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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Yawkey Way!
Greatness. We have seen many great sites so far along our journey: Yankee Stadium, Comerica Park, and Arrowhead Stadium just to name a few. However, our experience today surpassed these other landmarks, in my opinion.
Today, we went to Fenway Park.
I’ll be honest, I am a Texas Ranger fan first and foremost but there is just something about the Boston Red Sox that attracts me. Maybe it’s the 86 years of suffering before they won that beloved World Series trophy in ‘04, or the colorful characters such as Big Papi and Manny Ramirez, or maybe it’s the big green monster, sitting powerfully in left field, daring hitters to scale it’s heights… whatever “it” is, “it” was definitely there today while we toured Fenway.
We left this morning around 9:30 with the Dropkick Murphy’s hit “Shipping up to Boston” blaring from the Tahoe speakers. We arrived in Boston, a little bit early for our tour so we decided to look around the stadium. We hit the team shop on Yawkey Way and circled the perimeter of the park, basking in it’s glory.
At long last, our tour guide, Ryan, met us at gate A and we disappeared inside the friendly confines of Fenway Park. He took us all over the park; from the stands right next to the home dugout, to the top of the green monster, and from the pressbox all the way down into the front office. It was quite the experience as he pointed out numerous historical facts about the ballpark. For instance, we saw the red chair in right field where Ted Williams’ 502 foot homerun landed. He also showed us a display case which housed numerous gold glove awards won by Sox players, past and present.
After touring the stadium for over an hour, he left us with a parting gift: dirt from the field. While this may not sound like much, it is pretty awesome to say we have dirt from the field where Carlton Fisk waved his homerun fair, and where Ted Williams completed his .400 season.
After the tour, we headed out to Boston Harbor and dared Ethan to jump in by offering him over $100. He declined, because Ed wouldn’t hold his clothes.
By this time, we had worked up quite an appetite and headed to Tia’s for some authentic Clam Chowder. We then caught the train back to Fenway and returned to Waller’s house, anxious to embark on a Mother’s Day to remember with a trip to the Hall of Fame.
Over the last few days, we have been working to refine our “Bawstahn” accent. It has been hard overcoming our southern drawls, but by the end of this trip I think we will be ordering pizza pies and eating them in the pawk. [park]
Today has been a memorable day and tomorrow should only get better. We are in the process of uploading more pictures and video and should have them up soon!
Thanks for all the support and keep the donations rolling in for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. With your help we can reach our goal! Go to http://www.active.com/donate/tylerkomen08/4horsemen to donate!
Until tomorrow, for the Four Horsemen, I’m Aaron Bearden, goodnight from Bawstahn, fawget about it!
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Smooth sailing until…
Until today, our trip had been sailing along rather smoothly. When we went to bed last night, we knew rain was forecasted but did not know the extent to which it was scheduled to fall. We woke up early, as has become our custom, and called Big D & Bubba. When we awoke, the green grass of Connecticut was soaked with rain from above. We decided to go head on into Queens, hoping and praying the rain would subside and the Mets would host the Reds as planned.
We packed up the car and pulled out around noon, equipped with a grill, chicken, corn on the cob, and all of the necessary utensils for tailgating. As we drove in the rain, we began to worry that the game would be cancelled. However, we pressed on, valiantly holding out hope that the skies would close and we could hear the two best words in the world: “Play Ball!”
We arrived at Shea Stadium around 3 p.m. only to find a constant drizzle falling upon the stadium and the parking lot we decided to park in. Being the true baseball fanatics that we are, our tailgating went on as planned. We did have to make a few minor adjustments, however, such as using a whole bottle of lighter fluid to get the fire going, and holding an umbrella above the grill for an hour and a half while our grub was being cooked to perfection. At long last, our chicken was ready and we climbed back into the Tahoe to begin masticating.
The chicken was excellent, but we had to wait a little while for our corn on the cob to be fully-cooked. As soon as it was ready, we grabbed an ear and set off on the wet trek to the ballpark. Along the way, we had to cross a road, over which the subway runs, and had to wait a few minutes to cross the street, along with about 15 Mets fans. It was a funny sight indeed; southerners wearing raincoats, toting cameras, and chomping down on ears of corn underneath the subway.
Luckily, we made it to the ballpark and entered in, hoping that the rain had stopped. Unfortunately, as we found our seats, the rain picked up and the temperature dropped considerably to around 45 degrees. We walked around the concourse, ate a foot-long dog, and waited until about 8:15 until the official word came down that the game was cancelled. The Mets were very generous in offering us free tickets to the game, which we unfortunately did not get to see. However, THANK YOU METS!
Unsure of what to do in Queens on a Thursday night, and cold and wet from our previous tailgating experience, we decided to drive back to Andrew Waller’s house and get some rest before we head to Boston tomorrow!
Since we have returned to his house, we have been hard at work concocting a catchy piece of music we hope to share with Big D & Bubba on Monday morning. Make sure you listen in, it is sure to tickle your eardrums as it filters through the airwaves and into your life. We will be on the air around 9:45 on 101.5 KNUE in East Texas, or you can stream it live at www.knue.com. Check it out Monday morning and see what you think about the Four Horsemen’s music making abilities.
It’s after 1 a.m. here in the Northeast and it’s been a long day. I am signing off for now, however, we will be up bright and early tomorrow morning and making our way to Boston for a tour of Fenway and hopefully a delicious meal of authentic clam chowder and perhaps a Boston cream pie or two.
Make sure you keep donating to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure at http://www.active.com/donate/tylerkomen08/4horsemen. We are still a long ways from our goal of $5,000 and need your help to get there. Don’t wait until the trip is over and you can’t donate. Donate today and help put an end to breast cancer!
