The 2019 baseball season is underway and there have been some changes the old ballparks.  Both Guaranteed Rate Field and Wrigley Field debuted some new amenities for their fans as the White Sox and the Cubs got underway over the last few weeks.First, on the south side, comes the new Goose Island section.  On the concourse behind the section is a faux CTA train, where many different variants of Goose Island beer can be purchased.  Right behind the bar is a gathering space, with a large goose head drawing people there.

Over on the north side, the biggest change, affecting the entire ballpark, are the renumbered sections and seats.

As we learned last November, the seating bowl at Wrigley Field has been completely renumbered.  In what the Cubs described as a “more intuitive seat numbering system”, the upper deck has new designations, as the previous 400-level seats are now the 300-level and the 500-level is now the 400-level.  In addition, an L or R will be added to the (now) section number to designate whether you are in left field or right field.  My seats, which previously were in row 1 of aisle 509, are now, as you can see, in 408L.

Finally, in the final phase of the big remodel, new food stations were opened behind the seats in the upper deck.  The previous food station, underneath the press box behind home plate, has been converted into a private club.  The food options, sadly, have not been improved.