Will be in Boston with wife and kids in July. Staying in Back Bay not too far from Fenway. Was thinking of taking my 13 yr son to a game.
Sox are playing the Blue Jays while we're there. We're Mets fans, don't care about the Sox or Jays, but thought it might be fun night anyway. Never been to Fenway and the tx are reasonable (glad they're not playing the Yankees!).
I normally try to buy good seats, but will prolly go cheap this time, since we don't care about the actual game.
Any advice? Any sections to stay away from?
Thanks!
"Classic old stadium" atmosphere. Probably worth a visit, unless you want all the "newest stadium creature comforts".
Also obstructed view seats have to say it on the ticket - I believe.
If you want to really spend for a fun experience, try Monster Seats if you can get them. Pretty cool view/experience.
Fenway is awesome despite the small seats. cool area around the stadium, cool atmosphere in the stadium, just a fun stadium.
And i'm a Mets fan too, so when I go it's just because someone gives me tickets or for the experience.
Note: You may end up getting an obstructed view. It's hard to tell where those seats are in the stadium. If that happens, go see the "fenway embassadors". They can often find better seats and will exchange them for you. Good job by that place in general.
The bar scene around Fenway is amazing.
Seats as mentioned are small.
I don't know the answer to this... but, is there revenue sharing in baseball?
Highly recommend sitting in the Pavilion Boxes on the 1B side. Great view of the entire park with the wall as the backdrop.
And yeah, the seats are small.
i love this level of hate, it's what drive rivalries and sports (all sports) are better IMO with rivalries.
I will say though from 1999 - 2004 when the Red Sox finally won I went to a ton of Yankees Red Sox games at Fenway and often there were seemingly as many Yankees fans as Red Sox fans.
I was at the Mussina almost perfect game on Labor Day weekend (2001 I believe) and the place was going nuts until Carl Everett ruined it.
We ended up 'On the Roof' I think they called those seats Pavilion Box Seats, but we were actually on the roof along the first base side. They were good seats and the entire neighborhood around Fenway just oozes baseball.
Enjoy your game.
I highly recommend going. I find that seats down the right field line between third base and the Pesky Pole are the best value. Right field seats are great for the bullpen and the right fielder, but it's too far away from the action. The third base side is fine but I think there are fewer seats.
I’m doing a stadium tour later this summer with my son (8 stadiums in 13 days) and many teams just put tix on sale this past weekend for the rest of the season. Previously it was only one month in advance.
Yankee Stadium, Citifield and Fenway not yet available for August dates, but didn’t check for July.
My advice is to find our when they first go on sale and buy that day. They sell out quick and prices from secondary source increase quickly.
The bars right near there (and mentioned above by others) are really fun as well and absolutely worth stopping by for to grab a drink, before or after...
That's an odd take. You're missing out not going to visiting stadiums, especially Fenway.
I'm a die-hard Yankees fan and I think I've actually been to more games at Fenway than I have at any of the 3 Yankees Stadiums.
I don't think your "not giving them a dime" stance is hurting the Sox that much, since they pretty much sell out every game anyway (especially Yanks vs. Sox games).
Fenway views - ( New Window )
But, seriously, it’s a classic MLB park and you’ll have a great time.
Stay until the end. Take me out to the ballgame for the stretch, Sweet Caroline in the middle of the 8th, and Muddy Water and Tess if they win.
I personally don't like the roof seats, more energy in the bowl, and you can't see The Monsta from some of the bleacher seats. Pretty safe park, Fans are passionate but generally well behaved for all but Yankee games.
I’ve always had the same take until I saw Springsteen there several years ago. We were in the GA Pit on the field in Center Field and entered through the bleachers and over ramps setup over the bullpens. I could picture Mariano warming up in that rickety old thing, and even took a stroll up to the seat in the outfield where Ted Williams jacked a monster blast.
We got there early and walked out to a great view looking at home plate, and strolled around the outfield from the Green monster to the Pesky pole. They had the infield roped off but was able to get just about to the infield grass and just look around and take it all in.
I hate the Sox with a passion but that ballpark and its history was a really cool thing to experience and taking in a ballgame there has been on my bucket list ever since.
I'll never understand this position. I've gone to see the Yanks play there a LOT. It's great.
In 1998, I went to a Yanks game there and got to see David Cone outduel Pedro for 7 innings. Tremendous.
Around the 6th inning or so, a dude who was listening on the radio stood up, turned around and yelled "62 HOME RUNS!" because McGwire had just broken the record. The stadium went nuts, totally confusing Chuck Knoblauch during his at bat. They then showed his homer on the jumbotron.
In the end, Mo came in for a 5 out save and ALMOST blew the lead in the ninth. Sox fans were hyped, thinking he might choke. When he locked it down, the stadium went completely silent and I'll never forget how awesome that moment was. Great game. My favorite Yankee game I've been to.
Go to the stadium, dude.
Sept 8 Box Score - Cone struck out 11 over 7 innings. Mo nearly choked. - ( New Window )
Grandstand Infield section 15, row 12. It's not obstructed view according to Vividseats.com.
Used to go see all the games when the Yankees were in town. Sat in the bleachers and had a great time. Would drink at Copperfields or The Cask before
I often sit there too. Shady on super hot day games and protection if you get some rain too.
The upper grandstand seats have 'poles' or pillars in the way. So you could wind up with obstructed view seats.
Also, keep away from sections 1-5 down the right field line, around the Pesky Pole. The seats are actually pointed
more towards the rightfielder and not towards the plate!
I have probably been there about 75 times in my lifetime.
What can I say, I live in Mass., but not in recent years.
Grandstand Infield section 15, row 12. It's not obstructed view according to Vividseats.com.
The obstructed view seats would be behind your area,
you should be good to go. Those are pretty good seats.
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Wife wants to go, which is good.
Grandstand Infield section 15, row 12. It's not obstructed view according to Vividseats.com.
The obstructed view seats would be behind your area,
you should be good to go. Those are pretty good seats.
Great! They were a little more $ than I was originally planning on spending, but not too bad (prolly would be 4-5 X more if it was a Yankees game) and this might be my only visit ever to Fenway (Mets fan living in FL), so I took pjcas's advice.
I'd like to see that.
Man, it was just glorious. Thor pitched lights-out and the Mets won big. Lifetime night!
ENJOY!!!