Thanks, man! I agree that it’s completely underrated. It had a great feel and atmosphere to it. Also, best fans in the MLB that I’ve come across thus far. I loved the passion for the team. I’d love to go back and cheer for the Sox.
Underrated?! It’s universally considered one of the worst in MLB, maybe just after Oakland. I haven’t been there since probably the late 90s, but at least then, it was like the most impersonal experience of watching baseball. They had to reduce seating capacity by thousands to make it less of a giant billboard filled corporate behemoth of a place. They’ve kind of done the opposite with Wrigley, which is sad.
@@MattSezer that's why they're saying it's UNDER RATED. because it's always viewed as one of the worst. i get it's not as personal as Wrigley, but I don't think it's as bad as people make it out to be. I think it's a nice stadium. If they ever integrate the neighborhood with it rather than keeping it isolated from the city than it would be awesome.
Thanks so much. I really enjoyed it and it surpassed my expectations. I can’t wait to go back and cheer for the White Sox. Best fans in baseball that I’ve come across so far.
As a Cubs fan (not a hater) and just a Chicago fan in general; I love this ballpark, great food, good people and not a bad seat in the house. Northside and Southside we have the best fans and both clubs have great history. I still call it Comiskey Park
Mad respect to you saying that as a Cubs fan. I think you’re right about that. I also did a review of Wrigley Field and a few other Chicago teams if you want to check those out!
Thanks so much! The passion from the fan base was fantastic! I’ve got 20 of these reviews out so far with several more in the queue and lots of trips planned this summer. We’re full steam ahead!
I was lucky enough to visit old Comiskey during it's last days. At the time it was unique for me that they let fans walk on the field, something they NEVER allowed at my home field, Fenway. Another thrill, Carlton Fisk came out to greet fans. He literally seemed like a giant. My gf at the time knew nothing about baseball and commented how handsome he was.
I appreciate this video as a diehard Sox fan, glad you enjoyed it! We tend to get overshadowed by the Cubs in the national spotlight but we absolutely love our White Sox and we show it on gameday. I’ve always thought with our stadium that there was nothing too unique about it but there’s nothing about it that’s bad either. Plus great food! If you’re a big baseball fan like me, it’s got what you want! Looking forward to a second half battle in the AL Central!👊
Thanks so much! I really enjoyed the visit and want to get back again soon and cheer for the Sox. The fan base is so passionate and I’d love to be cheering with them instead of against for a game.
@@SACSportsAdventures highly recommend checking out the bullpen sports bar in RF on your next visit. Great spot to hangout before the game. I think it’s one of the more unique parts of the GRF experience but isn’t one that’s obvious when looking at the park on tv
It’s also a very reasonable priced stadium. A family of 4 can get 4 tickets for under $100. That’s hard to do anywhere, and nearly impossible at Wrigley Field.
That is extremely true! I was going to make a video comparing the experiences at Wrigley vs Comiskey/Guaranteed Rate and ticket prices should be a major talking point. You can’t even get into Wrigley for anything like under $80.
Although, unlike Wrigley, US Cellular will not let cheaper ticket holders wander around the concessions and whatnot of the lower concourse. When you buy cheaper tickets, you are trapped up at the top at this park, essentially.
Mann these videos are 🔥 and the best I’ve seen so far! I feel like I’m actually in the stadiums when you are doing the walkthroughs and when you are in the stadium seats! Your swag is on point also. Keep up the good work and hopefully you will be at 10K subs by the end of the year bro. Be blessed 🙏🏽
Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me. I’ve got a lot more videos on the way and need to keep pushing to get more out. Thanks for the support!
@SAC Sports Adventures NP bro ima always show love when someone has high quality content! One thing that really stood out to me that is unique you actually show the box/loge suites in the stadiums and arenas you visit. I know it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to do these videos bro! Thank You again for providing us quality content 🙏🏽
@@SACSportsAdventures do you watch Depressed Ginger? He does a lot of reviews on stadiums. That's actually how I found you through my recommended list.
Noted! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. I hope to make it back and cheer for the Sox next time. I loved the environment and the White Sox community has been so kind to me through comments on this video.
Thanks! I’ll keep that in mind if I go back. Sorry to keep you waiting for so long; life has gotten busy and I got behind on editing. It feels really good to finally get this one out and there’s a lot more to follow! Thank you so much for the comment and the support!
I went to a game there against Cleveland in 2019 wearing all Cleveland gear as well and had a very similar experience. Super friendly Sox fans and extremely passionate about their team! I had such a great time not just enjoying the game and the stadium but also chatting baseball with at least a dozen different random strangers. Badly want to get back to another game there sometime
The only way they allow you to float between all the levels is if you have a Club Level(300 level) ticket. It's a lot of stadium to cover in just one game honestly and that's coming from a lifelong White Sox fan that has actually worked there for several years. It's a great environment and I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. You should get a seat in Club or the Picnic area along the right field fence one day.
The cool thing about Sox park I is it's always strong ties to Bridgeport a real blue collar chicago neighborhood with blood line that runs deep, when people from all over the chicagoland area come to the games either driving off the interstate, or coming off the redline, most of them have no clue they're like a couple blocks away from one of the most interesting neighborhoods in America with tons of history, their loss for not checking it out.
That’s great to hear! A lot of times that area will get a bad reputation which is inaccurate. I spoke to some fans at the game who were telling me about the culture and community of the area and that the it doesn’t deserve the poor reputation. Thanks so much for the insight!
Having been to 5 other MLB parks I have to say I really like Garenteed Rate Field. It's a really comfortable stadium and the atmosphere is great. I know my love of this ball park is due to a ton of renovations that have taken place over the years but I think they have fine turned it and finally gotten it right. It's a really good ball park in my book.
The ballpark would be a much better experience for guests if they allowed them to roam freely between the levels. It's a different experience on each level.
I couldn’t agree more. When I go to different ballparks I love being able to freely explore the whole park and check out all the different views it has to offer. Being limited to one level made me feel like I didn’t get as much out of it.
Yes! So underrated! I really enjoyed it a lot and hope to return and join the passionate White Sox fans in a game when they’re not playing a team I like.
So glad you enjoyed what I consider a 2nd home (I went to this stadium on a near-weekly basis for a few years in the 00s). If you liked the fan atmos, try to catch a game where they're playing Thunderstruck. It might be a bit difficult, as it seems they save that song for very big games.
Writing this before watching the video. I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a diehard White Sox and Packers fan, and lifelong stadiums enthusiast. Watched your videos on Lambeau (nice job btw), Wrigley, Miller Park, and the Great American Ballpark. All of which I’ve been to. As a White Sox fan, I fully acknowledge that no, we do not have the very best ballpark. However, I don’t believe for a second that we have the worst. Despite this I quite regularly find it rated at the very bottom of people’s ranking videos and lists, sometimes rated even lower the Rogers Centre, Tropicana or the Coliseum. Even if you put us at #27 out of 30 on that list. I think there’s still a massive gap in quality between us and those parks. And people who give us crap saying our park is dull and boring and the upper deck is to high, usually have no clue what it was like before the renovations. When the concourses were bare white, the upper deck was 10 rows higher and so much more we didn’t have yet. I just hope you gave us a fair shot. Respect man
Contrary to other ratings I actually loved it. Haha! I loved how closed in and intimate it feels because of the banners in the outfield. The fans were the best fans in baseball that I’ve seen. It was one of my best experiences at an MLB game. Let me know your thoughts after you watch the video.
Went to my first game here on Wednesday and I loved it. This place is way underrated. Fan base is great. Love the blue collar feel. If I was from Chicago I would definitely be a Sox fan. Much different vibe than Wrigley. Wrigley is great too but it's bougie. Comiskey is a laymans spot.
Guaranteed Rate Field is quite the place. I think so many Sox fans dislike it is because what could have been rather than the bland shell it is. Lots of Sox fans are hoping the Bears leave Solider Field so we can take that land
That would be extremely interesting and a fantastic place for a ballpark right on the Lake. I agree with you that it doesn’t live up to the old ballpark but I still really enjoyed it.
@@SACSportsAdventures I would agree. I have been to about 10 stadiums in my life. I hope to get to them all by the end of my life. I think our food is top 3 in all of baseball. Would love to see you at a game one day. Enjoy and safe travels.
3:13 this actually has more to do with the 1991 surroundings of the stadium than their current surroundings. In 1991, across the highway there was a mile stretch of notorious high-rise public housing projects that have since been torn down and partially replaced. Stateway Gardens were right across the highway, with the Robert Taylor Homes adjacent to that.
Fair point. Now it’s just the highway and you couldn’t be able to see much. I still really like that closed in feel as it makes it more of a focused environment.
Yeah!! I’m looking forward to the new season! Hopefully you’ll make it to some Sox games. I’ve got a few other baseball stadium reviews out so far and have lots of places planned to visit this summer that I’m super excited for!
The park was designed to be a rough copy of Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City. The same firm that designed the Sox’s new park also designed Kaufman. It was originally supposed to be built in Addison, Illinois. When that fell through, it was adapted for the location at 35th St.
The stuff blocking the view was actually designed to black the view of the Projects behind it there used to be around a mile of High rise projects right on the other side of the E-way. In my opinion they should have faced the stadium up to downtown not the projects but to my understanding the point was since it is the southsides team they faced it south.
@@SACSportsAdventures It is an odd layout, and I would agree that it is the “main” one, although we don’t have one as main as other stadiums. Thank you for coming by and giving a nice review!
@@jameserickson5372 Of course, I loved the stadium and can’t wait to get back! I see you’re a Blackhawks fan… I may or may not have been at the game tonight and just now got home. Go Jackets! I’ll have a United Center Stadium Review in the coming weeks so keep an eye out for that.
@@SACSportsAdventures sweet! Looked like a fun game to be at with all the goals, especially for your Jackets. The UC is one of those places where there isn't a bad seat in the house (except maybe right next to the press boxes). Love going there for Hawks games, and Bulls games are very fun as well. I suggest going back for a Bulls game if you even have the smallest interest in basketball. Keep up the good work!
I love the field! It's not perfect by any means. They could let fans in to see batting practice a little earlier. They could be a lot cooler on where you can go. It still is a blast, regardless. I love going to the Southside. It is a vibe in itself.
As a White Sox fan, I appreciate this good review of Guaranteed Rate Field. This place had been so maligned since it opened, with Camden Yards in Baltimore opening in 1992, and the constant comparisons to Wrigley Field. It weighs us Sox fans down when you'd hear over and over again how "bad" the place is. Well as you saw for yourself, the home of the White Sox is a great place for baseball. Yeah...Wrigley Field is more popular. That place is marketed more as a tourist attraction. But Guaranteed Rate Field is a great place to watch a ball game. Hope you'll come back soon...and GO SOX!!!!!
It’s so underrated and I think the fans truly made it fantastic. It’s so tight and intimate which makes it awesome to watch a ballgame there. I’d love to come back for a game and cheer for the Sox!
I like some of Guaranteed Rate Field. I like the pinwheels. But maybe they can do something more with them. And I would like to see more seats beyond the outfield. I like this stadium a little. But I still like it !!
Thank you for the video! Heading to the park for the first time ever tomorrow to see the Angels vs the White Sox. Any recommendations for food? Will also be heading to Wrigley Field and Miller Park (or whatever it's called). It's my mini vacation of following the Dodgers around. First stop is Chicago then to Pittsburgh. A trip to Erie Pa but was hoping to see the Indians err Guardians play in Cleveland but alas they're on the road. Home to Philly for a couple of days, then down to DC and finish up 3 weeks of baseball at home watching the Dodgers take on the Phillies.
I’ve heard that the nacho helmet is really good but I didn’t get the chance to try many of their options. I also have reviews for Wrigley and Miller Park so be sure to check those out as well! That sounds like an amazing trip following around your team!
I have never been here before. Those pinwheels are pretty interesting if you ask me. What is the story of the pinwheels? I would love to know there origin and all of that cool stuff. I would say though that the pinwheels look really intriguing for sure.
Thanks so much! I’ve got a lot of other stadium reviews out so far and a packed full schedule of stadium visits and videos this summer! I really enjoyed the White Sox stadium and how passionate the fan base was.
I like going here, but I wish they had not gotten rid of the blue seats. Those black or dark gray seats just make it look gloomy even on a bright sunny day.
When you say I-94 Expressway you must mean Dan Ryan Expressway named for the late Cook County Board President Dan Ryan, Jr. and opened in 1962 in Chicago, Illinois(where Guaranteed Rate is close to on 35th Street)
@@SACSportsAdventures Mushroom Cap Veggie Burger, Smoked Wings, Pretzel-Wrapped Bratwurst, and the rainbow cones sliced not scooped. And the famous Comiskey Burger. Every year there are changes even the fans find something new each season lol
@@Chuychubacca Noted! The pretzel wrapped bratwurst sounds right up my alley. I’m not sure if I’m going to make it back this year since I have a lot of my summer already booked with stadium visits but I’ll try and whenever I do, I think a video of some fun food options would be a fantastic idea! Thanks for all the suggestions!
@@SACSportsAdventures yeah I subscribed to you, I'd like to see other stadiums you attend I know every one have their own thing that makes them unique. That's the best part, the traditions, food, atmosphere. Looking forward to your future videos
Now all they have to do to really make it right is move it across the street and rotate it so it sits in the same footprint of Old Comiskey Park. Then I'll like it.
Very weird entrance & how you’re stuck on one level .. I’m used to wriggleyville. How u can move almost anywhere about mid game if seats are open . When it rains . I just go under the stands . Love being able to do that
Yeah! I also went to Wrigley last summer and have a stadium review of it and loved how I could easily go up to the highest row of the ballpark. Be sure to go check that one out. Each ballpark in Chicago has its own things to love about it. I’m thinking about making a video comparing the two.
Giordano’s out in Rosemont by O’Hare. It was the easiest location to go to before parking and hopping on the blue line since we were coming in from the north.
At the entrance to each level they check your ticket an additional time. It’s super weird and means you can’t go to the upper level if you’re seats are in the lower level and vice versa.
At the entrance to each level they check your ticket an additional time. It’s super weird and means you can’t go to the upper level if you’re seats are in the lower level and vice versa.
thinking about going in august to see my Houston Astros. what's the best section to sit in and interact with the visiting team? trying to get stuff autographed and be close to dugout? Thank you
I think being in the first few rows behind or beside the dugout would be best. From where I was, it was too far up to really interact with the players. Hope you have a great time!
What 👁️ like. Guaranteed Rate Field. It famliy friendly. Tailgating before ever game fireworks show on Friday. After Night game . Keep the tradition going like Comiskey Park would do and win a. World Series
Chicago blew it enclosing the stadium and having it face southeast. If it faced northeast and opened the outfield up they coulda had views of the amazing Chicago skyline/skyscrapers. Google has some mock renderings.
Other than the most ridiculous stadium name in the Majors ( I mean, how un-baseball can you get? ) this place looks great! Still, it's too bad they didn't save the original Comiskey with a major remodel like Wrigley...
I think the old Comiskey was a little too far gone for major renovations. The changes they’d want to make to modernize it would have had serious structural implications and it would probably be more costly than building a new ballpark. Regardless, I still thing this stadium looks fantastic!
@@SACSportsAdventures They would have to do something like they did at Lambeau Field for the Packers, where they built a surrounding structure which would greatly increase the width of the food concourses. Then, they would have had to go upward from that structure to build a 3rd deck above the existing 2nd deck (which was the top deck). Not sure if a new 3rd deck would be the luxury boxes, or if they’d have made part of the 2nd into the boxes and had the new 3rd just new cheap seats. But you’re right, it would have been a major project, and perhaps not worth the money. I lived in suburban Chicago in the late 80’s and early 90’s when New Comiskey was built. First time I went there, me and my kids were in the top deck way out by the LF foul pole. I nearly got vertigo, it was so high and steep. Sometime in the early ‘00’s, they removed the top 7-10 rows (I don’t remember exactly how many), and put a different, larger roof on which made it feel a bit more comfortable and more “basebally”. Before that renovation, the top rows felt more like Shea Stadium, or even a big football stadium.
I’ve never had a bad game day in my handful of times there (but much prefer Wrigley, obvi). But I am always endlessly disappointed by the decades-old mistake of not orienting the stadium to take advantage of that phenomenal skyline view. Imagine if they had the skyline of Chicago in the outfield?
I 100% agree! The old stadium was oriented towards downtown but since it was two tiers all the way around there was no view. Massive missed opportunity and it sucks that the only view you can get now is from the (unaccessible to 100 level ticket holders) upper deck.
@@subg8858 in fact it’d be near impossible to build a stadium at a location where the downtown skyline would be due west, unless you plopped it down in Lake Michigan
@@SACSportsAdventures next time go up to the 500 level you can get a good view of the field and the downtown skyline even see the Dan Ryan and trains also the tickets are very cheap it's a no brainer
@@SACSportsAdventures It's all good, a common mistake. Review was great though. The park has been MAJORLY improved since its original state in the 1990's. It used to be way too sterile, blue, and bland. Now it at least has character.
Awesome video, dude, I enjoyed it. Love my White Sox. Good luck to the Indians...err, I mean Guardians. Imo the White Sox have the dumbest stadium name in baseball & the Guardians have the dumbest team name, lol.
Thanks so much! I loved the White Sox stadium and the energy from the crowd. Haha! I don’t think you’re wrong about that. I much prefer calling it Comiskey II.
Sox ballpark is a shit in Chicago compare to the most historical,great atmosphere,great fans of Chicago Cubs Wringley Field.One day u must visit there.I bet u would like it.
Nah. I’m not a big ketchup fan. I like to keep it plain and simple. But I see what you mean… with a little bit of ketchup suddenly my hot dog has transformed into a healthy fruit! I love it.
I think every ballpark has something special about it that makes it unique. This being build during the traditional period obviously makes those special and unique characteristics not as obvious as other parks but they’re still there. Thanks so much for watching!
Biggest BRAVES and White Sox fan here, don't be woke because the Cleveland INDIANS will ALWAYS be the INDIANS!! Wildthing Vaughn, Pedro Cerrano, Jake Taylor wouldn't approve of you not calling the Indians the Guardians 🤔🤣🇺🇸
@@briancanterberry3085 Well after googling it, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary woke originates in AAVE meaning "aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)" So I would be proud to be called woke then, sure.
ive been there once i watched people get run over in the crowd than got treated like garbage from the local ghetto that attends the games. good luck. the stadium itself is nice tho
Finally! Some love for this underrated stadium.
Thanks, man! I agree that it’s completely underrated. It had a great feel and atmosphere to it. Also, best fans in the MLB that I’ve come across thus far. I loved the passion for the team. I’d love to go back and cheer for the Sox.
@@SACSportsAdventures hi mate enjoyed your video I’m a white sox fan. Was wondering do you like the AFL do you watch it and do you have a AFL team??
Underrated?! It’s universally considered one of the worst in MLB, maybe just after Oakland. I haven’t been there since probably the late 90s, but at least then, it was like the most impersonal experience of watching baseball. They had to reduce seating capacity by thousands to make it less of a giant billboard filled corporate behemoth of a place. They’ve kind of done the opposite with Wrigley, which is sad.
It sucked before the renovations but now it is pretty good imo
@@MattSezer that's why they're saying it's UNDER RATED. because it's always viewed as one of the worst. i get it's not as personal as Wrigley, but I don't think it's as bad as people make it out to be. I think it's a nice stadium. If they ever integrate the neighborhood with it rather than keeping it isolated from the city than it would be awesome.
As I life long White Sox fan it's nice to hear nice comments about our stadium. Good job on the video.
Thanks so much. I really enjoyed it and it surpassed my expectations. I can’t wait to go back and cheer for the White Sox. Best fans in baseball that I’ve come across so far.
As a Cubs fan (not a hater) and just a Chicago fan in general; I love this ballpark, great food, good people and not a bad seat in the house. Northside and Southside we have the best fans and both clubs have great history. I still call it Comiskey Park
Mad respect to you saying that as a Cubs fan. I think you’re right about that. I also did a review of Wrigley Field and a few other Chicago teams if you want to check those out!
@@SACSportsAdventures You really hit it out of the park with this video! Also, at 7:52 I see your last name is Collins which is same as me
@dj. It's neat to hear from your perspective. I, as fan of the White Sox, will say Wrigley Field is a prettier ballpark.
Dude, you’ve got lots of talent with this stuff! Keep at it.
It’s just different on the South Side! We loooove our team!
Thanks so much! The passion from the fan base was fantastic! I’ve got 20 of these reviews out so far with several more in the queue and lots of trips planned this summer. We’re full steam ahead!
@@SACSportsAdventures The Indians will always be the Indians. Cleveland Indians
I was lucky enough to visit old Comiskey during it's last days. At the time it was unique for me that they let fans walk on the field, something they NEVER allowed at my home field, Fenway. Another thrill, Carlton Fisk came out to greet fans. He literally seemed like a giant. My gf at the time knew nothing about baseball and commented how handsome he was.
That’s awesome! What a fantastic experience! Thanks so much for sharing.
I saw Fisk on numerous occasions in full dress on the concourse, because that was the only way they could get to the batting cages
I appreciate this video as a diehard Sox fan, glad you enjoyed it! We tend to get overshadowed by the Cubs in the national spotlight but we absolutely love our White Sox and we show it on gameday. I’ve always thought with our stadium that there was nothing too unique about it but there’s nothing about it that’s bad either. Plus great food! If you’re a big baseball fan like me, it’s got what you want! Looking forward to a second half battle in the AL Central!👊
Thanks so much! I really enjoyed the visit and want to get back again soon and cheer for the Sox. The fan base is so passionate and I’d love to be cheering with them instead of against for a game.
@@SACSportsAdventures highly recommend checking out the bullpen sports bar in RF on your next visit. Great spot to hangout before the game. I think it’s one of the more unique parts of the GRF experience but isn’t one that’s obvious when looking at the park on tv
It’s also a very reasonable priced stadium. A family of 4 can get 4 tickets for under $100. That’s hard to do anywhere, and nearly impossible at Wrigley Field.
That is extremely true! I was going to make a video comparing the experiences at Wrigley vs Comiskey/Guaranteed Rate and ticket prices should be a major talking point. You can’t even get into Wrigley for anything like under $80.
Although, unlike Wrigley, US Cellular will not let cheaper ticket holders wander around the concessions and whatnot of the lower concourse. When you buy cheaper tickets, you are trapped up at the top at this park, essentially.
I'd rather watch 2 Girls, 1 Cup, than go to Wrigley Field. Cubs suck donkeys!⚾️
Mann these videos are 🔥 and the best I’ve seen so far!
I feel like I’m actually in the stadiums when you are doing the walkthroughs and when you are in the stadium seats! Your swag is on point also. Keep up the good work and hopefully you will be at 10K subs by the end of the year bro. Be blessed 🙏🏽
Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me. I’ve got a lot more videos on the way and need to keep pushing to get more out. Thanks for the support!
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NP bro ima always show love when someone has high quality content! One thing that really stood out to me that is unique you actually show the box/loge suites in the stadiums and arenas you visit. I know it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to do these videos bro!
Thank You again for providing us quality content 🙏🏽
When they did that major renovation and removed the upper portion of the upper deck it made the ballpark look a lot better.
I agree. It made it a much more closed in and intimate environment.
@@SACSportsAdventures do you watch Depressed Ginger? He does a lot of reviews on stadiums. That's actually how I found you through my recommended list.
Thanks!
Thank you you too! Hope you enjoyed it.
Just now realized what this was. Haha! Thank you so much for the support.
Excellent review, young man. Long live the memory of Bob Feller and Minnie Minoso !
That ballpark looks like a great MLB venue.
Thanks so much! I really enjoyed it there!
Actually, Bob Feller was with the Cleveland Indians, now the Guardians.
If you go back, you gotta try the polish with grilled onions! Great video! I love that ball park.
Noted! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. I hope to make it back and cheer for the Sox next time. I loved the environment and the White Sox community has been so kind to me through comments on this video.
I was definitely waiting for this one! Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself! If you ever return, there's so much good food to try at the stadium!
Thanks! I’ll keep that in mind if I go back. Sorry to keep you waiting for so long; life has gotten busy and I got behind on editing. It feels really good to finally get this one out and there’s a lot more to follow! Thank you so much for the comment and the support!
I went to a game there against Cleveland in 2019 wearing all Cleveland gear as well and had a very similar experience. Super friendly Sox fans and extremely passionate about their team! I had such a great time not just enjoying the game and the stadium but also chatting baseball with at least a dozen different random strangers. Badly want to get back to another game there sometime
It’s such a fun park! We need to get down there sometime! They have some pretty cheap seats up high.
We appreciate your great review! We look forward to seeing you again at our stadium.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. I loved it there and can’t wait to get back!
The only way they allow you to float between all the levels is if you have a Club Level(300 level) ticket. It's a lot of stadium to cover in just one game honestly and that's coming from a lifelong White Sox fan that has actually worked there for several years. It's a great environment and I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. You should get a seat in Club or the Picnic area along the right field fence one day.
Interesting! Good to know. I’ll check that out someday if the prices aren’t too crazy!
The cool thing about Sox park I is it's always strong ties to Bridgeport a real blue collar chicago neighborhood with blood line that runs deep, when people from all over the chicagoland area come to the games either driving off the interstate, or coming off the redline, most of them have no clue they're like a couple blocks away from one of the most interesting neighborhoods in America with tons of history, their loss for not checking it out.
That’s great to hear! A lot of times that area will get a bad reputation which is inaccurate. I spoke to some fans at the game who were telling me about the culture and community of the area and that the it doesn’t deserve the poor reputation. Thanks so much for the insight!
Yessss thank you for the appreciation for our underrated stadium!!!
Thanks for the very respectful and nonpartisan review of the great, Guaranteed Rate Field.
Of course! I actually really enjoyed it.
Having been to 5 other MLB parks I have to say I really like Garenteed Rate Field. It's a really comfortable stadium and the atmosphere is great. I know my love of this ball park is due to a ton of renovations that have taken place over the years but I think they have fine turned it and finally gotten it right. It's a really good ball park in my book.
That’s a fair assessment. It’s super underrated and the updates they’ve made have done wonders.
The ballpark would be a much better experience for guests if they allowed them to roam freely between the levels.
It's a different experience on each level.
I couldn’t agree more. When I go to different ballparks I love being able to freely explore the whole park and check out all the different views it has to offer. Being limited to one level made me feel like I didn’t get as much out of it.
That is so true. They all have different vibes.
@@ronnieharwell8236 very true
You just got a new subscriber. Amazing video, well detailed. Thanks.
Thanks so much, man! I really appreciate that. Trying to get to get videos out more regularly and have a lot of stadium reviews queued up.
Great review! Thanks for the kind words. It’s a fun place and you captured it well. A well hidden MLB gem!
Yes! So underrated! I really enjoyed it a lot and hope to return and join the passionate White Sox fans in a game when they’re not playing a team I like.
So glad you enjoyed what I consider a 2nd home (I went to this stadium on a near-weekly basis for a few years in the 00s). If you liked the fan atmos, try to catch a game where they're playing Thunderstruck. It might be a bit difficult, as it seems they save that song for very big games.
Interesting! I really want to try to go back and cheer for the Sox. The fan enthusiasm in the game was outstanding. Massive respect!
Writing this before watching the video.
I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a diehard White Sox and Packers fan, and lifelong stadiums enthusiast. Watched your videos on Lambeau (nice job btw), Wrigley, Miller Park, and the Great American Ballpark. All of which I’ve been to.
As a White Sox fan, I fully acknowledge that no, we do not have the very best ballpark. However, I don’t believe for a second that we have the worst. Despite this I quite regularly find it rated at the very bottom of people’s ranking videos and lists, sometimes rated even lower the Rogers Centre, Tropicana or the Coliseum. Even if you put us at #27 out of 30 on that list. I think there’s still a massive gap in quality between us and those parks. And people who give us crap saying our park is dull and boring and the upper deck is to high, usually have no clue what it was like before the renovations. When the concourses were bare white, the upper deck was 10 rows higher and so much more we didn’t have yet.
I just hope you gave us a fair shot. Respect man
Contrary to other ratings I actually loved it. Haha! I loved how closed in and intimate it feels because of the banners in the outfield. The fans were the best fans in baseball that I’ve seen. It was one of my best experiences at an MLB game. Let me know your thoughts after you watch the video.
Went to my first game here on Wednesday and I loved it. This place is way underrated. Fan base is great. Love the blue collar feel. If I was from Chicago I would definitely be a Sox fan. Much different vibe than Wrigley. Wrigley is great too but it's bougie. Comiskey is a laymans spot.
Thanks for the review young man!
Glad you enjoyed. Great ballpark.
Guaranteed Rate Field is quite the place. I think so many Sox fans dislike it is because what could have been rather than the bland shell it is. Lots of Sox fans are hoping the Bears leave Solider Field so we can take that land
That would be extremely interesting and a fantastic place for a ballpark right on the Lake. I agree with you that it doesn’t live up to the old ballpark but I still really enjoyed it.
This was “top notch” too! Well done young man! (From Yakima Washington) Baseball Is Best! ⚾️⚾️⚾️
Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed your stay. GO SOX!!
Super underrated stadium. I’d love to make it back and cheer for the Sox sometime!
@@SACSportsAdventures I would agree. I have been to about 10 stadiums in my life. I hope to get to them all by the end of my life. I think our food is top 3 in all of baseball. Would love to see you at a game one day. Enjoy and safe travels.
3:13 this actually has more to do with the 1991 surroundings of the stadium than their current surroundings. In 1991, across the highway there was a mile stretch of notorious high-rise public housing projects that have since been torn down and partially replaced. Stateway Gardens were right across the highway, with the Robert Taylor Homes adjacent to that.
Fair point. Now it’s just the highway and you couldn’t be able to see much. I still really like that closed in feel as it makes it more of a focused environment.
Thank you this is getting me ready for this season i am SO excited 🔥,go sox!
Yeah!! I’m looking forward to the new season! Hopefully you’ll make it to some Sox games. I’ve got a few other baseball stadium reviews out so far and have lots of places planned to visit this summer that I’m super excited for!
The park was designed to be a rough copy of Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City. The same firm that designed the Sox’s new park also designed Kaufman. It was originally supposed to be built in Addison, Illinois. When that fell through, it was adapted for the location at 35th St.
Interesting! I didn’t know that. Thanks so much for the info!
Gaurenteed Rate Field is a fantastic venue!
Agreed! And totally underrated.
I wonder how much fun it would be in 2025, especially the fan culture part haha
The stuff blocking the view was actually designed to black the view of the Projects behind it there used to be around a mile of High rise projects right on the other side of the E-way. In my opinion they should have faced the stadium up to downtown not the projects but to my understanding the point was since it is the southsides team they faced it south.
That’s great insight! Thanks so much. I think it would be super cool for them to face the stadium towards downtown as well.
The only thing I would add is that the north entrance is the only one that is detached from the park. The rest are attached. Solid video!
Good to know! It seemed like that north one was the main entrance and that was kind of an odd layout. Thanks so much for the comment!
@@SACSportsAdventures It is an odd layout, and I would agree that it is the “main” one, although we don’t have one as main as other stadiums. Thank you for coming by and giving a nice review!
@@jameserickson5372 Of course, I loved the stadium and can’t wait to get back! I see you’re a Blackhawks fan… I may or may not have been at the game tonight and just now got home. Go Jackets! I’ll have a United Center Stadium Review in the coming weeks so keep an eye out for that.
@@SACSportsAdventures sweet! Looked like a fun game to be at with all the goals, especially for your Jackets. The UC is one of those places where there isn't a bad seat in the house (except maybe right next to the press boxes). Love going there for Hawks games, and Bulls games are very fun as well. I suggest going back for a Bulls game if you even have the smallest interest in basketball. Keep up the good work!
@@SACSportsAdventures are you from Cleveland ??
I love the field! It's not perfect by any means. They could let fans in to see batting practice a little earlier. They could be a lot cooler on where you can go. It still is a blast, regardless. I love going to the Southside. It is a vibe in itself.
It’s super underrated and I’d love to make it back and cheer for the Sox. The atmosphere was superb!
As a White Sox fan, I appreciate this good review of Guaranteed Rate Field. This place had been so maligned since it opened, with Camden Yards in Baltimore opening in 1992, and the constant comparisons to Wrigley Field. It weighs us Sox fans down when you'd hear over and over again how "bad" the place is. Well as you saw for yourself, the home of the White Sox is a great place for baseball. Yeah...Wrigley Field is more popular. That place is marketed more as a tourist attraction. But Guaranteed Rate Field is a great place to watch a ball game.
Hope you'll come back soon...and GO SOX!!!!!
It’s so underrated and I think the fans truly made it fantastic. It’s so tight and intimate which makes it awesome to watch a ballgame there. I’d love to come back for a game and cheer for the Sox!
Comisky park was torn down and replaced by guaranteed us cellular field
I like some of Guaranteed Rate Field. I like the pinwheels. But maybe they can do something more with them. And I would like to see more seats beyond the outfield. I like this stadium a little. But I still like it !!
Yeah, it’s not the best but not as bad as some make it out to be.
Thank you for the video! Heading to the park for the first time ever tomorrow to see the Angels vs the White Sox. Any recommendations for food?
Will also be heading to Wrigley Field and Miller Park (or whatever it's called).
It's my mini vacation of following the Dodgers around. First stop is Chicago then to Pittsburgh. A trip to Erie Pa but was hoping to see the Indians err Guardians play in Cleveland but alas they're on the road. Home to Philly for a couple of days, then down to DC and finish up 3 weeks of baseball at home watching the Dodgers take on the Phillies.
I’ve heard that the nacho helmet is really good but I didn’t get the chance to try many of their options. I also have reviews for Wrigley and Miller Park so be sure to check those out as well!
That sounds like an amazing trip following around your team!
I have never been here before. Those pinwheels are pretty interesting if you ask me. What is the story of the pinwheels? I would love to know there origin and all of that cool stuff. I would say though that the pinwheels look really intriguing for sure.
I read online that they had ones in the old stadium because the owner wanted the first "exploding scoreboard" after home runs.
btw I went to the game right before you! I went to the white sox on July 30, 2021. coincidence? I think so.
That’s awesome! Even more of a coincidence is that July 30 is my birthday! Haha!
7:52 My last name is Collins too! It’s so coincidental!
Yeah! That’s awesome!
Awesome video bro 👌 GO WHITESOX!!!
Thanks so much! I’ve got a lot of other stadium reviews out so far and a packed full schedule of stadium visits and videos this summer! I really enjoyed the White Sox stadium and how passionate the fan base was.
I like going here, but I wish they had not gotten rid of the blue seats. Those black or dark gray seats just make it look gloomy even on a bright sunny day.
That’s a great point! The black does make the stadium appear really dark.
When you say I-94 Expressway you must mean Dan Ryan Expressway named for the late Cook County Board President Dan Ryan, Jr. and opened in 1962 in Chicago, Illinois(where Guaranteed Rate is close to on 35th Street)
Yes, correct. When I drive through Chicago I just refer to it as “94” instead of the full name.
I'd recommend going back again. The food has gotten better. Chicago is known for their food and the White Sox really brought that out
That’s a great idea! Any suggestions of what the best food is?
@@SACSportsAdventures Mushroom Cap Veggie Burger, Smoked Wings, Pretzel-Wrapped Bratwurst, and the rainbow cones sliced not scooped. And the famous Comiskey Burger. Every year there are changes even the fans find something new each season lol
@@Chuychubacca Noted! The pretzel wrapped bratwurst sounds right up my alley. I’m not sure if I’m going to make it back this year since I have a lot of my summer already booked with stadium visits but I’ll try and whenever I do, I think a video of some fun food options would be a fantastic idea! Thanks for all the suggestions!
@@SACSportsAdventures yeah I subscribed to you, I'd like to see other stadiums you attend I know every one have their own thing that makes them unique. That's the best part, the traditions, food, atmosphere. Looking forward to your future videos
@@Chuychubacca thanks so much! I really appreciate that. I’ve got a lot of exciting stuff coming up!
I was at this game it was so crazy the guy with the white hat and white shirt dancing at the start I sat by him
That’s awesome! Hahaha! What a fun game that was. I’d love to make it back and cheer for the White Sox.
@@SACSportsAdventures I went today rays vs Whitesox I met franco
@@twistedevanraystv3449 that’s awesome! Hope you had a great time and glad you saw a winner!
@@SACSportsAdventures thanks I’m a rays fan tho
@@twistedevanraystv3449 Never mind. Hahaha! I also like the Rays. They’re wither my fourth or fifth favourite depending on how I’m feeling.
Now all they have to do to really make it right is move it across the street and rotate it so it sits in the same footprint of Old Comiskey Park. Then I'll like it.
I’d agree with that. Too bad they can’t just rotate the ballpark 90°
Very weird entrance & how you’re stuck on one level .. I’m used to wriggleyville. How u can move almost anywhere about mid game if seats are open . When it rains . I just go under the stands . Love being able to do that
Yeah! I also went to Wrigley last summer and have a stadium review of it and loved how I could easily go up to the highest row of the ballpark. Be sure to go check that one out. Each ballpark in Chicago has its own things to love about it. I’m thinking about making a video comparing the two.
Where exactly in Chicago did you get the deep dish pizza from?
Giordano’s out in Rosemont by O’Hare. It was the easiest location to go to before parking and hopping on the blue line since we were coming in from the north.
How do they not let you go to other levels of the park? I’ve never heard of this except for exclusive club seating.
At the entrance to each level they check your ticket an additional time. It’s super weird and means you can’t go to the upper level if you’re seats are in the lower level and vice versa.
At the entrance to each level they check your ticket an additional time. It’s super weird and means you can’t go to the upper level if you’re seats are in the lower level and vice versa.
thinking about going in august to see my Houston Astros. what's the best section to sit in and interact with the visiting team? trying to get stuff autographed and be close to dugout? Thank you
I think being in the first few rows behind or beside the dugout would be best. From where I was, it was too far up to really interact with the players. Hope you have a great time!
0:59 A Cleveland fan would call it "Cominsky" Park 🤣🤣
… oops. Hahaha!
And CTA is the Chicago Transit Authority( the bus and train line not the band that became Chicago)
Haha! Yeah.That would be a little strange if the band name was on the train out in right field. Thanks so much for the comment!
@@SACSportsAdventures You had a ball down there at Guaranteed Rate Field at that White Sox game
@@kjchicago1 it was a fantastic time! Feel free to check out some of the other Chicago stadiums I’ve visited as well!
I heard bad things about it, saw it on my sons game and thought it looked
Like a nice field. Came here to check your review
Totally an underrated venue!
Seby 3 HR game. I was there!!!!
Dude was on fire that night. Amazing to witness! Even as a Cleveland fan it was awesome to see.
What 👁️ like. Guaranteed Rate Field. It famliy friendly. Tailgating before ever game fireworks show on Friday. After Night game . Keep the tradition going like Comiskey Park would do and win a. World Series
Yes! The tailgating aspect of it was fantastic! Not something I expected from a ballpark in the city.
It's not classic in appearance but it's not as bad as people say it is
Not as bad as people say for sure. I enjoyed it.
Chicago blew it enclosing the stadium and having it face southeast.
If it faced northeast and opened the outfield up they coulda had views of the amazing Chicago skyline/skyscrapers.
Google has some mock renderings.
That would have been amazing. The old stadium faced NE towards downtown.
I prefer the Cubbies but any baseball in Chicago is a great night!!
I did a Stadium Review at Wrigley as well! Both are unique and have their own things to love about them.
Other than the most ridiculous stadium name in the Majors ( I mean, how un-baseball can you get? ) this place looks great!
Still, it's too bad they didn't save the original Comiskey with a major remodel like Wrigley...
I think the old Comiskey was a little too far gone for major renovations. The changes they’d want to make to modernize it would have had serious structural implications and it would probably be more costly than building a new ballpark. Regardless, I still thing this stadium looks fantastic!
@@SACSportsAdventures They would have to do something like they did at Lambeau Field for the Packers, where they built a surrounding structure which would greatly increase the width of the food concourses. Then, they would have had to go upward from that structure to build a 3rd deck above the existing 2nd deck (which was the top deck). Not sure if a new 3rd deck would be the luxury boxes, or if they’d have made part of the 2nd into the boxes and had the new 3rd just new cheap seats.
But you’re right, it would have been a major project, and perhaps not worth the money.
I lived in suburban Chicago in the late 80’s and early 90’s when New Comiskey was built. First time I went there, me and my kids were in the top deck way out by the LF foul pole. I nearly got vertigo, it was so high and steep. Sometime in the early ‘00’s, they removed the top 7-10 rows (I don’t remember exactly how many), and put a different, larger roof on which made it feel a bit more comfortable and more “basebally”. Before that renovation, the top rows felt more like Shea Stadium, or even a big football stadium.
I’ve never had a bad game day in my handful of times there (but much prefer Wrigley, obvi). But I am always endlessly disappointed by the decades-old mistake of not orienting the stadium to take advantage of that phenomenal skyline view. Imagine if they had the skyline of Chicago in the outfield?
I 100% agree! The old stadium was oriented towards downtown but since it was two tiers all the way around there was no view. Massive missed opportunity and it sucks that the only view you can get now is from the (unaccessible to 100 level ticket holders) upper deck.
They don’t build baseball stadiums oriented due west anywhere due to the sub
@@subg8858 you clearly don’t know Chicago geography. Downtown is NORTH.
@@subg8858 in fact it’d be near impossible to build a stadium at a location where the downtown skyline would be due west, unless you plopped it down in Lake Michigan
I believe the issue was the sun's direction which is why they could not.
Also you should be wearing a sox jersey
Not a white Sox fan though. Haha!
Great video. I disagree with your positive sentiment but that’s ok
Nice Indians jersey would look better with chief wahoo
Haha! I assume you’re not a fan of “Guardians” then. Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope you enjoyed!
@@SACSportsAdventures nope I'm a southsider go soxs
@@SACSportsAdventures guardians sound like the generic Cleveland baseball team
@@keyshawnscott12 Fair enough. It is rather bland. Did I do your team’s ballpark justice? Any thing major I left out?
@@SACSportsAdventures next time go up to the 500 level you can get a good view of the field and the downtown skyline even see the Dan Ryan and trains also the tickets are very cheap it's a no brainer
Comiskey...not Cominsky.
Yeah, I realized that mistake. My bad.
@@SACSportsAdventures It's all good, a common mistake. Review was great though. The park has been MAJORLY improved since its original state in the 1990's. It used to be way too sterile, blue, and bland.
Now it at least has character.
So Jerry checks tickets at the 100 and 300 levels he doesnt care about the 500s lol
I guess Jerry is the man! Need to remember that for next time.
@SAC Sports Adventures nah Jerry gotta go. Cheapest owner around
@@17331833 oh! I see what you mean now. Haha!
Awesome video, dude, I enjoyed it. Love my White Sox. Good luck to the Indians...err, I mean Guardians. Imo the White Sox have the dumbest stadium name in baseball & the Guardians have the dumbest team name, lol.
Thanks so much! I loved the White Sox stadium and the energy from the crowd. Haha! I don’t think you’re wrong about that. I much prefer calling it Comiskey II.
Sox ballpark is a shit in Chicago compare to the most historical,great atmosphere,great fans of Chicago Cubs Wringley Field.One day u must visit there.I bet u would like it.
I visited there last summer and have a stadium review of it. Go check it out and let me know what you think! I loved it there! Fantastic experience.
Bro, first rule of doing a White Sox video is learning to correctly pronounce “Comiskey”.
It’s not “Cominsky”.
Yeah… I’ve gotten that one a few times. My bad.
You put ketchup on your hot dog? Fruit.
Nah. I’m not a big ketchup fan. I like to keep it plain and simple. But I see what you mean… with a little bit of ketchup suddenly my hot dog has transformed into a healthy fruit! I love it.
@@SACSportsAdventures hot dogs on ketchup is good bro 😎
This ballpark was built during a traditional period. There’s nothing special about it.
I think every ballpark has something special about it that makes it unique. This being build during the traditional period obviously makes those special and unique characteristics not as obvious as other parks but they’re still there. Thanks so much for watching!
Worst name , ever .
Oh yeah, no doubt that the naming rights is horrible.
Biggest BRAVES and White Sox fan here, don't be woke because the Cleveland INDIANS will ALWAYS be the INDIANS!! Wildthing Vaughn, Pedro Cerrano, Jake Taylor wouldn't approve of you not calling the Indians the Guardians 🤔🤣🇺🇸
What is woke?
@@normanreviewsgames698 if you don't know, then you are one.
@@briancanterberry3085 Well after googling it, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary woke originates in AAVE meaning "aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)" So I would be proud to be called woke then, sure.
@@normanreviewsgames698 you had to Google it? You must not live in America. Woke is basically Communism
ive been there once i watched people get run over in the crowd than got treated like garbage from the local ghetto that attends the games. good luck. the stadium itself is nice tho
Interesting. I didn’t see anything like that.