The One With The Red Sox Game

 

 

 

 

Tonight, we went to the Red Sox game vs. the Atlanta Braves as part of the "Rivalry Week" of games that occurs between the AL and NL.

 Now, we have been trying to get to a Red Sox game each year. And, Emmie tries to choose either a bobble head night or a teacher appreciation night...and this year, it was teacher appreciation. This means, we got free gifts upon attending. This year's gift was a zipper sweatshirt, which was pretty cool.

 We ate at the park, which is always an adventure. But, the genuine Fenway franks are still amazing.  And we were able to see the unveiling of the city connect uniforms, which were green. They actually looked nice.

That being said, the game did not match the quality of the franks or the jerseys, which is surprising because it featured new Sox ace Garrett Crochet against old ace Chris Sale. While his pitching was solid - Crochet gave up only two runs (both on homers) - the Red Sox offense was inept, both hitting wise and base running. We did see Rob Refsnyder hit a home run. We also saw three Sox get caught stealing - ZOINKS!!!

 We stayed to hear "Sweet Caroline" and then bailed...easily getting out of the city, which was great!

The One With the Red Sox Game

 

Earlier tonight (before the Celtics took a 3-0 series lead in the 2024 NBA Finals), Emmie and I went to Fenway Park to attend a Red Sox game. 

 

Now, the full reason we went was because Emmie wanted to get the free merch they were giving away - Red Sox teacher cups as part of Teacher Appreciation night. It also served as a date night because the kids were at band.

 

We arrived a little late but considering fan apathy this year, it was not too bad. We were over by the third base side, surrounded by  Phillies fans (that is who the Red Sox played). And, true to form, they were loud at first...especially when the Phillies went up 4-0. We saw a couple triples, a near inside the park homerun by the Phillies, and a homerun by David Hamilton of the Sox. We also got a couple a really good Fenway Franks.

But the Red Sox actually roared back. Even though we had to leave early, we saw them score 8 runs...and they eventually won the game 8-6.

What a game and what a memory.