Archive for August, 2009
The Man’s a Genius
Sunday, August 30, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 36 Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 0 My next game was on Sunday, and I was looking forward to seeing Jon Lester pitch. But on Saturday, I found out there was a snag to that plan. Tim Wakefield was being scratched from his start Tuesday. And then […]
Just Like Old Times
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 34 Red Sox 3, White Sox 2 The Red Sox bounced back from their awful Sunday night game with wins over the White Sox on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, I took the day off from work and went in to Fenway in the afternoon. I used […]
Bitter About the Rivals
Sunday, August 23, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 43 Yankees 8, Red Sox 4 After spending Saturday in Maine for the Sea Dogs game, I stayed over at my parents’ house, and then drove back to Boston on Sunday afternoon. The game wasn’t until 8:05, but I wanted to get there early enough to try […]
Let’s Play Two
Saturday, August 22, 2009 – Hadlock Field, Portland Game 1 – Senators 5, Sea Dogs 4 Over the weekend, the Yankees came to town for a big series. I had a ticket for Sunday night, but before that, I had my yearly chance to see the Double A Sea Dogs. My plan was to sleep […]
Posted in: 2009 Games, Minors
Down on the Farm
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 – McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket Redwings 7, PawSox 6, 10 inn. The Red Sox were off on a road trip to Texas and Toronto, so I made my annual trip to Pawtucket, RI, to get a glimpse of the Triple A team. By waiting until August to go, most of the team […]
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Getting Back to Normal
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 – Fenway Park, Section 36 Red Sox 8, Tigers 2 The two weeks since my last game were downright depressing for the Red Sox. They finished the Oakland series with a win and swept three from Baltimore, but then came six straight losses at the hands of the Rays and Yankees, […]