Yankee4Life Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 a huge financial advantage over the sox? hmm... i love when red sox fans cry about the yankees over spending like they don't spend a ton of cash That is very rare in here to read this. Very, very rare. To get back on topic, I've been to Fenway Park a few times and the seats there are terrible. My knees are bad in the first place and being there in those seats didn't help at all. If anyone goes to a game, try to pay for the box seats because those seats are a little bit better. The wooden ones at Fenway are awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastasports1 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Sigh...I love some obvious hypocricy in this thread. But, talking about how comfortable Fenway is, it really matters where you sit. 90% of the seats are fine, but the last 10 rows of the grandstand have some wooden seats where the heavier of us might have a hard time sitting. And the ballpark is updated and refurbished every year. The whole enviorment, every time you come, gets better. The park really is beatiful in at least the sense of a baseball fan with some sense of history in their mind. The seats that are added each year are just amazing. Fenway, IMO, has the most character of any park in the majors. It also seems to have people putting the most time into it. And the new seats (upperdeck seats with bar stools and 2 concession rows, .406 club being re-done, restuarant/night club/bigger concorses/more bathrooms/new hall of fame club/clubhouse/weight room/batting cage/sidewalks) that will be in next year are going to be an excellent addition to the ballpark. My father is the project manager for the seats, so I've checked out an FTP site with the prints and artistic renditions of what this place is turning into, IMO, something just unbelieveable. The whole Fenway experience is improving seemingly each time I go. The park is just downright magnificent, and the way I see it, the age of it can only make it better if the right time is being put into it. And clearly, 150% effort and time is being implimented. You can make arguements against it, but once you attend a game, the whole experience is just downright breathtaking. And everything is being updated, refurbished, to a perfect balance between history and amenities. And the success of the Sox only adds to this. Seats are nearly impossible to get, since everybody wants to go to, IMO, the best ballpark (or at least will be once the renovations are done) To get back on topic, I've been to Fenway Park a few times and the seats there are terrible. My knees are bad in the first place and being there in those seats didn't help at all. If anyone goes to a game, try to pay for the box seats because those seats are a little bit better. The wooden ones at Fenway are awful. Again, it matters where you sit. I've sat in the wooden seats a few times, and the whole experience of Fenway makes you forget about that. The place is heaven to a Bostonian. I've also sat in the luxury boxes, bleachers, and box seats, and they are right up there with any other stadium, but the whole, again, Fenway experience excells them above what, say, the SkyDome would bring. (And in those huge stadiums you feel like some ant or something. You are so far away from the action, in a circular stadium with empty seats all around you. The whole "backyard" feel to Fenway makes you forget about the bad seats you might get 50% of the time. But, come to think of it, the size of you really does matter. The bigger guys will probably say it was uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago11 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I have been there once on a baseball bus tour...we sat on the first base side lower...$30 seats....I had to get up every 3 innings and walk around...very uncomfortable no leg room. However, it was an excellent experience being there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Sigh...I love some obvious hypocricy in this thread. . Exactly who are you putting down now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastasports1 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Exactly who are you putting down now? Mark! He tells a Red Sox fan about their biased opinion, yet makes 2 or 3 posts with opinions more biased than anyone else, but even says "from what I've heard!" He also tells other people they are biased because they are a Red Sox fan, but makes comments about the green monster and other things which one with eyes could assume its because he's a Yankees fan and claims its "not because I'm a Yankees fan." I don't like arguing with moderators or even want to. I'm not trying to start anything. You asked me a question and I answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Mark! He tells a Red Sox fan about their biased opinion, yet makes 2 or 3 posts with opinions more biased than anyone else, but even says "from what I've heard!" He also tells other people they are biased because they are a Red Sox fan, but makes comments about the green monster and other things which one with eyes could assume its because he's a Yankees fan and claims its "not because I'm a Yankees fan." I don't like arguing with moderators or even want to. I'm not trying to start anything. You asked me a question and I answered. Ok mastasports, thanks for clearing that up. Enjoy your Easter Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadbelly Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Quote: a huge financial advantage over the sox? hmm... i love when red sox fans cry about the yankees over spending like they don't spend a ton of cash Check the payrolls...I'm not saying that the Red Sox don't have an advantage over most other teams -- I'm just saying that their prime competition has a huge advantage over them, and that affects their financial decisions. Try being a Blue Jays fan.......lol . Not easy competing against both the yanks and sox........sigh, another year in 3rd ...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlod14 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I have to side with Fenway Park. I have been there at least 50 times over the last 20 years, and the Park is the best I have ever been to. Unless you sit in the center field bleachers, the seats are more than adequate and right in the middle of the action. Plus, the atmosphere of Red Sox nation overtakes any small issue within the park. There are 20,000 fans there when the gate opens 2 hours before the game, and you can talk on Yawkey Way and in bars right outside the park for hours after the game. Fenway is by far the best stadium I have been to. Olympic stadium I thought wasnt all that bad. The stadium was fair, its in a clean city, and you could buy a ticket for $10.00 and move all the way to the front row. Great place to see a game cheap. Camden Yards was simply awesome, but lacks history, plus its Baltimore, enough said. Yankee Stadium has history, but is far overrated. TV makes it look far better than it is in real life. I was not impressed. The real worst stadium ever is the Vet in Filthy-delphia. The city is a sh*thole, the stadium is a sh*thole, the fans are stupid and care more about cheesesteaks than baseball. In every single way that place is the worst. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastasports1 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Ok mastasports, thanks for clearing that up. Enjoy your Easter Sunday. Let me tell you! There's nothing like a backyard whiffle ball game with old friends! (Although there was a bit of snow to play around :? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 So after looking through four pages of flames let me summarize... There is no Fenway on the horizon. Put this thread to bed, and no i am not doing Fenway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emil Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 1. SBC 2. Fenway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman1072 Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 I really enjoy going to Miller Park. That's really all I have to say. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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