YES, an MLB game was THIS EMPTY -- super cold day at Guaranteed Rate Field

[@shibadoge633]

This was a weekday game, it was freezing, it was moved up 5 hours to the middle of the day when everyone has to work/go to school (originally a night game) and the Sox were on a huge losing streak. I'm honestly surprised that many people showed up.

[@FreeRangeLemon]

The term "Fair weather fan" exists for a reason.

[@dondoe4477]

Middle of the day and a bunch of kids are there with there parents 😂😂 I love it that shit warms my heart. 💜

[@OleDonKedic]

You misspelled "bandwagon" ya bum.

[@asdfmoz3207]

just proves what a shit sport baseball is

[@jenniferfasano6064]

Lol ya no. It’s like that year round. Day night summer doesn’t matter

[@VincentC1993]

I really love seeing how into it these young kids are and how happy they are when they see you and how your nice enough to give them baseballs. That’s something that they will always remember! I love this sport

[@michaelyarbrough254]

It's definitely refreshing seeing people bestow acts of kindness on kids. I'm sure it also makes long lasting mlb fans. I'm curious if all of his postive publicity and acts of kindness to kids of families who are dropping serious $ contribute to teams saying throw him all the balls you can. If not, these owners need to. They get great expose and their fans leave with a postive experience and are gonna want to come back. You sir, are the hero baseball has been needing for years.

[@Wildcat82164]

In Maine we have a Double A team Portland Sea Dogs it only holds 7,000 that place is dead on Wednesday afternoon I've seen foul balls hit in the back row and just left there until the game was over

[@QuandaliusDingle]

Would love to go to an empty game, the only games I’ve been to are Sunday games and the other was a rivalry so they were pretty packed

[@camanimations9500]

Oakland’s ready for you!!

[@zackhample]

Empty = fun.

[@n8lavin]

Just go to Oriole Park my guy

[@thatguydylan314]

Probably Wrigley Field now, cuz admittedly, we suck (we just dropped doubleheader game 1 to the Dodgers)

[@Lebronisthegoat3]

@@thatguydylan314 wrigley is always sold Out

[@austin5019]

Your dedication of going to Baseball games is amazing, Zack!!!

[@soulfly3438]

i wouldnt say its a amazing so much as a dream come true. i mean if i could get paid to go to games all season wowwww id be in HEAVEN. and zacks passion for being at games is exactly how i feel. just being at these parks is so fun

[@katiejackson2695]

@@soulfly3438 ngl same for me to

[@z-reviews3706]

Had the pleasure of going to a White Sox (and Cubs) game at Guarantee Rate and Wrigley when I went to Chicago in August 2017. Hopefully both teams can get back on more winning ways soon. Chicago fans are great and deserve better

[@adamconnelly6995]

I always love your excitement Zack ...get into that stadium..it's magical

[@embe9322]

No lines for food, bathrooms, no idiots running around. Love it

[@spiv]

white sox game looking like an A's game with the seats that empty lol

[@mlballhawks]

I had to put on a jacket 1/2 way through watching this, and I'm in LA! 🥶 Great work Z! Nice to see so much sharing!

[@zackhample]

FEEL MY PAIN!! And thanks for watching.

[@smittywerbenjagermenjensen8920]

Thanks for all the videos Zach! It’s amazing watching all the the experiences you share with us

[@itsjustap9586]

Hey zack I was one of those kids in the front we came to Chicago on a field trip from stl it was awesome to see u there

[@LCafran]

I love your passion for the sport. Additionally, the fact that you are not selfish, that give away MLB baseballs to kids and adults, making memories that will last a lifetime. If someone did that for me as a kid, I would still have that baseball and memories today as a 55 year old.

[@sean2015]

5:13 I didn't hear either one of those kids say thank you nor did I hear their parents tell them to say thank you for giving them souvenir baseballs. It was still a nice gesture.

[@johnstoner8515]

thats chicago for you

[@WaybetterthanBron23]

@@johnstoner8515 As a Chi-town native you are definitely not wrong

[@glenngouldschair390]

in canada we are very polite

[@alainvincent1309]

You The Man Mr. Hample Hooking Those Kids Up With Baseballs Always Makes Me Smile Shout Out Rachel Messbauer Great Job Guys!!

[@andrew141]

I continually binge on your videos daily. I watched 5 just now, "I never knew you put a new one up till now."

[@zackhample]

Awesome! Thanks so much.

[@dbray77]

I had a similar empty stadium experience at new Comiskey or whatever they’re calling it. Attended a mid week game vs the Orioles in 2018. The plus side: plenty of empty seats, ushers weren’t enforcing where you could sit, $8 tickets and $1 hot dogs. The downside: for every $1 hot dog I ate, it was chased down by an $11 beer.

[@lsmftymf]

Once watched a pre-2005 April Sunday afternoon White Sox v. Royals match from the upper deck boxes on the first-base side. Announced attendance (actually tickets sold) was just above 10,000, but it looked as though at most 1,000 showed up. Sox Park was so deserted that afternoon that I heard the whir of the scoreboards for the entire contest.

[@angelmacias2084]

Those two rounds of hot dogs and beers are still cheaper than a Michelada at Dodger Stadium😅

[@bknsty14]

Also, you had a $1 hot dog and not a kosher dog

[@WaybetterthanBron23]

I lived in Chicago and is a Cubs fan and me and my dad would make fun of how the Ballparks name would change every few years

[@dannywise4539]

What is the song playing in the background at 4:08 ????

[@hardflipking1]

Can't believe you still got mad love for the game Zack . salute from Chicago been watching you since the early days when no one knew who you were .great to see you come this far been watching 15 years plus keep it up brother

[@narski82]

In the direct aftermath of hurricane Katrina an astros game was rescheduled to be played in Chicago at comiskey Park. There were like a hundred people there

[@codywpogue]

Cold beer vender had me rolling hahahaha

[@baseballjimmy6341]

Thank you Zack for being the best KZbinr ever! Can’t stop watching you videos

[@zackhample]

Thank you so much, Baseball Jimmy! :D

[@sastrugi4471]

My dad bought us cheap tickets to see the White Sox in old Comisky Park a few years before it was closed. Loved the nostalgia of that place. New places are obviously nicer and more relaxing, but they lack that vibe of the old ironworks parks.

[@bakka_spie1555]

i like how you post a lot of content its very good and like how you take pictures with anyone get this man to a million

[@llee8825]

We hope you will come back for a near capacity game. Thanks for generously giving away balls to the kids! It was very kind of you.

[@gmintraining4597]

This is a great ballpark for the fans! If u ever come to Chicago, Wrigley is nice but be sure to check out this gem!

[@lukeneilan9675]

Love these early season cold games, wish my dad will bring me to these instead of summer games

[@baseballinsights5995]

ask him brotha

[@lukeneilan9675]

@@baseballinsights5995 i do

[@TraumaER]

Awesome to see you give the baseballs away. You probably made their year. 👍

[@krudeddie]

I think the thing I like most about your vids is when you give away the baseballs to little kids. Well that and seeing all the cool foods they offer at the different parks.

[@zackhample]

:)

[@thatsnice99]

Thank you for giving away the balls . I used to get 2-3 myself decades ago, but found it more fun giving them away.

[@LEFTBEHINDTIMES]

One of the best baseball channels on KZbin and TV! Thx for the grind💪🏻

[@jasonmilly3320]

It's the White Sox. Place is empty every season. Even these days when they actually have a good team which is rare, the Cubs are still averaging 10,000+ more fans a game and that team sucks.

[@DarrylErickson]

Exhibition Stadium vibes, Toronto, aluminum benches in winter and all…. With a Whitt to boot! I’m old.

[@JaviiiTL]

Man it was so great meeting you Zack!! Hopefully the 2022 Season treats you amazing🖤

[@Chi21Rican]

If the Cubs were good, I would say this is a normal day at the Sox park. 😂

[@LordJudgement1818]

There's something beautiful about a nearly empty stadium

[@RCmack]

Owners don't want to hear this kind of talk. If many more games like this are played to near empty crowds, salaries will start to go down. It's a matter of supply and demand.

[@MekoUnknown]

I went to Buffalo a few years back for a AAA game. Very cold weekday night and there might have been 2 dozen people in the stands. Was quite fun having conversations with the players on the field as there was no background noise whatsoever. Actually enjoyed that day.

[@LocalManMakesMusic]

I would honestly love to go to a stadium that dead for once. Going to dodger stadium is like getting into an airport during an evacuation effort.

[@maxwellbryant5591]

Does anyone know the name of the song being played at 4:10? I can’t get a good listen on the lyrics to find it.

[@marianskefussball555]

What is the name of the song starting at 04:03 in the background? Thanks for the answer and best greetings from Germany.

[@squints5020]

Im 25 and I’ve gone to plenty of Sox games. Most of them being in the past 3 years. I remember that when I was younger I used to say hey to the players, they used to sign baseballs, the used to do batting practice and everything. Now, it’s all about making money on beer and food. I recently moved to Orlando so I may never visit GRF again, but the memories are there but vague.

[@JustinFields1234]

The closest I have gotten to an empty stadium was when it was still 20% capacity at Wrigley during the pandemic. That must be really cool to have a lot of space to run around at a stadium. Great video Zack!

[@zackhample]

It is and thanks!

[@aidanfinkofficial]

I went to 10% capacity at Fenway Park also 25%

[@anthonyriche552]

I'm from New York and I remember when it snowed on opening day in '96 when the Yankees played the Royals. If you're from the East coast you know it isn't safe to put your jacket away till mid-May lol.

[@jacobbb14]

Hey Zack, I have a local AA team that I go and watch, and i have got a ball back to back games! It’s the best feeling in the world!

[@cjs121675]

Empty seats like that remind me of Cleveland back in the day before the new park opened in 1994- Glad you got to get to Chicago, have been to a few cold days in Cleveland so I sympathize with you on wanting to bundle up and be warm! Really have been enjoying your trip this season so far!

[@fan4life345]

Looks as empty as oakland,Baltimore Detroit, Pittsburgh, Tampa bay

[@discipleaaron]

Just want to say I enjoy your videos! never been to an MLB stadium or game before. since I'm in Indy and all we have are the Indianapolis Indians (nice little stadium though). It looks like a fun experience being at a MLB game.

[@zackhample]

It sure is. Hope you get to attend one someday.

[@discipleaaron]

@@zackhample might be going to Reds vs Cubs in August. Hopefully.

[@lukelyons8716]

I read the description and I just knew this had to be about Guaranteed Rate Field. I've been to a few Sox games over the years that looked like they had maybe 2-300 people. Obviously probably about 2-3000, but I mean nobody around. Pick your seat. Nobody gives a s*** what you're doing. I was wondering around the scout seats behind the plate while Bobby Jenks is pitching in the middle of the game 😂😂😂.

[@j-rid4808]

Reasons why the white sox have low attendance. 1 Chicago is the Windy City so it is always cold. 2 the Cubs are the more popular team in the city. 3 idk

[@jimmyhawkins4206]

NOOOOO WAAYYY thanks Zack for putting us in a video I was a part of that school group that took the pictures with it was amazing meeting you

[@aidanfinkofficial]

Zack*

[@jimmyhawkins4206]

@@aidanfinkofficial auto correct

[@zackhample]

YES WAY! Glad to have met you guys.

[@Godric_71]

What's great is that, everyone who braved the cold is having a great time.

[@jeffmooney3991]

It actually doesnt matter if it is cold at the White Sox stadium. It actually doesnt matter if they are winning or losing they still cant get alot of people to come to games there.

[@jonathanlovo7391]

I like the video Zack very cool to see you getting baseballs during the game

[@brycesattler2301]

2:49 "yeah I’ll let you watch me warm up thank God someone’s here to watch this game"

[@rtsportsshorts6665]

Nice Zack great video!

[@snizzyorg]

I love it when ZACK uploads

[@zackhample]

I love it when Snizzy Org watches.

[@Whatsviral247sports]

My favorite part of the videos is watching all of the kids get the balls from you it’s always a feel good moment

[@zackhample]

Thanks. :)

[@aidanfinkofficial]

That’s nice of you to say!

[@michaelyarbrough254]

Zack Hamble I'm curious if you had a baseball giving to you as a kid?

[@7deadlysloths]

Kind of creepy actually. This guy gets his jollies off by giving baseballs to little boys.

[@callumloader8713]

@@7deadlysloths ?????

[@mikebentley8308]

I've never been so happy that I moved down south a few months ago than I am watching this video 😂 Its been in the mid 80s for the last week

[@MrCHITOWN247]

This is the norm for a chicago white Sox game...

[@zman1285_]

Let's goooo! Hope you all have a great weekend and thanks for the new video Zack!

[@zackhample]

Thanks for watching!

[@jacobbennenbroekakajacobisking]

Hey zack great video keep up the great work

[@jacobbennenbroekakajacobisking]

Thanks zack I love watching your Mike trout videos they are my favorite

[@robertcrist6059]

Oh, my, gosh! I've commented on your other videos, I just found out who you were on 5/5/22 and for your first video for this series I also commented I was at the game and you can see me at a couple spots in the other video. This video!! 1:16 that is me!! you were right behind me?! My sign was the Royals logo and a plane flying up to the Mariners logo with a plane flying back to a blue heart with KC in it with Home because I visited T-Mobile Park and Guaranteed Rate Field as a part of my stadium tour (not in one season) which landed me at 20 stadiums visited. Then at 1:23 - 1:28 I distinctively remember me saying in my head, to your comments about "nothing happening on the field" was "Yeah except a Royals win" which.....yeah....

[@Michigan_pK]

That is actually the normal attendance at a Sox game lol

[@jimmys8492]

No crap Sherlock.

[@jeremybrin34]

6:48 you did that girl dirty lmao 😂💀

[@Cre8R]

Hey Zack Great Video!

[@zackhample]

Thanks!

[@walmartjesus962]

I met this dude at an airport going to New York after a game in Chicago, this might have been the game, but this dude is so cool and even cooler when you meet him

[@aarondersnah863]

Probably the coldest game I ever went to was on a Friday night in April 1996 between the Tigers and Athletics at Tiger Stadium. The temperature at game time was 44 degrees, but that was accompanied by a 20 mph wind. The Tigers had a bad team that year and the Red Wings had a playoff game at the same time that evening but the cold definitely kept a lot of people at home. The announced attendance was just under 8,000, but I'm sure that was based on tickets sold, and mostly season tickets at that. There couldn't have been more than a few hundred people in the stands. I was lucky to have a pair of gloves in my car and I bought a cap at a concession stand as I entering the stadium, but I was silly enough to wear a spring/fall weight jacket that was no match for the cold. I started out in the lower bleachers, but by the end of the first inning, I had moved to the upper bleachers so that I could sit right by the center field scoreboard in hopes that it might give off some heat. That plan didn't work, and I ended up leaving in the third inning Most of the scoring happened after I left; it was 2-0 Tigers when I left and they ended up winning 14-5.

[@RCmack]

There's three certainties in life - death, taxes, and Zack catching balls in the stands!

[@Elite_Outdoor]

that's awesome i love all of your videos and watch them all there all amazing keep up the good work

[@CallOfDoobieSmokeOps]

Bruhhh I was just there during the Angels series! Woulda loved to meet you then!

[@nstannard]

Does anyone know what song is playing at 4:04? Sounds like Drake....

[@hitdawg64]

That actually looks like a pretty cool stadium, dont know why it gets so much hate. Rogers Centre is a way more bare bones ballpark

[@user117831]

When they first built it the steep uperdeck was much bigger and had no protection against the elements. In 2004 they got rid of a large portion of the upper deck and built the overhang. It totally changed the ballpark ambience , but those upperdeck seats are dangerously steep. I think It's a very underrated ballpark.

[@midnighttime9674]

The people who hate on it have never been there. It's a good ballpark, just not the best

[@TXnine7nine]

This would be a dream come true for me. No lines for concessions or bathrooms? Nobody trying to get past you in the row to get to the aisle? Unfortunately me like most other people are unable to go to daytime weekday games so the weekend games are where the crowds are.

[@markwarner1806]

Way to give the baseballs out to people. Fan generosity spreads like wildfire. Giving someone a great experience at a game is one of the nicest things you can do.

[@MotoCzar]

(literally 30 degrees out) "Cold beer? Cold beer!"

[@gonzoarmy23]

Good to see you left out a rather minor detail like it’s middle of the week in April, in a cold city…..or you know, the fact that they’ve never had the park open for batting practice

[@risboturbide9396]

So sad to see these beautiful but empty buildings... Baseball will alway be my favorite sport. Nice video, man, from a new subscriber 🍻

[@jmua8450]

I gotta say that looks like an absolute blast.

[@bushshotfjk9001]

i was at this game! this video showed up in my reccomended and i realized it was the same game! amazing

[@anthonyrschmitz5182]

I was a big White Sox fan i the early 90's when they had Bo Jackson and had first opened that stadium. Would love to go to this stadium someday. I still love their uniforms. Especially th ehome whites. The best looking unis in baseball.

[@devinalvarez2454]

hey Zack, your always on the Jumbotron! Thats gotta be so cool

[@cullenbrady4691]

That’s the Sox game for ya if you go back on a warm Friday night it is packed

[@CodyTheCodSniper]

Welcome to Chicago! Its always cold here!

[@tleevee62]

Years ago, early 90's my people from my company in Des Plaines IL attended a game with a vendor. The rep was buying anything we wanted to drink. It was sooooooo cold, I remember the guys just buying coffee and hot chocolate. I think it was the Royals as well. Comiskey and Wrigley are iceboxes at times. Main reason I never attended a Bears game as well, Right on the shores of Lake Michigan....gimme da fireplace

[@NateBee]

The key to surviving cold weather games is bringing a blanket to wrap up in AND a blanket to sit on.

[@Thebiggestdingle]

I went to the night game the day before - even colder, and pretty much just as empty. Big perk of going to such an empty game? We got to move to seats right behind home plate after buying the cheapest tickets we could find. Terrible game, but a wild experience. Go Sox!

[@RCmack]

Baseball games should not be played when it's very cold. It's the owner's faults for holding games in bitter cold weather. The owners can't complain about low crowds when they feel the need to play games in cold weather.

[@aidanfinkofficial]

Really glad to have gotten to seen you earlier this week and I’ll definitely see you again this year. Gonna try to go to Yankee Stadium a few times this year and really am gonna try to next time the Red Sox are there in July, so keep me posted. I’ve been talking to your intern Max for a while and he told me that you know I’m transferring to Hofstra in the fall where he goes to school. I’ll definitely hit up some Yankee games when I’m at school despite being a Red Sox fan. It’s great that I’ll be able to see you more often. Sucks that it’s harder for me to get to Fenway now as a Red Sox fan and when you go there- I feel like it’s meant for me to be there so really glad I was able to squeeze in a game this week when you were up there despite not going to school in the Boston area anymore. See you again soon-ish.

[@zackhample]

Same here but I'm down on Yankee Stadium now and not planning to be there a whole lot, but we shall see. Hopefully they go back to earlier gate times.

[@ec97123]

Great video man I enjoyed it

[@zackhample]

Glad to hear that.

[@harveycooper7600]

"Fan: What time is the game today??" "White Sox: What time can you be here?"

[@Saltychip294]

I would actually prefer this. I live in MT so I've never had a chance to go to an MLB game yet but this is how I'd like to go. Obviously I'd love to experience a sold out playoff crowd as well but I like this. Feels like such a personal experience, like they're playing for a special crowd of select people.

[@bhollihan]

Got to go to Wrigley Field on May 28 of last year, Memorial Day weekend. The high was 48 degrees and rain drizzled throughout, with the wind blowing in all game long. The only run was a rocket home run shot to left field by David Bote, just clearing the fence near the foul pole. We left after the 7th inning stretch. :)

[@WaybetterthanBron23]

Schwaber injury game freezing Chicago has the worst opening month weather

[@leppardism]

Yeah it was really empty, but you can feel the energy of the people, excellent video

[@keithwilliams5600]

Well come on down to Texas and get warm 🔅!! Daytime temps have been in the 80s and 90s for the past month. Greetings from Dallas!! Peace ✌️!

[@jcorona984]

I’ve been to a few cold weather games. It feels even colder in the nose bleed seats.

[@JohnnysChingaderas]

Maaaan I remember back in days my dad use to take us to $2 games at the oakland A’s games usually were on Tuesday night games from what I remember, these games were dead but nothing like this lol

[@ackattack1002]

I went to Wrigley the first Saturday of the season, it was 45 degrees and windy. It was fairly nice if you were sitting out in the sun but under the awnings with the wind blowing in your face was miserable

[@WaybetterthanBron23]

I went to the game when Schwaber hurt his leg I was freezing me and my cousin had 5 blankets had 2 jackets and still were freezing

[@ErnestGoesToMadeas]

Oakland might need a visit. Almost guaranteed to catch a ball during the game.

[@andrewboudreau5279]

I’ve been to Brewers games when they were bad early 2000’s and the stadium was 20% full. Some of my favorite memories tho. Got to meet some really awesome players and the ushers let me sit near the field a bunch at end of games. Baseball to me is beautiful regardless of attendance. You can make it special!

[@overgrows]

song at 4:09 ?

[@winstonkostrzewa1585]

Thank you for great baseball content

[@zachgalante3577]

A little cringe?

[@winstonkostrzewa1585]

@@zachgalante3577 you’re entitled to your opinion. Baseball has been a big part of my life, for reasons I won’t get into here.

[@davidbuell7051]

I've missed you by a day twice this season. Even in better weather that place has seen awful attendance but plenty of room to roam no lines at the concessions which is what I enjoy. It was half empty when trout and ohtani came to town. Looking foward to 80 degrees at comerica this weekend vs Baltimore I'm expecting a much lower attendance than the Yankees series hoping to get on the board Friday.

[@bushyteef7805]

When do you think you will be heading to Fenway? I’ll be there on Sunday the 30th of may and would love to see you there

[@zackhample]

Hmm, probably for the Angels series.

[@aidanfinkofficial]

@@zackhample sounds good, see you for the series finale.