Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is the oldest Major League ballpark. I made my first visit there on August 1. It's obvious why Red Sox fans love this old stadium and want to keep it forever. Entering on Yawkey Way, one immediately enters a festive atmosphere cerebrating the Red Sox. The stadium itself is small by today's standards and therefore intimate; a game feels like a big family gathering. The park is largely free of the distracting amplified noise that fills every free second in most other parks. The Red Sox took on the Tampa Bay Rays and handily defeated them, 11-7.
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| Fenway Park |
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| The Peanuts Movie blimp |
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| Fenway banners |
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| Franc Talarico, Ted Williams Jimmy Fund Statue, 2004 |
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| In 1919, The Red Sox sold Babe Ruth's contract to the New York Yankees. Smart move. |
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| Welcome to Yawkey Way |
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| Balloon, anyone? |
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| Autograph Alley. This is a great idea! |
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| The Green Monster, looking like a Muppet |
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| Red Sox gear |
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| Yawkey Way from above |
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| Inside Fenway Park |
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| The Green Monster towers above left field. Note the vestigial ladder. |
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| The ground crew prepares the infield |
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| Let's take a walk over towards left field and see what else we can find. |
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| History lesson |
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| About the Green Monster seats |
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| The prized Green Monster seats |
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| Plaque about the Green Monster ladder |
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| Left field foul pole |
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| About those copper tanks |
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| Copper tanks, hot water heaters memorialized. Personally, I think this is a bit much. |
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| Back at our seats for the first pitch! |
Note: Lately, this blog has been mostly about
Boston and
blimps.
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