Archive for the ‘Opening Day’ Category
Game 1 A.D.
Monday, April 3, 2017 – Fenway Park, Section 32 Red Sox 5, Pirates 3 Every year, I make the same tweet on the morning of the home opener: #OpeningDay is my favorite holiday. Sorry, Christmas! — Kristen C (@Red_Sox_Diehard) April 3, 2017 Though this marked my 17th Fenway Park Opening Day, there were a couple […]
Posted in: 2017 Games, Opening Day
We’re Home
Monday, April 11, 2016 – Fenway Park, Section 30 Orioles 9, Red Sox 7 Opening Day – the “real” one, at home – is my favorite day of the year. This year it reminded me of a scene in the lastest Star Wars movie: My favorite pictures from the day follow: Although the Red Sox […]
Posted in: 2016 Games, Opening Day
There’s No Place Like Home
Monday, April 13, 2015 – Fenway Park, Section 32 Red Sox 9, Nationals 4 This year’s home opener was my fifteenth Fenway Park Opening Day. It’s always a welcome sight, but after a disappointing season last year and a record-setting snowfall all winter, plus the fact that we were already 13 days into April, I […]
Posted in: 2015 Games, Opening Day
Ringing In The New Year
Friday, April 4, 2014 – Fenway Park, Section 42 Brewers 6, Red Sox 2 I had good luck over the winter when the four-game Sox Pax went onsale, and I managed to get through the Virtual Waiting Room early enough to get a package that included Opening Day before they sold out. So while I […]
Posted in: 2014 Games, Opening Day
A Warm Welcome Home
Monday, April 8, 2013 – Fenway Park, Section 36 Red Sox 3, Orioles 1 Opening Day at Fenway Park is always one of my favorite days of the year. Thanks to events like Christmas at Fenway (coupled with the Fenway Park Yard Sale) and Truck Day, plus my trip to spring training, I feel connected […]
Posted in: 2013 Games, Opening Day
Home Cooking
Friday, April 13, 2012 – Fenway Park, Section 33 Red Sox 12, Rays 2 Opening Day at Fenway Park is always exciting, no matter how the season may start off on the road. That’s a good thing, because for the second straight year the team got off to a less-than-stellar start, stumbling through a 1-5 […]
Posted in: 2012 Games, Opening Day
You’ve Gotta Start Somewhere
Friday, April 8, 2011 – Fenway Park, Section 36 Red Sox 9, Yankees 6 To say the Red Sox hadn’t gotten the season off to a good start would be an understatement. They had stumbled through Texas and Cleveland and found themselves with a dismal 0-6 record, which was especially stunning considering the improvements they […]
Posted in: 2011 Games, Opening Day
Happy Easter!
Sunday, April 4, 2010 – Fenway Park, Section 38 Red Sox 9, Yankees 7 Easter Sunday wouldn’t have been my first preference for an Opening Day game. It was weird to have it at night, and I’d rather ease into the season a little bit before diving right in to a Red Sox/Yankees matchup. But […]
Posted in: 2010 Games, Opening Day
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