There's nothing like Wrigley Field for a ballpark experience. It's not just the ivy, the brick walls and the intimate feel of the place, but the joy of watching a game in relative peace, much like in days gone by. The organ music, a baseball mainstay for decades, generates background noise, but it's nothing that keeps fans from conversing with one another during the game. A little further south where the White Sox play, one tends to hear the entire history of rock music in the course of three hours at the ballpark. Sometimes it's impossible to hear the person sitting next to you talk, and conversation doesn't always come easy. A tour of a number of major league parks this summer has made me realize the park experience of the South Side team has become the norm all over the country. Blasting music continuously seems to be an attempt to create a playoff atmosphere and excitement, even when it's two also-rans playing a game of little consequence down the stretch. The assumption seems to be that the game isn't enough, that a constant bombardment of the senses is what the complete baseball package is supposed to be in 2006. Is this what fans want? More fans seem to respond to hokey conventions such as the noise-meter, the music jingle leading up to "Charge!" and the between-inning promotions, so maybe this is what they expect from their baseball experience today. As for the notion of creating a playoff atmosphere every night, even when the game is of little consequence in a pennant race, I say, let the game speak for itself. Good team or bad team, fans wouldn't be there if they didn't want to be.