I know the White Sox are a bottom barrel scumbag city trash can of an organization but $125 for 27 games isn’t too shabby. So much so that I actually contemplated purchasing two tickets for myself ($139 each after tax/fees) before I realized I’m not going to 27 White Sox games much less 1 White Sox game in March/April/May. That would be insane.
The counterpoint is that my dad is a monster White Sox fan and it would be nice to catch some games with him. But then counterpoint to that counterpoint is that the club makes him want to vomit into a nacho helmet so we don’t go to that many games any more.
But we used to go a lot when I was a kid. He had season tickets through work right down the 3rd base line and it was awesome. My first vivid baseball memory is a 1993 playoff home game against the Blue Jays. The White Sox got fucking destroyed and we left early to beat traffic on a school night.
We went to games throughout high school and college. And we still go at least once every year, usually now when the Royals are in town to see Vinnie and Michael. That’s always a fun time and really symbolic of what it takes to get me to a White Sox game these days.
I need to have a sentimental memory with my dad or see my friends play against the Sox. THat can motivate me to go but otherwise I just don’t see a world where it’s worth your time.
HOWEVER
$4.62/ticket is such a good deal for MLB even if the team is AAA quality. Even if the Sox suck, you still get to watch these teams:
- Angels
- Twins
- Red Sox
- A’s
- Brewers
- Astros
- Marlins
- Mariners
- Rangers
So while I think it’s extremely easy to shit on the White Sox right now, I also think it’s pretty cool that you can watch MLB for under $5 a game. Especially for some of the poorer White Sox families out there that can’t afford a traditional game. This is an opportunity to get junior to a game when maybe last couple years it was just Windy City Thunderbolts. When you think about people like that then the Ballpark Pass is fucking awesome.
Although I’m sure those same fans would much rather watch playoff baseball from home than the Las Vegas A’s in April from the 500 level. So don’t confuse this with a fair tradeoff because the White Sox should never be this bad. It’s merely a nice gesture to the fanbase, and arguably one of the few valid reasons to spend any amount of money at Guaranteed Rate Field this year.
All things considered, that’s Not Too Shabby.