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Cudos to the Red Sox for their 100th birthday celebration of Fenway Park... Wasn't a dry eye when Johnny Pesky and Bobby Doerr came on the field. (Doerr is 94)
I just wished they won!
I just wished they won!
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Were you there, Jake? Good for you! I'm hoping to get my kids down there (we're in Maine) on the older's July birthday--working on setting him up to throw out the first pitch.
I got my start as a kid at Wrigley, which Fenway reminds me of in many ways. Great being a dad now and taking the kids there, except back then it was easy to just decide to go on a whim and buy a general admission ticket for $1.50, now it takes all kinds of planning and dough. But still a great way to spend an afternoon! -
No I wasn't - I wish I were.... Will be going in a few weeks.Originally posted by Megunticook View Post"He who dares to teach, must never cease to learn."
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Except for Yankee games you can get bleacher seats by getting in line on Landsdowne Street three hours before the game. Or for all but big games I can ask my uncle's next door neighbor for will call. I don't know if this will work now that he's retired.
I've had little interest this year based on how the Sox looked going into the season and it's still hockey season. I took the under on 93.5 wins before the season in Vegas. It's the first time I ever bet against the Sox. But Valentine lost the team in spring training. He's NY smug. He's NY arrogant. It doesn't play well in Boston. When he was boo'ed Saturday he took off his hat, waved it at the crowd and gave his I'm better than you shoot eating grin.
Players don't play for managers they don't respect. It only got worse with the Youkilis situation. Then Pedroia, the team leader publicly trashed Valentine. It's so bad the front office gave Valentine a public vote of confidence. That's usually a sign the manager is in trouble. What's the big deal about Valentine? He's never managed a MLB team to a divisional title.
My two biggest biggest Fenway thrills were 1) the look on my son's face the first time he came up the runway to the seats. I think he thought he saw Santa Claus. 2) I played a high school all-star game there.Last edited by tg643; 04-23-2012, 01:31 PM.Comment
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You know, I heard this and it really started to make me even madder at MLB and teams/players in general than I already was. You just had a team celebrate 100 years in Fenway park. This same day, we had the commsioner of Baseball speaking out about how the Rays need a new ball park. NO THEY DON'T.
I'll stop before this tuns into a rant. I feel the same as the previous poster. Cudo's for their 100th year and I really wished they'd have won it.Comment
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The Rays do need a stadium. The Trop is a pit. But first they need to prove they have the fan base to warrant the stadium. We flew down the day of a playoff game, walked up to the ticket window and bought tickets. We were prepared to buy our way in. We were shocked good seats were still available on game day in the post season. As it was, with the crowd I thought I was at a Sox game.Originally posted by JohnMcD348 View PostComment
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TG - I envied the high school ballplayers who got selected to play in Fenway. My first game was during the 44th Anniversary Season when Ted was in his final years. I highly recommend reading Fenway 1912 to learn more about the ballpark's beginnings and the pennant race in 1912.
I'm crossing my fingers that the September Series vs the Yankees will be worth the trip to Fenway.Last edited by TonyK; 05-20-2012, 04:46 PM."He's tougher than a railroad sandwich."
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I'm thinking taking the under on 85 1/2 wins is a good bet. I'm also thinking taking the under on Labor Day and Valentine is a good bet.Originally posted by TonyK View Post
My first Fenway game and first MLB game was a 1962 night game to see the Yankees. Living in Connecticut at an age when kids become impressionable about baseball, the Yankees were great and the Red Sox stunk, the Evil Empire almost got me. The next year we moved to Maine. The following year Tony Conigliaro captivated me. Five years later we moved to Boston. I spent a lot of time at Fenway.Last edited by tg643; 04-23-2012, 10:34 PM.Comment
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Oh, it will. No matter if the Sox are out of the race by that point, it will be well worth the trip. I've taken my kids to see the Yankees twice at Fenway (including the very last game of the season two years ago), and the atmosphere always has that extra charge. Our favorite part is watching A-Rod strike out.Originally posted by TonyK View PostComment
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And the fans serenading him with, "A-Roid, A-Roid," "Alice, Alice," and other memorable chants.Originally posted by Megunticook View Post"He's tougher than a railroad sandwich."
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That's how I got my nickname, Tony K, when I lived in Boston.Originally posted by tg643 View Post
I must have done something wrong though. My daughter and my son are die-hard Yankee fans for life. Now my 5-year old grandson tells me every day how much he loves the "Ankees." For his punishment I'll bring him along to Fenway."He's tougher than a railroad sandwich."
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My kids are Phillies fans and fans of the other Philadelphia teams from being raised in Philadelphia. I never tried to push them away from the local teams all their friends were rooting for.Originally posted by TonyK View PostComment
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Even my own kids made fun of the Red Sox drought since 1918 and rubbed it in. When our LL had a fall whiffle ball family league I picked uniform number 1918.Originally posted by tg643 View Post"He's tougher than a railroad sandwich."
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