anyone who goes to Pittsburgh to see PNC Park, I recommend checking out the Andy Warhol Museum if you have the time and you're the least bit interested in art. It's only about a block away from the stadium. It was a great way for me to spend a rainy morning the day after I caught a Pirates game. The Ballpark Village is awesome....and it's rather compact too. They pack a lot into what appears to be (as far as I could tell) one city block. There should be enough room on the rest of the Railyards and 78 sites to have something at least as good.

How will you get him there? Helicopter or jet pack?

Perfectly Fine Field.

One of many PR disasters during Jerry's ownership.

I have been fortunate enough to visit more than a handful of MLB ballparks...I just can't come up with a single "unique" thing about the Rate. It might not be THE worst ballpark and yes the 100 level provides a great view of the game...but it is not unique! It is as standard as a ballpark can be...even the 100 level!

The Tampa LHP of choice made me shake my head when he was out there and then I thought about how all we threw at them was lefties. not saying we were wrong but it was nuts.

Son, I have been to hundreds of baseball games in Chicago. I have literally sat everywhere in the new stadium from the 550s all of the way down to right behind homeplate, and every premium experience offered by the team. I am not going to be gaslit by your attempted fake "I AM A BIGGER FAN THAN YOU BECAUSE I GO TO GAMES!", when I have a great personal history, plus about 20 OTHER ballpark experiences around the country to compare it to. My favorite part is you missing the irony of "if you don't like it, just spend more money" while claiming to care about the common man is not lost on me.

Sheesh can’t even roll out the red carpet for a guy

What is this about? Another foolish attempt at a personal dig? Yea, we don't sit in the nose bleed seats and then complain about our seats or play the wealth inequality card over seats at the ballpark. Truly, one does not have to be wealthy to sit in the 100 level which is unique and fantastic at the Rate. Of course I love premium seating when my group has them, but most of the time the 100 level works out great - that at is where fans can enjoy walking all around the park, meeting friends in the OF concourses and enjoying beers and concessions out there. Of course, if you never or almost never attend games, have never gone to a Home Opener, tailgated with friends, or found a few extra dollars to sit in the 100 level, I understand, but IMO, you are missing out.

Stadiums I've been to: Three Rivers Stadium PNC Park Camden Yards Wrigley Field Great American Ballpark Progressive Field American Family Field Comerica Park Busch Stadium The Rate PNC Park was one of may favorite parks. It's small but beautiful with great views of the city. The river beyond right field is really cool. It's in a decent area with a nice selection of bars and restaurants. I think the best area around a ballpark is at Busch Stadium. The Ballpark Village is awesome, and that's what I'd like to see around a new Sox park. Comerica Park is another nice stadium with decent surroundings. American Family Field is a nice park with absolutely nothing around it. Wrigley is a dump surrounded by TONS of bars and restaurants. Parking is ridiculous. Much better off taking public transportation. I lived in Baltimore for about a year and a half, and I kick myself for not going to more games. From what I remember, it's a beautiful park. I honestly love The Rate. And I have not driven to the park in years. We always take the Metra to 35th Street and walk over. So much easier.

My list Old Comiskey Current Sox Park Tiger Stadium Comerica Park Old Busch stadium Current Busch stadium Great American Ballpark Original Arlington Stadium The Ballpark at Arlington Astrodome Minute Maid Park (whatever they call it today) Cleveland Municipal Stadium Jacobs Field The Skydome Washington Nationals Stadium Miller Park Tampa Dome Out of this list, there are things I liked at most of them. I think my favorite, mostly because of nostalgia is Comiskey Park. Out of the modern stadiums, I am big fan of Cleveland and Houston for different reasons. I really like the 2nd Arlington Stadium, except for the office building in RF that stopped all airflow through the stadium on 110 degree days, if not for that it might actually be my favorite. The sites and sightlines at Minute Maid were spectacular, and the flow of the stadium was excellent. The Crawford boxes, and the LF bleachers in Cleveland are just great OF seats and experiences. Cleveland municipal was gigantic shithole. Of the new stadiums, I think my least favorite was Detroit's Comerica. It was almost too gimicky, and they didn't do a great job with site lines. Could also be I was in a bad mood because I was in Detroit. Also the SkyDome was an underrated experience, though everything was just huge.