Delaney: A view from Fenway
It's an outdoor cathedral.
I've never seen grass so green. The wall in left field is green, not as sharp as the grass but it's famous. The white of the home team's uniforms looked brighter against these backdrops.
There are plenty of things wrong with baseball. Fenway Park in Boston isn't one of them.
Sure, a beer in the old pahk is $7.50. A tiny portion of chicken tenders and spicy fries - really good spicy fries - is $8.50. And on a hot summer night such as Monday, the place was an oven around my seat tucked behind home plate.
Oh, but what a place to watch a game. I haven't yet been to Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium or Yankee Stadium, just three of the MLB stadiums I very much want to see. I hope those parks match my vision.
I wouldn't say Fenway is nice. Apparently, Fenway is lacking the ammenities and luxuries compared with stadiums built in this century. There is little room to walk around, though I did find a nice spot with a cool breeze and a view of the Prudential Building.
For baseball watching, it's a great old park. We couldn't see the massive digital scoreboard in center field from our seats, 20 rows up behind Victor Martinez's right shoulder. The roof hung too low. It didn't matter.
We saw fans in the center field bleachers start the wave in the early innings and we joined in when it reached our section. We saw the 37,000-plus fans, desperate for the team to snap a 6-game losing streak, rise each time one of their guys hit a ball deep into the outfield. We heard them cheer with relief when three Red Sox circled the bases in home run trots and when one scored on a game-winning sac fly.
My uncle Paul, cousin Paul, his sons Connor and Matt and I saw the field at Fenway Park Monday night. We didn't need to see anything more.
I've never seen grass so green. The wall in left field is green, not as sharp as the grass but it's famous. The white of the home team's uniforms looked brighter against these backdrops.
There are plenty of things wrong with baseball. Fenway Park in Boston isn't one of them.
Sure, a beer in the old pahk is $7.50. A tiny portion of chicken tenders and spicy fries - really good spicy fries - is $8.50. And on a hot summer night such as Monday, the place was an oven around my seat tucked behind home plate.
Oh, but what a place to watch a game. I haven't yet been to Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium or Yankee Stadium, just three of the MLB stadiums I very much want to see. I hope those parks match my vision.
I wouldn't say Fenway is nice. Apparently, Fenway is lacking the ammenities and luxuries compared with stadiums built in this century. There is little room to walk around, though I did find a nice spot with a cool breeze and a view of the Prudential Building.
For baseball watching, it's a great old park. We couldn't see the massive digital scoreboard in center field from our seats, 20 rows up behind Victor Martinez's right shoulder. The roof hung too low. It didn't matter.
We saw fans in the center field bleachers start the wave in the early innings and we joined in when it reached our section. We saw the 37,000-plus fans, desperate for the team to snap a 6-game losing streak, rise each time one of their guys hit a ball deep into the outfield. We heard them cheer with relief when three Red Sox circled the bases in home run trots and when one scored on a game-winning sac fly.
My uncle Paul, cousin Paul, his sons Connor and Matt and I saw the field at Fenway Park Monday night. We didn't need to see anything more.
posted by Anne Delaney at
6:57 PM
1 Comments:
As a native CNY'er, I've lived in the Boston area for years, and have been to Fenway probably 20 times (usually to see my team, the Yanks)
Fenway seating is awful..seats close together, built for 1912 bodies, obstructed views..one time I had a seat way up underneath on a 96 degree day, sitting next to the sausage smoker! God.
Next time you see a game from Fenway, notice how everyone is all jammed together...no space between seats.
My opinion has always been that they should have built a new waterfront stadium in Boston..something state of the art. Fenway's a relic best left in the past.
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