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**gblowfish** · 12-10-2019, 08:53 PM

I'll post a few vacation pics for you. On Friday my first tourist stop was a tour of Fenway Paaaaaak. I'll post some pics as the tour went through. Took a little over an hour, and we walked a lot. All over this MFer... These were two of our tour guides. Tall guy was a retired Air Force, short guy talked Royals baseball with me a lot. His all time favorite Sox player is Ortiz. When you walk in there's a memorial to the day the Boston Marathon got bombed. Red Sox had a game that day. Closeup of Green Monster from behind home plate. They're tearing up the field right now, working on it for spring. Visitor's Locker room, where the Royals would dress before the game. Pedro's old locker, moved to visitor's room for the tour.

**gblowfish** · 12-10-2019, 08:58 PM

Next, view from below the press box. It's waaaay up in the sky behind home plate. Then original oak grandstand seats down the first base line. Oldest continually used seats in all of MLB. Display case with stuff from the 1946 Red Sox. First year of real baseball after WWII ended. Bullpen car used from the mid 1960s to Late 1970s to bring relief pitchers in. Old ticket booth used for 75 years. Now it holds Sox historical display inside.

**gblowfish** · 12-10-2019, 09:03 PM

Now we go up to the Press Box. This is where the newspaper writers sit. So Mellinger for the Star would be up here. Radio room is down the hall. View looking towards right field. See the big skinny tall black building to the right? That was our hotel, 20th floor. It's 60 stories, the top 40 stories are condos. Pesky Pole down the right field line. Sox retired numbers up on the facade of Right Field. The lone red seat in the RF bleachers was where Ted Williams last home run settled.

**gblowfish** · 12-10-2019, 09:08 PM

Final Stop, top of the Green Monster. Tour guide telling the story of Fisk's 1975 homer vs. Reds in World Series where he waves the ball fair. They have a plaque with the story right next to it. Boston skyline from the top of the Monster. One of the displays with stuff from the 1975 Series.

eDave · 12-10-2019, 09:01 PM

These are cool. When was the last time a cart was used to bring in a relief pitcher?

**gblowfish** · 12-10-2019, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by eDave

These are cool. When was the last time a cart was used to bring in a relief pitcher?

Most MLB teams had one in the 1970s. It was a thing then.

ScareCrowe · 12-11-2019, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by eDave

These are cool. When was the last time a cart was used to bring in a relief pitcher?

The Nationals & Diamondbacks (maybe others) currently have bullpen carts & some of the pitchers do use them.

**srvy** · 12-10-2019, 09:03 PM

Im pretty sure those guys are steppin in shit and piss in this pic.

Picture 1 of the first batch.

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BWillie · 12-10-2019, 09:56 PM

I went to a game there about a month or two ago. Had no dog in the fight, they played the Orioles. Just thought it was something I should do. I learned I don't actually like baseball, just the Royals, because I was bored out of my mind. I left in the 5th inning.

I thought Camden Yards was a cooler stadium if I had to be honest.

scho63 · 12-11-2019, 04:08 AM

I've been to Fenway once for a Red Sox Yankees game at it was crazy. That stadium is one crazy antique.

Real cool photos and looks like you had a blast during the tour.

Hope you planted some steroids in a few of the players locker.

Deberg_1990 · 12-11-2019, 06:49 AM

Cool thread and pics!

Did they talk about filming the movie “The Town” there?

**gblowfish** · 12-11-2019, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Cool thread and pics!

Did they talk about filming the movie “The Town” there?

Yes, they did. There were several movies filmed in Fenway. The scene where Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones go to a game in Field of Dreams, Brad Pitt in Money Ball sat in the seat the guy in the red had was in on that Press Box Picture, Jimmy Fallon in a movie was down on the left field line, and "The Town" was the movie where Fenway got robbed of the gate receipts. That was down right where they first take you inside for the tour. They showed us all that stuff.

**HemiEd** · 12-11-2019, 06:56 AM

I used to do a lot of business in the Boston area. Was at Fenway when the Oakland A s were in town and Mark McGwire hit three home runs.
I remember wondering why they kept pitching to him.

My rep had provided the tickets and they were inside, right behind home plate. John Hancock 700 club or something like that. I still have the program from that game.

UK_Chief · 12-11-2019, 07:39 AM

Paaaaaaahk

Mama Hip Rockets · 12-11-2019, 07:46 AM

Historic stadium. Looks like the tour might have been more enjoyable another time of year.

12-10-2019, 08:53 PM	Topic Starter
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	Hey Check Out Fenway Park! I'll post a few vacation pics for you. On Friday my first tourist stop was a tour of Fenway Paaaaaak. I'll post some pics as the tour went through. Took a little over an hour, and we walked a lot. All over this MFer... These were two of our tour guides. Tall guy was a retired Air Force, short guy talked Royals baseball with me a lot. His all time favorite Sox player is Ortiz. When you walk in there's a memorial to the day the Boston Marathon got bombed. Red Sox had a game that day. Closeup of Green Monster from behind home plate. They're tearing up the field right now, working on it for spring. Visitor's Locker room, where the Royals would dress before the game. Pedro's old locker, moved to visitor's room for the tour. Attached Thumbnails
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12-10-2019, 08:58 PM	#2
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	Next, view from below the press box. It's waaaay up in the sky behind home plate. Then original oak grandstand seats down the first base line. Oldest continually used seats in all of MLB. Display case with stuff from the 1946 Red Sox. First year of real baseball after WWII ended. Bullpen car used from the mid 1960s to Late 1970s to bring relief pitchers in. Old ticket booth used for 75 years. Now it holds Sox historical display inside. Attached Thumbnails
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12-10-2019, 09:03 PM	#3
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	Now we go up to the Press Box. This is where the newspaper writers sit. So Mellinger for the Star would be up here. Radio room is down the hall. View looking towards right field. See the big skinny tall black building to the right? That was our hotel, 20th floor. It's 60 stories, the top 40 stories are condos. Pesky Pole down the right field line. Sox retired numbers up on the facade of Right Field. The lone red seat in the RF bleachers was where Ted Williams last home run settled. Attached Thumbnails
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12-10-2019, 09:08 PM	#4
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	Final Stop, top of the Green Monster. Tour guide telling the story of Fisk's 1975 homer vs. Reds in World Series where he waves the ball fair. They have a plaque with the story right next to it. Boston skyline from the top of the Monster. One of the displays with stuff from the 1975 Series. Attached Thumbnails
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12-10-2019, 09:01 PM	#5
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12-10-2019, 09:56 PM	#9
BWillie Are you ready to Rumble? Join Date: Apr 2006 Casino cash: $-1268759	I went to a game there about a month or two ago. Had no dog in the fight, they played the Orioles. Just thought it was something I should do. I learned I don't actually like baseball, just the Royals, because I was bored out of my mind. I left in the 5th inning. I thought Camden Yards was a cooler stadium if I had to be honest.
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12-11-2019, 04:08 AM	#10
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $-740000	I've been to Fenway once for a Red Sox Yankees game at it was crazy. That stadium is one crazy antique. Real cool photos and looks like you had a blast during the tour. Hope you planted some steroids in a few of the players locker. __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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12-11-2019, 06:49 AM	#11
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $304454	Cool thread and pics! Did they talk about filming the movie “The Town” there? __________________ Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning: Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down. One of the best plays Matt has ever made.
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12-11-2019, 06:56 AM	#13
HemiEd Supporter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ozarks Casino cash: $-309436	I used to do a lot of business in the Boston area. Was at Fenway when the Oakland A s were in town and Mark McGwire hit three home runs. I remember wondering why they kept pitching to him. My rep had provided the tickets and they were inside, right behind home plate. John Hancock 700 club or something like that. I still have the program from that game.
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12-11-2019, 07:39 AM	#14
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12-11-2019, 07:46 AM	#15
Mama Hip Rockets You don't faze me, Gobble. Join Date: Dec 2005 Casino cash: $9915644	Historic stadium. Looks like the tour might have been more enjoyable another time of year.
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