going in july what do i expect?
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I have never been there but have always wanted to go...I hope you have a great time.Comment -
don't go in hungry or you will come out broke...also if you need to go to the rest room watch out for the rats...i wish i knew where your seats are... if they are in right field you will have a sore neck unless you want to watch the visitors bullpen all day...don't try to smuggle in a bottle of anything...they frisk you at the gate...forget about even trying to find a parking place for under 50.00...they also are the only team that still does the wave ugh...other than that it is a nice little toy ballpark...Comment -
Yes.... stay out of right field......it is expensive....drunks are in the right field bleachers......anything behind the plate left field grandstand..right field grandstand...ok seats.Cask and Flagon, Copperfields, beer Works...places around the park.....if you are going to eat a sausage out of those carts (ask the police....)...I always went where they went....Comment -
Take the T to the game, get off at Kenmore and walk across the overpass.
Its pointless trying to find a place to park in the city.
Stop at a bar before hand, either Cask'n Flagon, Game On or Boston Beerworks. I recommend Game On, cause theres usually some tail in there.
Get drunk and head over the the park. Take some pictures, enjoy America's Greatest Ballpark and learn the words to 'Sweet Caroline.'
If you are an opposing fan prepare to get heckled.Comment -
A must visit for any baseball fan, I was fortunate to go watch a game and get a private tour a few years back as part of a project for my Sports Marketing class. Grab a fenway frank and enjoy the game.Comment -
Saw a game there many years ago before the new seats were added above the Monster. Great experience.Comment -
I was there about 15 years ago - zero parking - good luck - small seats - I mean really small unless they changed them!Comment -
Lived in Boston for 8 years.
Parking will cost you 40 dollars, leave the car home.
What JR said, stay out of right field, drunks and all the bookies are there.
Have a sausage sandwich from a vendor across the street.
Smoke a fatty in the parking lot by the train tracks.
Go to the Cask after the game.
Then go to Legal's for some fresh seafood later.Comment -
again- take the T. also, I've had no problem smuggling in nips...Comment -
Lots of Barney voters! Enuff to make me stay away.Comment -
take the t from suffolks downs race track (rte 1 ,east boston) to kenmore square.free to park at suffolks,small $$ for t ride.Comment -
tickets should be cheap by thenComment -
yeah like everyone else said the T is a popular option...cheaper/easier. Wear whatever team you support's gear...fans wont do anything i wear my yankees hat usually when i go
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go to whos on first for drinks before the gameComment -
I was thinking about what to write and trying to remember some of my 50 or so trips to Fenway...but this guy said it best. Take the T then Green Line to Kenmore Station, follow the crowd over the Mass Pike overpass. You can't go wrong with any bar around the park: Cask n Flagon, Boston Beer Works, Game On, Jillians, and the House of Blues is right there too. My personal favorite is Cask'n Flagon, it's a 45 second stumble from the back gates of the ballpark and always a ton of tail. Enjoy the best ballpark in the world.
Also, if you're going to a 7pm start....plan on catching THE LAST train (The T) out of Boston to your car. The Kenmore Station will be a zoo and will take a good hour to get from Fenway and onto the subway. Leave the stadium, grab a beer or two at aforementioned bars, then grab the subway.Comment -
Caught a game about 5 years ago. Took the train, worked great. Got to Fenway early enough for batting practice. Must visit for any baseball fan.Comment -
Arrogant fans thinking/wishing their team was nearly as good as it was that one year that they won.Comment -
been there plenty of times dont expect too much.Comment -
a big green wall in left field and a bunch of loud obnoxious red sox fans.Comment -
It's a nice place to see a game. Lot of good surrounding bars to hang out afterward.
I'm in the area and I haven't been to a game there in close to 10 years. Last time was when Wells and Cone still pitched for the Yankees.Comment -
Ive been wanting to go to Fenway for years now. I just have to find the time to get out of town and get up thereComment -
Hands.....touching hands.......reaching out.......touching me......TOUCHING YOU......Comment -
Been 3 times and it was AWESOME every time.Comment -
If you're over 220 lbs your ass and hips will have indents from the steel arm chairs and your arms will be in the T-Rex position for 3 friggin hours so as not to stray into your neighbors space. Seats are a nightmare, everything else is cool.Comment -
2 summers ago. day game. seats right next to first base bag. apparently during the summer that is not an ideal place to sit for a day game. it was like watching the game from the face of the sun. 3000 degrees. people were dropping left and right. and they killed the yanks.
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2 summers ago. day game. seats right next to first base bag. apparently during the summer that is not an ideal place to sit for a day game. it was like watching the game from the face of the sun. 3000 degrees. people were dropping left and right. and they killed the yanks.
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I'm a die hard sox fan so this is obviously biased, but I can guarantee you won't forget going to this park. They've redone the entire "interior" and it no longer has that basement feel. The second you see the monster, you'll finally understand the big hype about it.. it's truly larger than life. I hope you have a blast, let us know how it goes for you.>54%Comment -
Great town. I was there, the sox were out of town, but got to see the ballpark.... You'll enjoy it!!!Comment -
Red Sox gear up marketing pitch for Fenway’s 100th anniversary
By Greg Turner**| **Friday, December 9, 2011**|* & Markets
Photo by Mark Garfinkel
Red Sox fans devastated by the September disaster might go so far as to make a New Year’s resolution to never give another nickel of their hard-earned money to that team — but they’ll have a hard time keeping that promise.
In 2012, the bunting will adorn Fenway Park [map] not just for Opening Day, but for the ballpark’s 100th anniversary, and diehard fans will find themselves tempted with hundreds of ways to spend cash on centennial souvenirs.
“It gives the team the opportunity to re-merchandise all the things they’ve been selling. I can’t imagine how this can’t be a pot of gold,” said Chris Cakebread, a sports marketing expert and advertising professor at Boston University.
The team officially launched its 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway yesterday, but the Sox had long been busy planning special events and commissioning a commemorative logo to slap on T-shirts, hats, pennants — and a hefty, $75 coffee-table book hitting stores at the height of the holiday shopping season.
Sox brass insist they won’t be getting rich off the 365-day Fenway nostalgia tour.
“This really comes with a lot of expenses for the events we’re putting on,” said Sam Kennedy, the team’s chief operating officer. “It’s not a financial windfall for the club by any stretch. The goal is to sort of break even.”
Sales of all those anniversary T-shirts, throwback jerseys and commemorative pins will be mixed into a single revenue pie that feeds all 30 Major League Baseball teams — so the Sox only get a slice.
“There will be some incremental merchandise revenue opportunities, but we only get a small percentage,” Kennedy said.
Sports business experts see the Sox scoring more corporate sponsorships next year, thanks to the extra visibility afforded by a year-long celebration and series of special events. The fun begins with “Frozen Fenway” college hockey in January and may culminate with the return of football to the field of dreams in the fall — and the summer between stocked with summer concerts and another soccer match, likely featuring Liverpool.
“It’s not confined to the baseball season,” said Tim Marken, founder of the Hub’s Altus Marketing and Management. “They’ve got all these other events taking place at Fenway that will get the taste and touch and feel of that 100th anniversary.”
“It’s a great sponsorship opportunity,” added Cakebread. “How could you not want to be associated with this?”
Sox minority owner Michael Egan said he’s proud of how the ballpark has been preserved and the celebration ahead that will “almost elevate Fenway to an even greater iconic status.” Still, he’s disappointed that the MLB declined to schedule the 2012 All-Star Game in Boston.
“That really would’ve helped the corporate sponsors tremendously and given them a return on their investment,” Egan said.
Hub tourism expert Pat Moscaritolo predicts the Fenway party will be a favor to the local economy. The Sox’s 81 home games generate an average of $1 million in revenue for hotels, restaurants and other businesses that cater to fans who come to town and stay overnight. Moscaritolo estimates the anniversary atmosphere could boost each game’s impact by $200,000.
“I think we’ll see a larger share of people coming from outside of Boston to celebrate these events than you would normally expect,” he said. “We’ll see more multi-generational trips.”
That may secure Fenway’s record sellout streak, stretching back to 2003, for another season — although Kennedy refused to count the tickets before they go on sale tomorrow.
“We never take that for granted,” he said. “Even with the fact that it’s the 100th anniversary, we need to come out of the gate strong. We need to earn the trust and confidence of the fan base.”
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the park is a dump, it shows every bit of its 100 years
Wrigley is 100X better for the game day experience.Comment
