Stadium Preview #7

Stadium: Fenway Park
Date Opened: April 20, 1912
Date of Visit: June 20th
Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox

Almost 100 years after it was constructed, Fenway Park is still going strong as one of the best and most unique stadiums in all of baseball. It has seen its share of changes, from adding seats to the famed Green Monster to adding thousands of seats around the park since its opening. This stadium is the crown jewel of Boston for good reason: it has everything you would want in a classic stadium. It has history, crazy quirks, interesting seats, and a great team to play in the stadium.

Every way you turn in Fenway Park, something catches your eye. Whether it is Pesky's Pole, the Green Monster, the press box, or the triangle, this place is just an amazing facility dripping with history. We will be sitting in the new 'roof seats' in foul territory next to right field, which will be good because these seats are more comfortable than the original seats closer to the field. Those seats were definitely built for a 1912 American, not a 2008 one.

The fans are very much connected to the team, which will be a fun experience for us since the fans in Arlington do not have much to cheer about (although we are hovering around .500 this year!). Also, seeing Manny Ramirez in front of his home crowd will be electrifying. Too bad David Ortiz won't play in the game since he just got put on the DL.

This stadium visit will be the most memorable in my eyes not only because the stadium is just simply amazing, but also because the game will be a good one. St Louis is a premier team in the NL, and likewise, Boston in the AL. This interleague matchup should be one of the best played games of the trip.