Best Advice for First Time in Fenway

[RedSox13]

I'm finally getting a break from school and shipping up to Boston from Louisiana to see my first Sox game in Fenway on September 8th vs. the Astros. Are there any tips you would recommend to someone for their first time visiting? Bars, restaurants nearby that can't be missed before or after the game. Any tours or parts of Fenway that I must visit on game day? Any sections I should avoid when choosing tickets? I've read about a non-scalping section outside Fenway before games, but since this is a big game being an ALDS rematch do you think there will be still be tickets available for sale outside the stadium on game day? I'll be sure to have a cold brew and a Fenway frank in my hands before first pitch. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

[moonslav59]

Don't sit in sections 5-10. The whole game you are facing CF and have to crank your neck to see home plate.

 

Enjoy!

[S5Dewey]

If I were coming up from Louisiana I'd have tickets in hand or have them reserved. Personally I've had good luck with ACE tickets but other's experiences may vary.

 

The quintessential Red Sox bar is The Cask & Flagon just across the street from the park, but get there early. Sometimes it seems like everyone who is going to the game stops there for a beer first.

 

The grandstand section of Fenway has a lot of obstructed vision seats where you're unable to see some part of the infield and the right field section of box seats has seats that seem to be perpendicular to the foul line. That means you'll be turning your head to the left to see every pitch and everything that happens in the infield.

I'd recommend that you try to find the exact seats you're buying before you purchase them, then go to http://www.preciseseating.com/fenwaypark2.php. You'll be able to enter the exact seat numbers you're considering and they'll show you the view from those seats.

 

I'm sure you'll get help from others here too. We're a friendly bunch.

[dustcover]

I've always been a bleacher bum, but that's just me. Back in 1959 bleacher tickets were about 75 cents, but the between innings conversations with Pete Daley, Sammy White's backup, were priceless.

Edited August 25, 2018 by dustcover

[mvp 78]

https://www.talksox.com/forum/threads/17953-Ticket-Discussion-Sales-Trades-Giveaways-and-Information

 

This has been addressed in the above thread. Check it out for some good info.