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Game 18 | White Sox, 8 — Red Sox, 5 | July 21
Ballpark Summary
When most people think of Boston, they think of Chowder, Tea Parties,
Worcester, wicked good crab, and of course the Red Sox.
When most people think of the Red Sox, they think
of Ted Williams, Carlton Fisk, Pedro, Nomar (pronounced “No-mah”),
the Curse, Buckey Dent, Bill Buckner, and of course Fenway Park.
Ballpark Perks
Fenway Park has provided the essence of baseball to Boston since
1912, and we began to see why. There were definitely good times to
be had before gametime at Fenway. We ate great food and had a few
Fenway Park Pale Ales at Boston Beerworks, adjacent to the Park.
We also hit the bar “Who’s on First”, which seemed to
be a favorite of the Fenway regulars.
Inside its brick walls, Fenway Park has a single deck concourse
for seating. This design, popular before 1950, keeps the stadium
seating capacity at an intimate 34,000 and gives the Park a cozy
hometown feel. The famous “Green Monster” in left field
is unique. The ball doesn’t have to travel far to be a home run,
just high enough to clear the wall. The Monster kept a few balls
in play at this game.
Another big and amusing perk was the prevalence of anti-Yankees
propaganda. It seems 82 years of World Championship drought has
embittered Beantown fans. Ten dollars bought a “Yankees Suck”
t-shirt, tattooed with No. 21, of the much ridiculed Paul O’Neil
(Yankees RF).
Ballpark Downers
We basically got hosed by our ticket seller, and our seats were
in the far reaches of right CF and under the scoreboard. Surprisingly,
its the first time we’ve been outrightly lied to.
On a sidenote, the MLB Trip 2000 Crew felt that we didn’t fully
explore the pre- and post-game Fenway Park scene, as we did at Wrigley
Field in Chicago. This was taken under consideration for the ballpark
rating.
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