Second Saturday in a row

Roger standing near our seats before the game.

A sunny Saturday afternoon in August, where were Roger and Genevieve? Why, Fenway Park, of course! Roger somehow managed to get tickets to Game 3 of the Yankees-Red Sox series and we found ourselves back in Boston, for the second Saturday in a row.

Not only were they Yankees-Red Sox tickets, which meant a hefty price (don't ask how many times above face value), but they were lower bleacher seats, right behind the bullpens!


To give you a better sense of seating at the park, above is a picture of the bleachers section behind centerfield.

Our usual seats are upper bleacher, meaning right below that John Hancock sign, usually in the shadows. These tickets were third row, lower bleacher, which is right around where the Delta sign is. Although the tickets read third row, we were actually in the second row, as there wasn't a first row!

Yes, the seats were pretty awesome - we got to see Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling up close. Unfortunately, the game was not. Despite a great 3-run home run by Manny to tie it up in the middle innings, the Red Sox bullpen failed us again and we couldn't get runs, as the Yankees took the win, 13-5.

After the game, we drove back to Porter Exchange and had dinner at Sapporo Ramen, one of the Japanese mini-restaurants in the mini-mall. Yummy stuff to ease the heartbreak from the loss. I had a clear broth soup, which was tasty and not too strong, although the noodles were only ordinary-tasting.


To end things on a happier note here's a picture from last week of David Ortiz at bat, happier times.