Archive for April, 2009
A Perfect 10
Sunday, April 26, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 43
Red Sox 4, Yankees 1
It’s safe to say the first two games of the Red Sox/Yankees series were epic battles. Friday night featured a ninth-inning game-tying homer off Mariano Rivera by Jason Bay and an eleventh inning game-winner by (as I have dubbed him) the Greek God [...]
Green Means Go
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 34
Red Sox 7, Twins 3
The Twins were in town for a two-game series – their only trip to the Fens all year. Heavy rains on Tuesday night forced a postponement of the first game to Wednesday afternoon, but the weather was no better the next day. The [...]
Sunny Day, Sweepin’ the Birds Away
Sunday, April 19, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 43
Red Sox 2, Orioles 1
It’s safe to say the Red Sox weren’t off to a good start. After opening at home and then completing their first road trip, their record stood at 3-6. It was as if the part of the Green Monster scoreboard that held the [...]
Better Than Going to Work
Thursday, April 9, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 43
Rays 4, Red Sox 3
The day after the opener the Sox lost their night game, and Thursday they met the Rays in a matinee for the rubber game of the series. This was the first game of the year in my Tenth Man Plan, so I took [...]
Well Worth the Wait
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 41
Red Sox 5, Rays 3
On Tuesday morning I got up early and went in to work for half a day. I left just after noon, and was happy to be able to find a parking space at the T station without any problem. That got me to [...]
Making a Dry Run
Monday, April 6, 2009
Opening Day, Take 1
I made an Opening Day dry run this morning – emphasis on the word “dry,” because it wasn’t raining when I got to Fenway at 10:00. In past years, I’ve had trouble getting a parking space at a T station for weekday games. One year I was one of [...]