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  1. Five in a row (and 8 of 10)… important three game series in Chicago vs the White Sox before (hopefully) beating up on the O’s and Reds at home.

    Taking 2 in Chicago would keep that momentum going for sure. Hopefully Pivetta (2 ER in last 22 IP) can stay hot tonight. Go (Red) Sox.

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  2. Nice start to the series in Arlington.

    I’m heading to the game on Sunday. Seems like there’s a sizable Red Sox Nation group there for the whole weekend. Haven’t been to the new Globe Life… still kinda weird that it exists.

    Go Sox.

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  3. Looks like we will be in Boston in September and they are at home vs the Yankee’s. Any pointers on trying to choose decent seats? Never been to Fenway and have no clue on where to try to sit. Will be there in September, games are Tuesday and Wednesday. Thanks for any pointers.

    Fenway is the best. A Tuesday/Wednesday game vs the Yanks should be a nice atmosphere… hopefully the games are still meaningful for the home team come September.

    For a first timer, I would stick to the 1B/RF grandstand or box seats. (The box seats are usually worth the extra $20-30, just for the added room.) The grandstand is *very* cramped, but “historic,” as those actual seats are 100+ years old. But if you’re tall and/or wide, they can be quite uncomfortable by modern standards.

    From the 1B side, you usually get a great view of the Monster, the field, and the CF scoreboard (as long as you’re not tucked away in the corner).

    Seats are less plentiful on the 3B side, but occasionally you can find a good deal.

    The bleachers are usually where the “rowdy” fans are, but it’s nowhere in comparison to what it was like 20-30 years ago. They’re obviously the “cheap” seats by Fenway standards.

    I’ve never sat on the roof boxes 1B side, but I hear the views are worth the extra $$.

    You can still buy face value seats from the Sox directly, even for those two Yankees games. If you’re targeting one in particular, I’d buy them sooner than later. It’ll eventually sell out.

    Beyond that… show up early, take the T to Kenmore Square (unless you’re staying close to Fenway), take in the atmosphere along Jersey St/Van Ness St (they block off the streets well ahead of time), grab a bite & beer at the Cask n Flagon (or another of the countless bars outside of Fenway) beforehand, and enjoy yourself! Even if you’re not a Sox fan, it is objectively a cool and unique sports atmosphere.

    If you show up early, you can sometimes sneak a view and a picture from the Monster seats, or if you wander around that area around the 7th or the 8th, you can usually find an usher to look the other way and let you venture up there and stand in a SRO spot for a bit.

    Hey, they won tonight! Maybe they’ll play some meaningful games in September after all… either way, Fenway is the best. Let us know how it goes.
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  4. That’s gotta be the most frustrating loss of the year so far. Hell, it could go down as the narrowest loss of the whole damn season.

    No-hit thru 9, tied 0-0 into the 10th.

    Sox finally get a hit and score 2 in the 10th.

    Robles K’s the first two batters in the bottom of the 10th — Then balks the runner to 3rd.

    Two outs, and a relatively routine grounder to 2nd is poorly thrown by “excellent-fielding SS” Trevor Story… and Kevin Kiermaier hits a walk-off HR to win it.

    FUCK.

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  5. Whitlock gets the start tonight. I’m sure he’s on a strict pitch count, but would be interesting see if he can get to the 4th or 5th.

    Many suggested he should be a starter, but I didn’t think it would happen this early in the season.

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