Archive for the ‘2009 Games’ Category
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted in: 2009 Games, Opening Day
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 […]
Posted in: 2009 Games, Opening Day
A Proper Sendoff
Saturday, February 28 – City of Palms Park, Ft. Myers Red Sox 16, Reds 5 This was my final day in Ft. Myers, before having to return home to New England. The Red Sox played another doubleheader, beating Northeastern University 14-0 in the afternoon (with Ino Guerrero getting another at-bat), and taking on the Cincinnati […]
Posted in: 2009 Games, 2009 Spring Training
At Least It Doesn’t Count
Friday, February 27 – Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte Rays 12, Red Sox 4 It started off as another beautiful Florida day. The sun was out, with hardly a cloud in the sky, as we made the trip to the Rays’ new ballpark in Port Charlotte, just up the road from Ft. Myers. Several years […]
Posted in: 2009 Games, 2009 Spring Training
Official Unofficial Start of Spring
Thursday, February 26 – City of Palms Park, Ft. Myers Pirates 3, Red Sox 2 Today marked the first home game of the Grapefruit League season for the Red Sox. They hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates on a warm, sunny afternoon for an official nine-inning major league exhibition. We got to the game early, while the […]
Posted in: 2009 Games, 2009 Spring Training
Let the Games Begin
Wednesday, February 25 – City of Palms Park, Ft. Myers Red Sox 7, BC Eagles 1 Today marked the start of Spring Training games in Ft. Myers. The Red Sox played a matinee at home against Boston College, followed by a night game across town at the Minnesota Twins’ park. We went to the BC […]
Posted in: 2009 Games, 2009 Spring Training