Doubleheader Day: Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox

Yesterday was an interesting doubleheader day. With a meeting for work scheduled from at 5-7 pm I had time to attend the White Sox game Thursday afternoon.

Parking
Since the game started at 1:05 pm, I figured it would end around 4 pm (the typical three hour baseball game). Thus, in order to get to my 5 pm meeting on time in Rosemont, IL I needed to drive and pay for parking. Parking at U.S. Cellular Field is a steep $23.

Obtaining Tickets
After looking for a free ticket for about 10 minutes, I ended up paying $10 for a lower reserved ticket (face value $34 if bought from the box office).

The Game
The A’s shut out the White Sox 7-0 in a game that only lasted two hours and 15 minutes – so much for my need to rush to my 5 pm meeting.

It was the 5th time the White Sox have been shut out at home this season. Brett Anderson pitched for Oakland – the fourth consecutive rookie pitcher to start the series. This was the first time the A’s have started four consecutive rookies since June of 1996.

The big news of the day was Gordon Beckham making his major league debut. He was drafted by the White Sox last summer and is the fastest White Sox to make the majors (364 days) since Alex Fernandez (58 days) in 1990. He received a standing ovation prior to his first at-bat, but ended up going 0 for 3.