My parents are Red Sox fans ( we are from New York) and had been telling me I had to go to Fenway for years....we finally went on August 1st. Up until this point, I was a mild Mets fan....didn't really follow the team as a hard-core fan but knew the basics of what was going on and enjoyed catching the games with my boyfriend, who bleeds blue and orange, when it fit my schedule.
As soon as we got to Boston (we stayed at the Buckminister) and took a walk down to the area around Fenway, I was feeling energized and knew I was in for a great night. Boston fans are passionate and fun to be around because of the love they have for their team. It's like the ultimate bonding experience and everyone is excited to be there. When we walked into Fenway, I was all but hooked; the park is beautiful and historic....like someone said before me, there is not a bad seat in the house. It's not at commercial, like Yankee stadium. You sit in your seat and you can literally feel the history around you, it's a very cool experience.
For you Red Sox fans reading this, you will remember that August 1st was the game where the Sox scored 6 runs in the ninth inning to win the game. By the ninth inning, I was literally SCREAMING my head off, jumping up and down, sweating with excitement and high-fiving everyone around me as the Sox made their comeback. It was like I had been a fan for life.
I was originally planning to stay for just the night and catch one game...I booked my hotel for another night and stood on line for four hours to buy tickets to the next night's game. I just COULDN'T leave.
I am officially a RedSox fan for life. Everything just fit into place...the tenacity of the team, the park, the bars/resturants around the park, the amazing fans, the tremendous work the players/team does for the community...All around, an amazing team to be associated with!
If you haven't gone to Fenway, GO. You will be a fan...
ย ย ย Read moreI have visited Fenway Park in decades. I didn't have the best experience with either the " neighborhood" or Fenway when I first visited. This time I had an experience that left โ๏ธ me with great memories and experiences to share with others, even though the Red Sox lost to the Yankees 8-1 and there was a rain ๐ง๏ธ delay I was impressed with how the ground crew removed the rain โ tarp and prepped the diamond for the game. Though the game was interesting I found the audience extremely entertaining especially since Yankees fans were there! The last time I found the audience more interesting than the performance was when I went and watched the Grateful Dead. I did not notice any Yankees fans being harassed. When a member of the Yankees got to third ๐ฅ base, not ๐ซ that kind of third base! Get your mind outta the gutta! Jeez! By stealing two bases, the Yankee was applauded when after sliding hard into third and hurting his shoulder, he stood up and shook it off. There were times I think ๐ค Red Sox fans were chanting "Let's go Yankees! Let's Go!" while the Red Sox were losing. There was a time limit to how long a pitcher could take to throw a pitch and how long a time out could last. The Red Sox used more time outs than the Yankees. They changed pitchers twice. The Flag Day tribute to the military ๐ช was good ๐! I had a good time and I bought my ticket through Groupon. I would be willing to see ๐ the Red Sox again even though I am not a big...
ย ย ย Read moreI'm a DEVOTED "PITTSBURGH PIRATES" Fan, but I ALSO love The "BOSTON RED SOX". I did a TWEET about "FENWAY PARK" saying that it's a "CLASSIC BALLPARK" & that the FANS are lucky to have it. The "BOSTON RED SOX" is 1 of the MOST SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISES in ML BASEBALL. There was a REVIEW on "GOOGLE'S MAP" about "BIG POPI", "DAVID ORTIZ" & I totally AGREED w/ SAWYER GOULD about DAVID. My SON & I had ALL-STAR Tickets in 2006 to the HOME RUN DERBY & the ALL-STAR GAME Itself. We BOTH rooted for "BIG POPI" to WIN the HR DERBY, which he DID. "FISK", "YAZ", "RICE", "LYNNE", "BOGGS", "CLEMENS" & of course "MR. ORTIZ" were some of the GREATEST Players that ever WORE the "RED SOX UNIFORM". We CAN'T forget "MR. GEORGE HERMAN "BABE" RUTH", Since he was "LEGENDARY" in every aspect...
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