Unfortunately, Chiquita did not recover as quickly as we had hoped from being sick. After taking her to urgent care and getting a prescription in Chicago on Monday just before the game, we decided that only I (David) would go to the White Sox game (a little late) and check out US Cellular Field.

I took the Red Line (train) down to the south side of Chicago and arrived at the game in the top of the 5th – I was surprised that the game was so far along for only being an hour old. At that point the A’s were up 2-1, but I got to experience the exploding scoreboard in the bottom of the 5th when A.J. Pierzynski hit a solo home run. The brain child of Bill Veeck, the scoreboard looks like something straight from the Barnum and Bailey Circus but it is quite a sight when a Sox player goes deep. Jim Thome lit the scoreboard again in the bottom of the 8th with a three-run homer. This broke the 2-2 tie and prevented extra innings – which turned out to be a great development for the fans as a light rain started to fall as the last out of the game was made.

Monday is a great night to catch a White Sox game as most of the tickets are half price. I took in the last few innings as I made my way around the field level and watched the wave travel around the park at least 5 times. White Sox fans seem to be pretty passionate which was good and bad for the players. Alexei Ramirez was booed heavily for not getting a sacrifice bunt down, but Jim Thome was given a hero’s welcome as he circled the bases after his game-winning blast.

US Cellular did not have near the same feel as Wrigley Field, but it was a nice place to catch a ballgame. The next leg of our journey war canceled due to Chiquita’s infection. We were supposed to head on to St. Louis on Monday, but instead we decided head back to Indiana a little early to hang out with family for a few days. Luckily, we were planning on being in Indiana after going to St. Louis so we will only miss one game.

Here are a few pictures from my night on the south side…