Fenway Park, circa 1912.
In 1912, the Boston Red Sox played their first game in their brand-new, state-of-the-art stadium. They defeated the New York Highlanders. Now 100 years later, Boston is preparing to face off against another New York team, the New York Yankees. Open the stadium with a New York team, and celebrate 100 years of baseball with a New York team. Happy 100th Anniversary, Fenway Park!
It’s weird to wax poetic over a baseball stadium, but think of how much history has been made there for that sport. Everything from Bill Buckner and the Curse to Reverse the Curse and epic collapses has taken place there. World Series have been celebrated and given away. The best baseball players of all time have swung their bats in that oddly-shaped stadium, and they continue to do so today in a piece of living history.
“It’s the Sistine Chapel of baseball,” says Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy. “The new owners have done a great job improving it. It’s very expensive (to attend) we give that. But it works. Granted, there are poles. If you’re sitting behind a pole — not so good. But, upstairs, the poles are your friends because you can see everything, almost (as if) you’re hanging over the field. The seats between the aisles were built for people 5-foot-6 in 1912. The bathrooms, parking, in-city stuff — some of the things that don’t work are never going to work. But overall, it is the jewel of baseball and the best place to watch a baseball game.”
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