Archive for June, 2017
Bird’s Eye View
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 – Pavilion Section 20 Twins 4, Red Sox 1 On Wednesday it was time for my fourth game in the past six days. But this one was unique because it was part of a technical conference for work. There’s a conference room on the fifth floor, right across the hall from […]
Cruising With Sale
Monday, June 26, 2017 Red Sox 4, Twins 1 After going to two games over the weekend, Monday found me headed back in to Fenway again. And this time it was Sale Day, only the third time this season I’ve been able to watch the ace at work. This was also the third of four […]
Summer Doldrums
Sunday, June 25, 2017 – Fenway Park, Section 43 Angels 4, Sox 2 In the excitement of Friday’s ceremony to retire Big Papi’s number, it would have been easy to miss the news that the Red Sox had claimed veteran righty Doug Fister off waivers. He would be taking over the fifth starter role most […]
Thirty-Four
Friday, June 23, 2017 – Fenway Park, Pavilion Standing Room Red Sox 9, Angels 4 I left work early on the day of Big Papi’s number retirement ceremony, and even with worse than usual traffic, I got there just as the gates were opening. I grabbed an early bite to eat and went out to […]
Sent Home Happy
Monday, June 12, 2017 – Section 33 Red Sox 6, Phillies 5, 11 innings Knowing that I would be going to a Sunday night game and then heading back in the next night, I had taken Monday off from work. Sunday’s game had gone past midnight, making it almost 2:00 by the time I got […]
Summer Rerun
Sunday, June 11, 2017 – Fenway Park, Section 36 Tigers 8, Red Sox 3 After all the cold games I went to all the way through May, it was a relief to have some hot summer weather finally. But considering my seat was in the bleachers and the day was over 90 degrees, I was […]
An Evening With David Ortiz
Thursday, June 8, 2017 – Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell Middlesex Community College Celebrity Forum While the Red Sox were on the road, I won a raffle at work, getting two tickets to an event in Lowell. The Celebrity Forum is held annually to support Middlesex Community College, and this year’s celebrity guest was David Ortiz, […]