New Comiskey aka US Cellular, Game 9

Since I was loving Chicago, and we had so much fun at Wrigley, I was really looking forward to US Cellular and the White Sox. We hadn't seen Detroit play, so I was looking forward to that, too.

The locals are definitely for one team or the other; we talked to several Cubs fans who wouldn't set foot in US Cellular. Consistently we heard there was plenty to eat there, and since it was a day game we took our chances eating at the field. Turns out that was a good call. I’m vegetarian, so US Cellular so far gets kudos for being the most vegetarian friendly ball park, which appeals to me. I've never seen so many places to eat and such a variety at a ballpark. We enjoyed Mexican corn, which I wouldn't call health food since it was loaded with corn, mayo, parmesan, and butter, but man was it good. They also had kettle corn, which is a personal favorite. There were also options for Mexican and loaded baked potatoes, both of which could be made vegetarian friendly.

There is a lot to miss at US Cellular if you aren't paying attention. The old scoreboard is outside the highway exit by the red line. You know how I love my scoreboards! Seems Bill Veeck tried to spruce up the park and added it. Now, most parks seem to have one. Check it out -

http://flyingsock.com/OldComiskey/Scoreboard.htm

There is a replica of the old park's exploding scoreboard over the centerfield bleachers.


The original home plate from Cominsky Park is enshrined in marble outside gate 5, easy to miss or walk right over if you don't know about it.


All of a sudden I'm interested in the history of ball parks. I think the nostalgia of Wrigley along with the history of Comisky Park has been interesting reading. Here are a couple of sites with historical background:
http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/comisk.htm


http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/USCellularField.htm#sthash.WtdYv1D9.dpuf


Day games have been pretty low key and this one was no exception. The Tigers beat the White Sox 6-4. Miguel Cabrera hit a three run homer and basically knocked the crap out of the ball. We had seats at the third base line, third row, (way to go getting seats, Randy)!

It was a little weird to see this

in a stadium, but apparently it is from the old park.
Overall, US Cellular was a good time!

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Stadium


Scoreboard


Jazz band outside park


Vegetarian friendly


Food selection


Helpfulness of staff






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No mascot in sight


Very little crowd involvement