Fenway Park - A Father's Day Surprise

My Boston Red Sox
 Ticket

My brother, Dad and me up against the Green Monster

Boston, MA, home to the oldest current baseball stadium in the Major Leagues, was our next stop.  It was Father's Day 2003 and we were ready to set foot into one of the coolest stadiums ever built.  The main reason the stadium is one of the most unique ever built is because in leftfield stands the infamous "Green Monster."  Known by everyone in the baseball world, the Green Monster stands over 37ft. high, and eats up many potential homeruns that would be long gone in other stadiums. The Green Monster wasn't the only thing the Boston Red Sox were known for, however. The Red Sox have one of the most enthusiastic and over-the-top fan bases in the league.  My brother and I were anticipating this game the whole week because we wanted to be a part of this Red Sox nation.  The day started off just the way I imagined, catching a baseball in batting practice right off the bat. This had me pumped up for the rest of the game.  When the game started, the sell-out crowd was all we anticipated.  We had to buy tickets months in advance because every home games gets sold out every year.  Fenway is also the only stadium that we had to buy tickets ahead of time. It didn't surprise me that this was the greatest crowd I have been a part of, but it did surprise me that the Red Sox hadn't won a World Series in nearly 90 years.  This taught my brother and me to always be loyal to our team, family or friends even if times were hard just like the Red Sox fans were loyal to their hometown team. This loyalty paid off the next year as the Red Sox finally won a World Series. Loyalty is not only important to baseball or sports, but in real life. If you're loyal, it will pay off in one way or another. Turning back to the game we encountered a pleasant surprise.  Because it was Father's Day they were going to let us go on the field after the game and play catch with our dads.  I was ecstatic; in a little less than an hour I was going to be up against the Green Monster playing on the same field as my idols. The time came for us to go on the field and my brother and I had a blast.  After the game we visited downtown Boston and ate at the Union Oyster House, which is the oldest restaurant in the U.S.  Overall Boston was one of the most memorable cities we went to and Fenway, despite being the oldest, was still one of my favorite stadiums.