Archive for the ‘2011 Games’ Category
Less Lester, More Morales
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 – Fenway Park, Section 34Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2 The Red Sox were back from a less-than-successful interleague road trip. In fact, if it hadn’t been for a three-game sweep in Houston to end the trip, it would have been a disaster. But now, after playing 9 straight games without […]
Here Comes the Rain Again
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 – Fenway Park, Sections 43 and 18 Padres 5, Red Sox 1, 7½ innings The Red Sox had cooled off a little in the past couple of days and needed a win in the rubber game against the Padres to avoid going .500 over the homestand. It was a weekday afternoon, […]
Let the Good Times Roll
Friday, June 17, 2011 – Fenway Park, Sections 36 and 24 Red Sox 10, Brewers 4 The sweep of the A’s started the Red Sox on a tear. They went to New York and swept the Yankees for the second time this season, then headed to Toronto and swept the Blue Jays by an aggregate […]
Sun Day Matinee
Sunday, June 5, 2011 – Fenway Park, Section 42 Red Sox 6, A’s 3 After being swept by the White Sox, the Red Sox got back on track with wins in their first two games against the A’s, including a 14-inning marathon on Saturday. Sunday was a mild, sunny day, and I went in early […]
Socked
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 – Fenway Park, Section 36 White Sox 10, Red Sox 7 The Red Sox had a successful road trip, winning two of three in Cleveland and three of four in Detroit, including two games where they scored 14 runs. They lost their first game to the White Sox on Memorial Day, […]
Old School Baseball
Sunday, May 22, 2011 – Fenway Park, Pavilion Level Standing Room Red Sox 5, Cubs 1 The cold, wet, foggy weather continued all week. Friday afternoon finally brought a little sun, and it also brought the Chicago Cubs to Fenway Park for the first time since they lost to the Red Sox in the 1918 […]
Foggy, Foggy Night
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 – Fenway Park, Sections 43 and 17 Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 The Red Sox returned to Fenway riding high after a three-game sweep of the Yankees in the Bronx. The only thing that could dampen our spirits was actual rain, and that’s exactly what Fenway had in store for the […]
Extra, Extra, Read All About It
Monday, May 9, 2011 – Fenway Park, Section 36 Red Sox 2, Twins 1, 11 inn. The Red Sox had taken two of three games against the Twins over the weekend, and Monday they wrapped up the series. The Sox were hanging four games back in the division, well within striking distance but still in […]
The Late Late Show
Wed., May 4, 2011 – Fenway Park, Sections 43, 3, 17, Box 50, and 23 Angels 5, Red Sox 3, 13 inn. In the 2½ weeks since my last game, the Red Sox had climbed back to within a game of .500, good for third place in the division, just 4 games out of first. […]
Signs of Spring
Sunday, April 17, 2011 – Fenway Park, Section 43 Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 1 After Wednesday’s game was rained out, the Red Sox had a scheduled off-day Thursday, and then Friday they continued their practice of losing every game I hadn’t gone to. Somehow, they won Saturday’s game without me – which is good […]