{"id":515,"date":"2023-05-08T17:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T21:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=515"},"modified":"2026-02-21T18:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T23:11:20","slug":"boston-trip-22-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2023\/05\/08\/boston-trip-22-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston: The Game Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston Trip ’22<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 8, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    <\/strong> I got to the ballpark about 5. I headed back to the Team Store for t-shirts for my son, Nicholas. I was with my aunt and uncle, Carol and Jim. Plus, I picked up a yellow Boston shirt and a blue team cap for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Gifts to Myself<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

     Nicholas wearing his t-shirt. He is not really a boy; he’s 27 now. He must be thinking he’s Johnny Damon in his Boston days with that beard. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nicholas\"
Nicholas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

     My aunt Carol and uncle Jim wearing their tee’s. Ever notice how difficult finding women’s clothing is? Much to my dismay, I had to get my aunt the same t-shirt as my son. The selection was limited due to the store’s lack of sizes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Carol
Carol and Jim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

     My get up for the game. The trip was as much about Boston and Sox for me as it was for the Tigers.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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     I walked to my seat in section 107 in the third row. I got my share of stares. I was wearing the hometown team t-shirt and the opponent’s hat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Seat on First Baseline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

     Once seated, the questions started. Love that east coast accent, wish I could type it here. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     I had been warned, from others that had visited Fenway, the crowds are rude and combative to out of towners. I found these stories totally the opposite. Everyone treated me with kindness and respect. That is, with the exception of concession stands that charged seven dollars for a 16 oz bottle of Coke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 3: A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     In the first, Miguel Cabrera<\/strong> and some guy named JD<\/strong> Martinez<\/strong> (wise crack intended. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him play in ‘The D’)<\/strong> exchanged an RBI for each team. Cabrera’s on a single to center and Martinez’s via a Sac Fly to center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Javier Baez homered for the Tigers in the third. But Trevor Story’s three run homer in the bottom half of the fourth pretty much sealed it for our Detroiters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still Awestruck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I’m notorious for leaving before the final outs are made. Both winning or losing and managed my way to the exit after the Tigers batted in the eight, trailing 5-3. The Red Sox had scored another run on a homer, by catcher, Christian Vasquez in the seventh. I listened from a cab, as Jonathan Schoop homered in the top of the ninth for the Tigers last run. Boston went on to win 5-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside Fenway Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

     Love this panoramic! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Panoramic
Panoramic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

     What a ballpark! Someday it’ll come down. They all do. for the new. I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to experience such a grand setting. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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