Ebbett's Field, Candlestick Park, Sportsman's Park, Crosley Field, Polo Grounds.... I guess all the great classy names are used up. They sure hit a home run with Guaranteed Rate Park! How about Prime Rate Park, Foreclosure Field, Sub-prime Stadium 😂
When you have a jewel like Wrigley Field, Low Interest Rate Field is just blah. It has a parking lot and not too crowded and fireworks. That's about it
I'm 100% a SouthSide Sox fan..I live in northern Indiana, but not all that far from the field..I eat breath sleep MLB Baseball..no matter how bad or how good the SOX are..I F-NG love the SOX
I got to go there during its first season. I liked the ballpark then. In some cases, the changes have been good, but I like the original configuration the best. It's still the only big-league I have been in outside of Detroit.
Keep dreaming. Unfortunately the A’s are leaving for Vegas. Oh well. It was a good run for Oakland. The A’s have always been a team on the move. Vegas will be city #4 for them. Love the A’s in CA, but I doubt the $$$ is there for them.
Veeck is pronounce Vek. The stadium opened un 1991 with a capacity of 44,000. And the Sox wasn't always 2nd fiddle to the Cubs. They out drew the Cubs from 1950 to 1992. Also thr 2005 title had everybody in the Chicago area excited. Almost 4 million people were at the celebration in downtown Chicago. Only half of the Chicago area baseball fans like the Cubs I've been a fan of the Sox since 1972.
It really should just be torn down snd rebuilt from scratch. One of the best ballparks opened just a year later in Baltimore and immediately made this place look outdated.
Before it went “retro” the park reminded me of Kaufman Stadium in KC. As much I loved the Sox, they should have moved to Florida or Denver when they had a chance.
Reinsorf used his political connections to get a tax passed to fund his new stadium, then after the stadium was built and got bad reviews, the state spent millions of more tax dollars making renovations lmao.
Need to blow this place up and build a new stadium where they should of in the first place, on Roosevelt. Should have kept comiskey just like the crappy Cubs did with their dump.
I wouldn't say the city didn't care in 2005 the celebration was estimated to have hosted over 2.5million people
I had a blast at that ballpark. We went when they played our Rangers, it was a great series
It's pronounced Veck(Bill Veeck). The seats were not painted green, the blue ones were removed and replaced by newer green seats.
His autobiography was titled “Veeck As In Wreck”
Just found this channel and I immediately subscribed. Great content awesome videos keep up the amazing work my guy.
Appearently it was more important for the owner to have the park built with its entrance towards the highway than to provide fans with a skyline view.
Mlb has a rule where home plate must be facing East, not sure of the reason but I think it has something to do with sunlight,
Mlb has a rule where home plate must be facing East, not sure of the reason but I think it has something to do with sunlight,
Mlb has a rule where home plate must be facing East, not sure of the reason but I think it has something to do with sunlight,
Mlb has a rule where home plate must be facing East, not sure of the reason but I think it has something to do with sunlight,
Mlb has a rule where home plate must be facing East, not sure of the reason but I think it has something to do with sunlight,
U forgot to mention the upgrade of the jumbotron and pinwheels. Other than that, great video! I learned a lot
Ebbett's Field, Candlestick Park, Sportsman's Park, Crosley Field, Polo Grounds.... I guess all the great classy names are used up. They sure hit a home run with Guaranteed Rate Park! How about Prime Rate Park, Foreclosure Field, Sub-prime Stadium 😂
When you have a jewel like Wrigley Field, Low Interest Rate Field is just blah. It has a parking lot and not too crowded and fireworks. That's about it
And better food, more comfortable than Wrigley
I'm 100% a SouthSide Sox fan..I live in northern Indiana, but not all that far from the field..I eat breath sleep MLB Baseball..no matter how bad or how good the SOX are..I F-NG love the SOX
Why does this ballpark get so much hate? Visually it looks similar to New Yankees stadium....
I got to go there during its first season. I liked the ballpark then. In some cases, the changes have been good, but I like the original configuration the best. It's still the only big-league I have been in outside of Detroit.
Doesn't matter
i grew up in this park i went for years with my dad we had a long opening day attendance streak we try to go twice a year now
veeck as in wreck....not veek
Are you watching this Oakland?
I hope so. Public funding tends to be the move for future stadium projects.
Keep dreaming. Unfortunately the A’s are leaving for Vegas. Oh well. It was a good run for Oakland. The A’s have always been a team on the move. Vegas will be city #4 for them. Love the A’s in CA, but I doubt the $$$ is there for them.
Veeck is pronounce Vek. The stadium opened un 1991 with a capacity of 44,000. And the Sox wasn't always 2nd fiddle to the Cubs. They out drew the Cubs from 1950 to 1992. Also thr 2005 title had everybody in the Chicago area excited. Almost 4 million people were at the celebration in downtown Chicago. Only half of the Chicago area baseball fans like the Cubs I've been a fan of the Sox since 1972.
Go Chicago White Sox Gaurenteed Rate Field is such a wonderful venue!
Yes it is. And the fans are loud and proud.😎
His name was Bill Veeck as in WRECK, not "VEEK". My goodness. You should have known this.
not a good seat outside of halfway up the baselines but still better than going to the tourist trap and Clark and Addison.
Ha. I got the tourist trap reference.🤣
That tourist trap will remain open longer than the "insert-name-here Field" in the Southside, most likely.
Where the Sox at in the intro
United center vid would be niceeee
Coming right up. Be on the look out for it.
Weez keeps its hundo to the onedo that’s what’s ups make seven up yours
Do comerica park
Sure will.
Reinsdorf totally went against the recommendations of HOK, the architects. GRF is the result. Not bad, but could have been better. Much better.
It really should just be torn down snd rebuilt from scratch. One of the best ballparks opened just a year later in Baltimore and immediately made this place look outdated.
No way what are you talking about this thing will be iconic one day and already over 30yrs old looks brand new
Before it went “retro” the park reminded me of Kaufman Stadium in KC. As much I loved the Sox, they should have moved to Florida or Denver when they had a chance.
That would have been a disaster look at the rays and marlins the white Sox are a Chicago team
In understanding how big the Chicago market is, it would be awkward for them to only have one team. The Florida teams don't have the same reach.
@@stadiumsafari it sure would Chicago will always be our home
That would have horrendous.
Strange that Chicago has 2 MLB teams and Indianapolis has none.
Do your homework before your next attempt at a video.
Tusing state funds for sports is foolish
Reinsorf used his political connections to get a tax passed to fund his new stadium, then after the stadium was built and got bad reviews, the state spent millions of more tax dollars making renovations lmao.
A lot of strategies that owners do to get tax money is crying poor. I explain that in the "Why Stadiums Will Cost BILLIONS To Build By 2030" video.
So what
Yes 25 yrs later lmao
Need to blow this place up and build a new stadium where they should of in the first place, on Roosevelt. Should have kept comiskey just like the crappy Cubs did with their dump.
Big talk. You pay for it.
Terrible neighborhood! Mediocre park.
You must be a fan of that northside team
The wrong way stadium.