Before setting a record for needing an extensive makeover in the fewest number of years since being opened, we visited "the new" Comiskey Park. The replacement for the White Sox longtime (but crumbling) home bore the name but few of the unique details of its predecessor. In fact, it came off as a bland hybrid of Angels and Royals Stadiums, with a wrap-around outfield of scoreboards and billboards a bit like Yankee Stadium.
My most vivid memory is how intense the sun was (the park had relatively few covered seats). While that's great for keeping the fans thirsty and selling plenty of pricey beverages, I remember feeling dehydrated as we left for the parking lot. The 2001 renovation resulted in more fan amenities (silly that the Sox ownership left them out in the original design) and a smaller, less overwhelming upper deck. I've yet to return to see it personally, so these "nifty '90s views" will have to do.
One of the park's nicer attractions was a display of the many uniforms the White Sox have worn over the years. The Pale Hose (does anyone still use that nickname?) might hold the record for the most different uniform designs in their history.
Before setting a record for needing an extensive makeover in the fewest number of years since being opened, we visited "the new" Comiskey Park. The replacement for the White Sox longtime (but crumbling) home bore the name but few of the unique details of its predecessor. In fact, it came off as a bland hybrid of Angels and Royals Stadiums, with a wrap-around outfield of scoreboards and billboards a bit like Yankee Stadium.
My most vivid memory is how intense the sun was (the park had relatively few covered seats). While that's great for keeping the fans thirsty and selling plenty of pricey beverages, I remember feeling dehydrated as we left for the parking lot. The 2001 renovation resulted in more fan amenities (silly that the Sox ownership left them out in the original design) and a smaller, less overwhelming upper deck. I've yet to return to see it personally, so these "nifty '90s views" will have to do.
One of the park's nicer attractions was a display of the many uniforms the White Sox have worn over the years. The Pale Hose (does anyone still use that nickname?) might hold the record for the most different uniform designs in their history.
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"Fisk had already rounded second base when Polonia snared Steve Sax's liner," says the Daily News of Los Angeles from 6/12/92..... They doubled up "the foot-pained Fisk," adds the Chicago Sun Times.