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Fenway Park: One of the Gems of Baseball Parks
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    • smschley
  • Updated By smschley on March 2, 2005
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    • Fenway Park - Boston
    by smschley
    We were at the ballpark before the 2004 Redsocks ended "The Curse of the Bambino. The curse supposedly stems from when Babe Ruth ("The Bambino") was sold as a rookie by the Sox to the New York Yankees in 1920, and couldn’t repeat its 1918 World Series win afterwards. The park was built in 1912, the same year that the Titanic sunk Fenway is one of the smallest parks in the major leagues, but it's one of the most loved, despite its oddball dimensions and the looming left-field wall, otherwise known as the Green Monster . The 37-foot-tall wall in left field is as much a symbol of this city as the Boston Marathon or 'Cheers.' And like Yankee Stadium's bleachers, Wrigley Field's ivy-covered brick wall and Toronto's skyboxes, the hovering mass of green is a Major League icon as well. The dimensions of the park are also small by today's standards -- just 302 feet down the right field line -- and the wall is full of angles and curves, including the only ladder in play in the majors.

    Its’ been a long time since I thought of myself as a baseball fan, but being in this old park with their rabid fans was a special treat. The seats are much smaller than the newer parks but it adds to the feeling of comradelier during the game. You can almost close your eyes and picture Ruth on the mound (yes Ruth started off as a pitcher and not an outfielder) and true Boston greats like Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk.

    Due to increased security, the following items are not allowed into Fenway Park: backpacks, coolers, computers, briefcases or containers. Small purses, bags that fit under the seats and diaper bags are allowed, but are subject to inspection (diaper bags must be accompanied by a child of "appropriate age"). Fans are allowed to bring one plastic bottle of water.

    While plump, juicy Fenway Franks remain a must-have, popular local restaurants like Legal Seafood’s and Bob the Chef's also sell their chow in Fenway's concourse

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  • Address: 4 Yawkey Way, between Van Ness and Lansdowne Sts.,
  • Phone: 617/267-1700
  • Directions: Take the Green Line to Kenmore, which leaves you just around the corner from Fenway Park and Lansdowne Street. The city also offers a shuttle bus, which leaves from the MBTA's Ruggles Station on game days.
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    Fenway Park: Fenway Park
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    • grkboiler
  • By grkboiler on April 29, 2004
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    • Fenway Park & the Green Monster - Boston
    Fenway Park & the Green
    Monster
    by grkboiler
    Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox and the famous Green Monster, is the oldest baseball stadium in Major League Baseball. It was opened in 1912 and has seen some of the greatest players and greatest moments in baseball history.

    Seeing a game here in person is like nothing else in sports. The atmosphere and passion shown by Sox fans are unmatched. Take it all in when you're there. Check out the Monster, the grandstand, the Citgo sign, and walk around to get every possible angle. Just don't go as a Yankee fan.

    Ticket prices range from $12 to $75. Try not to get an obstructed view seat. Good tickets are hard to come by. It may be easier to try your luck with a scalper or ticket broker. In any case, get your tickets well in advance. Also, day games and night games have different atmospheres. I prefer night games.

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  • Address: 4 Yawkey Way
  • Phone: (877) REDSOX9
  • Directions: From downtown, take the T to the Kenmore stop. All Green Line trains will take you there except E. A ride will cost $1.25. If you don't mind a good walk, walk down Beacon St. and you will find it. Its only about 15-20 minutes.
  • Website: http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=bos
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    Fenway Park: Fenway Park should be high on...
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    • dinhyen
  • Updated By dinhyen on October 1, 2002
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    • TA was all smiles as Tampa was beating Boston - Boston
    TA was all smiles as Tampa was
    beating Boston
    by dinhyen
    Fenway Park should be high on your list, even if you're not a baseball enthusiast. It's the oldest major league baseball stadium in the country, being built in 1912, and unarguably the most venerable. Not so surprisingly, it's small, the facilities are primitive, the seats are uncomfortable, not to mention some sections are blocked by support columns. But ask any Red Sox fan and they'd swear that it's the best stadium in the world. Ask any baseball fan and they'd know what the 'Green Monster' is. You often see on TV rows and rows of empty bleachers at baseball games. Not here, this place is always rocking regardless of whom the Sox is playing; the atmosphere here is oftentimes rowdy and rarely matched anywhere else. This is it, the Mecca of the national pastime where every true fan should pay homage at least once in their lifetime. The Sox hasn't won the pennant in forever, okay since 1918, but this could be their year. I know, everyone said that last year too, but one can always hope.

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  • Directions: Lansdowne Street. Kenmore or Fenway stop on the Green Line.
  • Website: www.savefenwaypark.com
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    Fenway Park: See a Red Sox game.
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    • diver-x
  • Updated By diver-x on March 12, 2005
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    • Pre-game at Fenway Park - Boston
    Pre-game at Fenway Park
    by diver-x
    Fenway Park is one of the last old-time baseball parks in the country. Even Yankee fans enjoy watching games at Fenway. Famous for trading away players that would go on to become baseball legends, Boston Red Sox history reads like a comedy of errors (see http://www.soxsuck.com. But the fans love them anyway, and they especially love their ballpark.

    Update: The curse of the Bambino has been lifted! Supposedly Babe Ruth cursed the Boston Red Sox when they traded him to the Yankees. The Sox never won a World Series championship after that. Until now. In the Fall of 2004, the Sox and the fans rallied together to win their first World Series championship since 1918. Boston will never be the same!

    In Spain you must see a bullfight; in Brazil you must see a futebol game; in Boston you must see a Sox game.

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  • Directions: Fenway Park is near the Kenmore T stop on the Green Line. Stay to your left as you exit the station, then take a left onto Brookline Ave. Then another left onto Yawkey Way. The Red Sox ticket office i
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    Fenway Park: Red Sox baseball game at Fenway Park
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    • Cabana_Boy
  • Updated By Cabana_Boy on December 9, 2002
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    • Opening Day for 2002 at Fenway Park, Boston, MA. - Boston
    Opening Day for 2002 at Fenway
    Park, Boston, MA.
    by Cabana_Boy
    Red Sox baseball game at historic Fenway Park. This photo is from the 2002 Opening Day. I had taken a weekend trip to Dallas and had just flown back to Boston the morning of 2002 Opening Day. When I got into work around noon, one of my co-workers handed me a free ticket to the game, which was starting in an hour...I love spontaneity.
    Fenway is one of the few old baseball parks left in America and has not changed much since it opened in 1912. With an incredible history, a game at Fenway takes one back to early days of baseball and great players like Ted Williams, Cy Young and Babe Ruth. In 1947, the legendary “Green Monster” was created when the all the advertisements on the left field wall was painted over with green paint. The official Red Sox website has a great narrative on the history of Fenway (http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/bos/ballpark/bos_ballpark_history.jsp). Over the past few years there has been a lot of talk around Boston about replacing Fenway Park with a new ballpark as so many other cities have done. So, Fenway’s time may be limited as well as your chance to experience this truly great old ballpark. If possible, try to catch a Red Sox - Yankees game. The heckling the Boston crowd gives their New York counterparts is an experience in and of itself and one that demonstrates just how old the rivalry is between the Boston and New York baseball clubs.

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  • Address: 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA. 02215
  • Phone: 617-267-1700
  • Directions: Fenway Park is near Boston University in downtown Boston. Driving in Boston is quite frankly a pain in the arse; so, an added dimension of game day at Fenway makes it even worse. So, take the "T."
  • Website: http://boston.redsox.mlb.com
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    Fenway Park: Go to a Red Sox Game!
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    • AKtravelers
  • Updated By AKtravelers on September 23, 2005
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    • Cars parked outside the entrance to Fenway Park - Boston
    Cars parked outside the
    entrance to Fenway Park
    by AKtravelers
    If you are in Boston and the Red Sox are home, you shouldn't miss a chance to see a game. This is true even if you don't like or understand baseball -- even if you're from one of those countries where cricket passes as a summer sport. That's because Fenway is one of the oldest (built in 1912) and best places to see a Major League Baseball game. Not that it's comfortable -- it's not. But it's intimate and brings you back to your childhood, even if that childhood was before World War I. It has the fabled "Green Monster" in left field and nooks and crannies all over the place. Since the Red Sox have been contenders recently, getting tickets can be difficult, but you can find scalpers on the streets for most games.
    Unfortunately, the Sox were out of town when we were in Boston this time (ironically, they were visiting Baltimore). But we have been to Fenway at other times and it is a must-do.

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    Fenway Park: Fenway
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    • biljah
  • By biljah on December 4, 2004
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    • Fenway Park - Boston
    by biljah
    One of America's oldes and smallest ball parks, but quite possible the best! The Boston Red Sox finally reversed the curse after 86 years. Fenway is undergowing new construction so that the field drains properly and will be a new state of the art ball park yet it will keep its historic looks. I grew up in New England so naturally I love the Bo Sox and hate the Yanks! Fenway is a must see!!! You may have to reserve tickets early tho since the park is almost always sold out, but in recent years they have added seats on the green monster and everywhere else they can find room in this already cramped ball park.

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    Fenway Park: World Series Champs 2004
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    • where2next
  • Updated By where2next on May 16, 2004
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    • Ted Williams - Boston
    Ted Williams
    by where2next
    For the sports fan, Fenway Park is a must-see. The atmosphere at a game is really cool, and it's not just about having an old baseball stadium. Red Sox fans are very passionate about their team and so this helps to liven up the game. If you do go to a game, then I would recommend roaming around the stadium to see things from different views. One thing that is different about Fenway is that there are section behind homeplate, first, and third, where fans can stand and watch the game. Be sure to get to the game early and take in the scene on either Landsdowne Street or Yawkey Way before the game. There is a new statue of Ted Williams located just beyond Right Field.

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    Fenway Park: Fenway Baseball Park
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  • By lovemycacti on April 11, 2004
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    • Fenway Park - Boston
    Fenway Park
    by lovemycacti
    Visit the park where the Babe pitched, The Kid hit, Yaz dazzled, and Nomar and Pedro still thrill young fans today. Soak up the rich history; hear the echoes of the past. Touch the Green Monster, imagine being one of the "Knights of the Keyboard" as you see the view from the Press Box, visit the new Red Sox Hall of Fame presented by Volvo, and take a seat in the .406 Club before strolling around Fenway Park.

    Tours now leave from the Souvenir Store across Yawkey Way hourly seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or until three hours before game time, whichever is earlier.

    The tours provides fans with a behind-the-scenes look at America's most beloved ballpark. All areas are subject to availability. Tours of the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball include the press box and broadcast booths; the new Red Sox Hall of Fame Club presented by Volvo; the .406 Club; the Dugout Seats; and Pesky's Pole. When the field is available, fans may also have the opportunity to walk along the warning track and come face-to-face with the fabled Green Monster.

    Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and $8 for children 14 and younger. All areas are subject to availability.

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  • Address: 1 Fenway Plaza
  • Phone: (617) 226-6666
  • Website: www.redsox.com
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    Fenway Park: Baseball at Fenway Park
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    • karen75
  • Updated By karen75 on June 7, 2006
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    • Green Monster - Boston
    Green Monster
    by karen75
    Go see a game at Fenway Park before they replace it with a newer park. I went and saw a game in the summer of July 2001 with Derek, a huge baseball freak ! We managed to scrounge up a pair of standing room tickets. I remember my feet being in sooo much pain from walking all over Boston. Thank God I found an empty seat, otherwise, I would have died from standing so long. I was lucky because I think it was the only empty seat left in the house because the game was totally sold out! I don't know how Derek stood for as long as he did.....

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  • Address: 4 Yawkey Way
  • Phone: 877-REDSOX9
  • Directions: Parked our car beside Fenway Park. Parking meter was broken so we didn't have to pay for parking the entire day. Walked from Fenway to Faneuil Hall, etc and then took the subway back - got off at Kenmore station on the Green Line
  • Website: http://boston.redsox.mlb.com
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