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U.S. CELLULAR FIELD
Chicago
Opened: 1991
Capacity: 40,615
Average Ticket Price: $25.99
Average Cost of Concessions and Souvenirs: $84.51
Pluses:
Local train (the El) service stops steps away from the stadium entrance, a nice option on Chicago's South Side.

Minuses:
The 6,000 parking spaces at the stadium cost $17 apiece. But leaving your car elsewhere in the neighborhood may cost your insurance company a whole lot more.
Bill Veeck may be gone but his offbeat spirit endures on Chicago's South Side, where the White Sox are still willing to try anything to get bring fans to the park, including inviting pets.
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
The kids' section in left field offers a 15,000-square foot baseball and softball instructional area; pet check allows fans to leave animals with stadium personnel for the duration of the game for a nominal fee; average number (400) of wheelchair-accessible seats; plenty of concession locations (35 permanent, 34 portable); for a newer park, relatively limited number (38 total) restrooms.
Often derided as the Ball Mall by Sox fans who were used to classic old Comiskey Park, this modern antiseptic stadium has benefited from recent improvements that include an old-style overhanging roof and shrubbery in center field. The lower deck features good sightlines and a wide concourse with all the amenities. It's a family atmosphere for the most part. However, a blue-collar, South Side element remains -- as evidenced by the incidents involving fans running onto the field a few years ago. -- Marty Burns  
In sharp contrast to Wrigley Field, Chicago's other baseball home features little in the way of neighborhood charm. Located next to the Dan Ryan Expressway and surrounded only by vast parking lots, it features nothing in the way of restaurants or bars within walking distance. Most fans head right home after the game. At least the Dan Ryan elevated station is located just a block away, making fast and easy exits possible for city dwellers. -- Marty Burns  
2005 Record: 79-49 (all statistics through Aug. 29)
Players worth price of admission: Paul Konerko (.270 average, 32 HRs, 81 RBIs), Scott Podsednik (.278, 54 SBs), Aaron Rowand (.274, 11 HRs, 53 RBIs, 13 SBs), Mark Buehrle (14-7, 3.07 ERA).  
The Sox have done an admirable job making up for the mistakes made when the stadium was built (little character, view of public housing project from the stadium interior) by generating a bevy of special promotions and entertaining options inside the park. And that doesn't even account for the American League-best baseball the Sox are playing this season.  

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