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Post by sully on May 9, 2012 11:09:25 GMT -5
I did. Then had a couple of beers at Cask n Flagon afterward.
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Post by P. Marf on May 9, 2012 11:28:57 GMT -5
Well keep us updated.
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Post by sully on May 9, 2012 12:21:24 GMT -5
Few observations from Fenway... 1) Downtown Ballparks are great. 2) The fans there don't need 'Noise' or 'Clap' prompts. 3) The place is a museum. 4) The neighborhood is great. 5) Everyone needs to go at some point in their lives. And that was the longest game I've ever been to. So, I get off the plane at 11:30 local time and the game starts at 1:30. I take a cab to the hotel to drop off my bags and put a sweatshirt on, then he takes me onto the ballpark. One of the coolest things about this park is they have no real gates at the park. It's open. All gates are down the streets, and the famous one is Gate D - Yawkey Way. Yawkey way is just a block that borders the ballpark. You have to have a ticket to get in, but it's like a huge festival with beer, food, bars, concessions, team shops, etc. This is the walk up to Yawkey Way and then a look down it.   After hanging around there for about 30-45 mins, I went into the stadium to check it all out. It's awesome. Old, with historical markers and memorabilia everywhere. You could spend 2-3 hours walking through and taking it all in. I took a few pics of the place, then got a Fenway Frank and a couple of beers and found my seat in the bleachers. Which aren't actually bleachers at all, but seats that are about 2/3 the size of regular seats.      The red seat is the longest homer ever hit there (Ted Williams). One pic is a view from on top of the green monster, which are the highest priced seats in the house. The ballpark is so small there isn't a bad seat in the place. The outfield bleachers are closer than ours in Texas. Think of the ballpark in Arlington without the third deck and homerun porch. 7th inning stretch they do God Bless America and 8th inning they do Sweet Caroline. After that, I stoll around to the good seats. The grandstands are smaller wooden seats, still original, I believe. I sat there til about the 13th inning, then moved closer to the plate for 14-17th innings.   After the game, I just followed the drinking crowd out to the neighborhood and walked into cask n flagon, which is the place to go before, during and after the game. There are several bars in the neighborhood and all were packed. Good times. |
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Post by sully on May 9, 2012 12:27:52 GMT -5
Oh, I almost forgot, the net behind the plate only stretches about 10-15 yards directly behind the plate, so there isn't much protection from screaming foul balls. I saw 4 homers get into or over the green monster, and both teams emptied their pens and finished up with position players on the mound.
Firstbaseman Chris Davis was the winning pitcher with 2 innings pitched and 2 K's. He went 0-8 at the plate with 5K's.
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Post by sully on May 9, 2012 12:32:28 GMT -5
That's the final update...
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Post by The River Assassin on May 9, 2012 12:42:41 GMT -5
Awesome update, I hate Boston but I may have to make a trip up there some day. Looks like an awesome baseball experience.
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Post by fischer on May 9, 2012 12:54:24 GMT -5
my dad went in september when they were in a penant race one year. Said it was like being at Kyle Field, atmosphere wise.
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Post by sully on May 9, 2012 13:06:17 GMT -5
I'm sure your dad's experience was a little better than mine, but when Middleton tied it up with his grand slam, it was nuts. Great experience either way. I don't like Boston either, but the history behind the park is unreal.
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Post by The River Assassin on May 9, 2012 13:08:57 GMT -5
Side note: Will Middleton signed with A&M out of high school to play football and baseball. Sucks he never made it to campus, but nice to see him doing so well.
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Post by fischer on May 9, 2012 13:10:13 GMT -5
why do y'all not like Boston?
Of all the Northeastern cities I think that'd be the one I'd like to go to the most.
Julie has been and said its far cleaner than New York, and the history of the town is unbelievable.
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Post by sully on May 9, 2012 13:12:11 GMT -5
I don't like the team. Boston, the town, was cool. I want to go back for a vacation sometime to see more of it.
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Post by fischer on May 9, 2012 13:13:43 GMT -5
Oh. Yeah I don't care for any of their teams at all.
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Post by sully on May 9, 2012 13:13:47 GMT -5
The people in Boston are good, friendly people. The demographic there is entirely different than here or in other cities I've been to. NYC is a melting pot. Boston is about 95% white.
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Post by sully on May 9, 2012 13:15:43 GMT -5
I don't think I like their teams for one reason, t-shirt fans that follow winners. How many Boston caps did you see at Rangers Ballpark before they won a WS? I bet 90% of those people you see here today have never even been to the town. The fans there are nothing like the people that go to the red sox games here.
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Post by fischer on May 9, 2012 13:17:00 GMT -5
well sure. That is what happens when you start winning. Its kind of happening in our favor now. There are more and more new "Rangers Fans" who just like the team because of recent success.
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