Went to my first Fenway game last night. Wow, felt great. We have nice seats purchased for tomorrow night's Angels finale game, but thought what the heck... we're not in the neighborhood often. So we got some tickets last nights. Sat in the bleachers (sect. 42) three rows from the field.
Just wanted to remind everyone how great this team is. No not, this current group wearing the uniforms, but the Red Sox. Being there with first time eyes I was in awe of the place. I've been to a few other pro ball parks and nothing ever came close. While we are all disgusted in the performance this year we can take pride in the Sox anyway. "The Sox" are bigger than any one player or group of players, bigger than a win loss record one year. The history, tradition, pride, and general character of Boston are manifest in the character of Fenway... hard to put into words but it just really hit me last night how great the team and stadium are.
Sometimes after being married for more then a couple years I forget how beautiful my wife is since I'm around her everyday. I live next to the Big Horn Mountains, the first time I saw them my family pulled over on the interstate to take pictures and stood in awe of them.... I typically go through my day now without noticing the mountains in my back yard. How often we seem to forget how beautiful things are when we have been exposed to them over and over. I think the same can be said of the Sox.
So to all you Sox fans, take heart, your team is great. This years players who were privileged enough to wear the uniform and priveleged enough to be our players have stunk, no doubt... but the team is bigger then this year and bigger than them. I realize how cheesey this is but sometimes fresh eyes provide a good perspective. I've not been a fan long compared to most of you and just made my first Fenway game.... it's true being from Boston or being a life long fan gives most of you a better informed and deserved opinion of all things Sox, but from my fresh eyes it's a great team to be a fan of. This season will come and go but the Sox will still be the beautiful Sox.
If anyone is at tomorrow's game I will be wearing a blue hat with a red "B" on it.... feel to say hello:D