Thank god

Finally.

3 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

And we all thought the Sox wouldn't be bringing in any talent on deadline day.

2 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said:

And we all thought the Sox wouldn't be bringing in any talent on deadline day.

??

Oh that Rick Hahn ?

So, did anyone go to the game this evening? I wondered if people had any feedback from getting to the ballpark, parking and inside the park.

I heard Brooks Boyer on 670 on Friday and he said to get there early, follow the parking rules (lots north of the park prepaid, south of the park paying the day of), consider parking at the overflow lot at IIT and that some of the kinks of getting into the stadium and food service have been fixed.

Overall, the game was a positive experience. The outcome was bad as the pitching couldn’t have a scoreless frame after the first few innings until Kimbrel came in, so the way they lost sucked after being up 6-1. I was able to get food relatively quickly and got to the bathroom and back to my seats quickly as well.

However, they need the city to commit more people to direct traffic. I don’t know if it was Lollapalooza or what, but we left Woodridge at 3:30, got off the Ryan at 4:10 and stalled on 31st street trying to pass the first intersection and make our way past the housing (where cars are parked on game days) while we waited for two lights to let a bus in, cross traffic go through, people push through lanes and cut others off and see nobody directing traffic. When we finally turned to go to lot A, we couldn’t make a hard left and went to lot B, but it was closed and had to go to lot C to park, only to realize we couldn’t tailgate (I did remember hearing about that but by the time we got there my mind was fried and I just wanted to get out of the car). We unfortunately got out of the car around 5:20 and got to our seats by 5:48 pm. After the game it did take a long time to get through the neighborhoods as opposed to pushing people towards the highways. 

I suppose we could have gotten off on Damen but I have not been very impressed with the amount of time it takes to get to and from the park lately. But I doubt they can do anything and the city needs to be the one to supply the people directing traffic.

With places in Chicago following updated CDC guidelines and returning to requiring masks for all, and recent outbreaks after outdoor concerts in Michigan and Oregon (the later at a high rate of vaccinated adults (68.5%) & senior citizens (94.8%), wonder if the city or state will clamp down on full capacity at The Cell before the end of the season / playoffs.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pendleton-whisky-music-faster-horses-covid-outbreaks-outdoor-transmission-1208842/

25 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said:

With places in Chicago following updated CDC guidelines and returning to requiring masks for all, and recent outbreaks after outdoor concerts in Michigan and Oregon (the later at a high rate of vaccinated adults (68.5%) & senior citizens (94.8%), wonder if the city or state will clamp down on full capacity at The Cell before the end of the season / playoffs.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pendleton-whisky-music-faster-horses-covid-outbreaks-outdoor-transmission-1208842/

Would be such a downer. Want to see a packed stadium for this playoff run. Place will be electric.

1 hour ago, KrankinSox said:

Would be such a downer. Want to see a packed stadium for this playoff run. Place will be electric.

Yes, I prefer less packed games in general (save for the perennial sell outs of Opening Day or Playoffs/World Series), but hope the Sox can accommodate everyone that wants to go and can go throughout the rest of the year, and beyond. Was fortunate to attend all the home playoff games in 1983 and 2005, were great experiences win (2005 all but one a winner) or lose (1983). Hope all the fans on Soxtalk get to experience (or continue experiencing) the same this decade, hopefully there will be at least one or two WS runs.

3 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said:

With places in Chicago following updated CDC guidelines and returning to requiring masks for all, and recent outbreaks after outdoor concerts in Michigan and Oregon (the later at a high rate of vaccinated adults (68.5%) & senior citizens (94.8%), wonder if the city or state will clamp down on full capacity at The Cell before the end of the season / playoffs.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pendleton-whisky-music-faster-horses-covid-outbreaks-outdoor-transmission-1208842/

It’s outdoors. There could be some transmission but the key is what is going on everywhere else. If your hospitals overflow, they will limit fans because even if outdoor games don’t transmit much, they can’t allow any more cases if the hospitals can’t take them. Get more people the shot and keep them out of the hospital, and that will allow a packed house.