W.’s first time ever, and my first time in nearly 6 years (when the Phillies defeated the Sox by the score of 11-3 on July 17, 1999), we attended a Red Sox game in that great baseball shrine, the hallowed ground that is, Fenway Park.
We had great seats – down the left field line, 2 seats off the wall behind third base where the seats jut out to a distance of a mere 18 inches from fair territory. It was great being so close to left field, where Teddy Ballgame took up residence for so many years; current Sox left fielder, All-Star and World Series MVP Manny Ramirez, even threw a ball to W. (it was such a thrill for W. to have a big-league player toss him a ball from left field!)
After the game, we took advantage of the opportunity to walk the entire perimeter of the field along the warning track (I even scooped up a small handfull of dirt from straightaway center field in front of the triangle.) To top off the day – the Sox beat the Tribe, 5-2.
Things have changed in 6 years – the centerfield scoreboard and seating have been changed, new seats above the Green Monster and right field roof, and of course, the 2004 World Series Championship pennant flying in center.
View a slide show of pictures from the game in Windows Media Player.
View a (rather large) photomontage of Fenway Park, taken from behind home plate, in September 1995 (my very first Sox game.)
