For $265 a seat (available only as season-long packages, of course) you can enjoy one of the finest views in all of baseball:

In true Chicago fashion, my guy who knows a guy managed to get his hands on a pair of seats for the vaguely important Floyd/Saunders showdown Friday night. Most of the specifics of that game are quite routine, but look a little closer and this game might just break your heart.

The Sox lost that game by the following sequence: walk, single, walk, hit by pitch, hit by pitch. In those five plate appearances, Floyd not only converted extra innings into a Sox loss, but also meant that 9th inning rally was never going to happen.

Why not? Why was it all doomed so quickly? Why are two runs such a big deal? Because Jim Thome is hitting .203, that’s why. It’s hard enough as it is to get a three-run homer off one of the best closers in the league, even harder when the bats still aren’t firing consistently. Hats off to The Carlos Quentin for at least making it interesting, but these 1-1 pitching showdowns are exactly the kind of game the Good Guys need not to hand over to the other team if we, the willing and able masses, are supposed to believe in them. Sweeping Cleveland is nice, but it’s not exactly the most convincing three days when the Tribe was also swept by the Cincinnati Reds.

Meanwhile, there’s a promotion at Comiskey where if the Sox score in the fourth inning, you can show your ticket at a Dunkin’ Donuts for a free cup of coffee. This seems nice enough, but oddly those $265 seats are included in the promotion. Apparently even insanely rich Sox fans need a hand now and then. And hang out in donut shops. Stay classy, Club Level.