Fenway Park - Boston Red Sox

Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, is a city full of landmarks. The site of the Boston Tea Party where tea was dumped in the harbor to riot the tea tax. Where Paul Revere rode the Freedom Trail warning the patriots that the British were coming and where many of our nations founders have been laid to rest. Fenway Park, built in 1912, is one of those American landmarks. When the trend seems to be to knock old parks down to build bigger more modern venues, Fenway lives on, and still delivers. Pull up your red sox and get ready for an ultimate FANHOOD experience that even a Yankee fan will love!

Due to the size, history, and recent success of the Red Sox, tickets are hard to come by so act fast. Beware of tickets that aren't advertised as "No Limited View". You may very well end up straddling the support beam if you aren't careful. As you can see, there are many!

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark/seating.jsp

Tickets are on sale the day of the game for standing room only, notice fans standing on the upper perimeter of the stadium above.

Want an ultimate Red Sox experience? Sit on the Green Monstah.

Wear red, white, and blue - America's and the Red Sox colors!

Learn the Boston language. New Englanders, specifically those from Boston tend to replace the "er" or "ar" in words with "ah". A stereotypical phrase is "pahk the cah" or "park the car". Click here for some great examples.

• http://home.earthlink.net/~lnkn/accent.htm

Go GREEN, it is the latest trend. Really, literally, go green. Take the green line T (that's Train in Boston) to Fenway to save on parking and beat traffic. Check T and bus schedules on the MBTA website.

• http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/trip_planner/

Want to grab a bite before the game? Hit Cask 'n Flagon, voted #2 Baseball bar in America by ESPN. Have a Fenway burger or the Papelbomb, a steak sandwich named after the Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon.

Visit my buddy Clay at Tequila Rain. Tell him FANHOOD sent you!



Take a lap around the park. Stroll down Yawkey Way. Grab some "street meat" from the numerous street vendors! I hear the Italian sausage is the way to go.



Get your picture taken with Red Sox great Ted Williams. Who knows, you may get to see him again in real life if scientists have it their way.



Walking into the park, before you even see the grass, you have to take it all in. It's like a throwback to the old days.





Grab a Fenway Frank. Hands down the best ball park hot dog I've EVER had. It's incredibly juicy and the bun is so fresh. It almost melts in your mouth. No flare needed here, in fact, mustard may actually take away from the flavor.


Take your food to your seat or enjoy it at the many tables available.



Get your photo taken with the Red Sox mascot, the Green Monstah at the Kid Zone.



Time to grab a program and a "beah" and head to your seat. Max purchase is 2 per person, so most people go ahead and grab 2! In fact, each person I went to poured two beers at a time and handed me both!



Check it out. Fenway Park. Magical. Babe Ruth pitched here. Ted Williams sent it out of the park. Scores are still tracked manually under the monster. Look for the seat painted red (rather than green) in the right field bleachers. That's the longest measurable home run hit at Fenway.




Game time. Check out the montages on the jumbotron. Sway to the music. Fenway has the best song selection I've ever heard at a ball park.



7th inning stretch. Time to solute those fighting for our country and those who lost their lives in battle with the singing of God Bless America. Take Me Out to the Ball Game follows of course!



8th inning, time for Sweet Caroline! The crowd in the bleachers really gets into it!

Game over, being a Yankee fan, I can't say I hope you're celebrating a Red Sox win, but I do hope you're capping off a great day at the ball park. After, head to the Bleacher Bar to watch the grounds crew patch up the field. Before the game, there was a line to get in, but after, there surprisingly wasn't a large crowd, just an enjoyable gathering.

Do not try to hit on your buddy's girlfriend or wife as soon as he runs to the men's room. There's a window at the urinals. He will see you. Busted.

Barhopping? Try The Baseball Bar across the street. If it's nice out, there is a great view of the stadium from the roof deck.

Whew, what a day. You just caught 9 innings in historic Fenway Park. Red Sox fan or not, I hope you felt the history of the venue, the energy of the fans, and had an ultimate FANHOOD experience.

Special thanks to Jeff Henn and Andy Menneto for making this experience happen!

As always, leave your FANHOOD experience in the comments section!