NFT: Seeing a Sox game at Fenway

Really small seats (fortunately, I'm of average height and weight) really jammed together. Almost claustrophobic.

"Classic old stadium" atmosphere. Probably worth a visit, unless you want all the "newest stadium creature comforts".

upper level, there are poles blocking some seats' view, so make sure you avoid obstructed seats.

if you view this kind of as your "only" visit to Fenway, box seats will cost more, but it's worth it IMO.

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.

Enjoy a pint @ the Cask 'N Flagon.

everybody!

worth the trip, even if not a fan of either team.

the game are great. Bad sight lines, small uncomfortable seats. The rest of it is wonderful. Yankee fan who's been there many times.

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.

there are lots of obstructed view sets that really aren't that obstructed and you can get those tickets for less than other tickets

and went downstairs to drink.

The bar scene around Fenway is amazing.

Fenway is a very cool experience both outside and inside the stadium.
Seats as mentioned are small.

And never will. I’m not giving those guys a dime. Yes I’m a Yankee fan. Plenty of other ball parks.

And a Sam Adams classic draft is a must. Great place to see a game.

In comment 15282634 Giant John said:

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And never will. I’m not giving those guys a dime. Yes I’m a Yankee fan. Plenty of other ball parks.

I don't know the answer to this... but, is there revenue sharing in baseball?

Feels exactly like what a ballpark should feel like, and I say that as a lifelong Yankees fan.

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.

In comment 15282634 Giant John said:

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And never will. I’m not giving those guys a dime. Yes I’m a Yankee fan. Plenty of other ball parks.

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 went to Fenway about 20 years ago. Tix were very difficult to get....the Sawx were playing well early that season and they were selling out every game. This was before they built the Monster Seats.

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.

A red Sox fan! It's an old ballpark and lots of the seats are small and uncomfortable, but it's a great atmosphere to watch a game. It's great that Boston only has one baseball team vs New York, so except for the NY transplants, of whom I am one and of whom there are a lot, it's a Red Sox town.

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.

which, being 6'3", was kinda tight. So tight, in fact, that for the second of the two games I went to, I let my buddies sit in the seats and instead watched the game from the Bleacher Bar which is kinda built inside the monster (one of those gates you see in left/center field). Not sure if the bar is still there or not (this was in like 2009), and obviously not somewhere you would want to bring your son, but I loved it, especially when a ball rolled up to the wall a foot away from where I was standing. Pretty cool.

Are you sure tix are available yet?

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.

Been numerous times and always love it. Amazed at what a little crackerbox feel it has but that's part of the charm.

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...

In comment 15282634 Giant John said:

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And never will. I’m not giving those guys a dime. Yes I’m a Yankee fan. Plenty of other ball parks.

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).

Appreciate it!

Almost all the grandstand seats ( lower level behind field box) have some sort of obstructed view due to the poles. Some are really obstructed (I once sat directly behind a pole) and some you may just miss a small section of the field and is really no big deal. The link below lays it out pretty well
Fenway views - ( New Window )

Yeah, the seats were made for leprechauns. And of course B’ahstan fans fucking blow each other’s ass and there’s a wicked ton of ‘em at that dump.

But, seriously, it’s a classic MLB park and you’ll have a great time.

Get there early so you can take time to enjoy the atmosphere outside the stadium. Smell the sausages and peppers and listen to the vendors accents as they hawk their wares, "Getcha Sawx caps heya."

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.

In comment 15282634 Giant John said:

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And never will. I’m not giving those guys a dime. Yes I’m a Yankee fan. Plenty of other ball parks.

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.

In comment 15282634 Giant John said:

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And never will. I’m not giving those guys a dime. Yes I’m a Yankee fan. Plenty of other ball parks.

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 )

Wife wants to go, which is good.

Grandstand Infield section 15, row 12. It's not obstructed view according to Vividseats.com.

I always sit on that side.

Went out to many bars and clubs around Fenway. When I first got there I really didn't know where Fenway was. We were waiting in line to get into a nightclub, and I looked up and saw the foul pole nets to keep the baseballs in. I thought I was standing in front of an old warehouse, it looks just like that from the outside and its built right into the area.

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

In comment 15283143 schabadoo said:

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I always sit on that side.

I often sit there too. Shady on super hot day games and protection if you get some rain too.

In comment 15282847 Chocco said:

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Almost all the grandstand seats ( lower level behind field box) have some sort of obstructed view due to the poles. Some are really obstructed (I once sat directly behind a pole) and some you may just miss a small section of the field and is really no big deal. The link below lays it out pretty well Fenway views - ( New Window )

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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.

In comment 15282981 Dr. D said:

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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.

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In comment 15283709 Carson53 said:

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In comment 15282981 Dr. D said: Quote: 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.

In comment 15283714 Greg from LI said:

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I'd like to see that.

Sat in the outfield. We were fortunate enough to have a friend who knows someone in the PR department set us up with pre-game on-field access. Met a few of the Mets (Jerry Blevins, Seth Lugo and Steve Gelbs! Ha! All 3 good dudes). Watched BP up close ... we were among the last 10-12 fans to leave the field. Took it all in.

Man, it was just glorious. Thor pitched lights-out and the Mets won big. Lifetime night!

Just fucking great. Every good, bad and awful thing about it is wonderful.

ENJOY!!!