back from Fenway
by non sequitur on Aug 4, 2008 2:30 PM PDT
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PrintSo I got to catch a game at Fenway this past Saturday. Charming place. If I was supposed to feel magic in the air, though, then something went wrong. But that just may be because I'm a humorless bastard.
I had seats in the bleachers just to the RF side of dead center, third row (Section 36, for those for whom this means something). I stayed all nine innings of a 12-2 blowout of the A's, in part because it was so crowded and cramped that it would have been hard to leave earlier.
Tidbits:
- Lots of people were wearing Jason Bay Red Sox jerseys even though the guy had been signed only 48 hours earlier. Bay was given a standing ovation every time he came to bat. Manny having worn out his welcome is apparently more than just a media creation.
- I don't think they play any music over the PA system composed after the disco era. The highlight: "Makin' It". Stuff I recognize from my early childhood probably isn't a good sign for Fenway's hipness factor.
- The top of the eighth is when they seem to reserve the most terrifying rituals. First was The Wave. This wasn't the limp wave you sometimes see -- EVERYONE did it, and it went around the ENTIRE park FOUR FREAKING TIMES.
- Then, after the top of the eighth, everybody sings "Sweet Caroline" as I'm sure you've heard. They continue singing it even after the PA system stops playing it. ... All told, an impressive example of collective effervescence if you can get past being creeped out.
I took tons of pics, but nothing anyone hasn't seen. Plus, they were all grainy, because I apparently still haven't mastered low-light shots. The only thing I have to offer was an Aramark vendor in the stands who instead of carrying around her tray in her arms balanced it on her head.
That's Jason Bay in left.
Ok, so I can say I've been to Fenway. Hooray.
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Ladies carrying baskets/buckets/small animals on their heads is hot!
I wanted to adopt, but all the good looking babies were taken
Not to mention the fact that
Jason Bay is so tiny (as evidenced by this photograph) that he could fit in said hot lady’s cleavage. WOW!
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
He’s not tiny, she’s just really stacked.
Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.
She might be throwing you off by already being hot.
Or she might be throwing me off by balancing something on her head.
Man, tough call.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
Great Rack!
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Aug 4, 2008 2:57 PM PDT reply actions
Some dumb twat Red Sox fan took offense to me taking offense to other ballparks playing Sweet Caroline. She said Boston doesn’t own the song. While she’s right, it’s not appropriate to assume that everyone will welcome a song that’s readily associated with a team that a lot of people dislike.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 4, 2008 3:11 PM PDT reply actions
tee hee…you said dumb twat…tee hee….
Omar...I'm done with you. Hello Darren Ford! Come to papa.
by PacBellBoozer on Aug 4, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
The wife and I went to Fenway, what, 2 years ago?
Whenever the Giants played them there. We had an amazing time. Great, great fans. (Of course, it’s easy for them to be magnanimous when they’re practically mopping up the place with your shitty NL West team.) Everyone we talked to seemed to be a knowledgeable fan, from the cab driver to the family in the seats behind us to the cashier at Trader Joe’s.
Great yard, everyone should see a game there.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Yeah, the wife (mine, not yours) and I went there a couple of summers ago as well, although we didn’t see the Giants. Totally agree about the knowledgable fans. Enjoyed the conversations I had with the people sitting around us. Somewhere in the bowels of the archives are the pics I took from our east coast trip (Fenway, Shea and Yankee).
I, for one, totally dug the “Sweet Caroline” sing-a-long.
Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.
The fans were definitely into it, from the frat boys to the pleasant middle-aged ladies seated directly behind me commenting on Jon Lester’s outing. My favorite moment: in the top of the first, Frank Thomas hit a short line drive toward J.D. Drew in right. Drew thought about catching it on the fly, but finally decided to pull up to play it off a hop. A guy somewhere off to my right yells out, “Manny would have dove for it”.
I am no Sox fan to be sure, but of all the big league ballparks that I have been to (20 in total), I would have to say that Fenway is my favorite. AT&T, PNC, Kaufmann, and Wrigley are all close, but none combine history, novel ballpark design, and atmosphere like Fenway. Like the others, I would definitely recommend that all baseball fans try to check it out, even if the prices are astronomical.
I was really disappointed by my Fenway experience (the fans didn’t really seem that into the game, there were beach balls and a constant Wave) but I’m planning on giving it another chance this year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
obviously
she was drunk and actually at an LA game. The only place you can have your nails done and have a hot dog shoved up your ass because some nutjob doctor said on the View that you won’t ingest calories if you do it that way.
by Giant Voodoo on Aug 5, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
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