ThirdGen Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 On 7/1/2023 at 7:31 AM, WBWSF said: A few years ago I went into the upper deck. I hadn't been up there in years. I simply don't like it up there. My season tickets have always been on the lower level. I was just curious to see how it was up there after they took out 7 rows of seats.I went to the highest part of the upper deck, Section 558, Row 21, Seat 12. I was actually scared being up there. I can't believe that anybody would like being up there. And most people don't like it up there. I actually don't like it there either and pay more to be downstairs. I have been to a lot of parks and often wander up to the upper deck before the game just to check it out and I don't like it in those either. Think it's just something you need to get used to if you are going to do it regularly. Now the original version of the upper deck, with the extra rows and nothing above to give a feeling of being somewhat enclosed, that was seriously screwed up compared to lots of other parks. It didn't help that it was next to the old park at first, that really emphasized the height difference. Detroit did it right- field is underground so it only takes one escalator to get to the upper deck from street level, ramps are in the middle so the climb to the top isn't so intense, roof. I don't think its much closer to the playing field, but the perception is completely different. You would still be dead if you fell off however as you would be at old Comiskey as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just put the dollars it would take towards Comiskey III across 35th. Even if it were feasible to do this, it’s just not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: No it really isn’t. That’s your opinion, I have mine it’s one of highest upper decks in baseball. I have seen elderly people fall down walkway it’s so steep and medical personnel called up there because of vertigo issues needing help down. Edited July 2, 2023 by Soxfest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 26 minutes ago, Soxfest said: That’s your opinion, I have mine it’s one of highest upper decks in baseball. I have seen elderly people fall down walkway it’s so steep and medical personnel called up there because of vertigo issues needing help down. I bet there are thousands of seats up there sat in maybe 4-5 games a season: 2 Cub games; Yankee, Bosox. Prolly vacant 95 percent of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Soxfest said: That’s your opinion, I have mine it’s one of highest upper decks in baseball. I have seen elderly people fall down walkway it’s so steep and medical personnel called up there because of vertigo issues needing help down. There are some really high upper decks in various parks but I think Sox Park is the steepest, that’s why it’s scary especially when it was 29 rows. It would have been less scary if they had put the entrance to the UD around half way up instead of at the first row. I climbed to the top of the pyramid at the Mayan ruins in Chichen Itza Mexico in 1992 and that was just a little steeper than GTF, no rails to hang on to and I actually scooted down step by step on my rear end. Edited July 2, 2023 by The Mighty Mite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 The few times I sat in the fringes of the upper deck the stairs felt more like a ladder. And I'm an ex ironworker who was used to heights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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