Why Fenway Park Works

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  • The story of Fenway Park and why it continues to he one of baseballs most popular venues.
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  • @sostdm617
    @sostdm617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I work there. It works because they kept this stadium up over 100 years man I love Fenway I'm actually heading to work there now

    • @hyperwhite7189
      @hyperwhite7189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What do you do there? I’m there all the time and I’ve probably seen you before. I’m going again tomorrow and Wednesday

    • @sostdm617
      @sostdm617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@hyperwhite7189 sorry for the late reply I work in state street pavilion as a inseat Runner delivering drinks and food to people's seats I'm the guy with the bright lime green shirt lol

    • @DomDom9745
      @DomDom9745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am going to the 1 o’clock game tomorrow

  • @indigo9434
    @indigo9434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    As someone who's been to fenway and boston dozens of times, theres a special charm it has that makes it work. Hopping on and off the T at Kenmore, the street music, the stadium food, the green monster, it just sticks out to you in a special way.

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can even go to the infamous Popeyes around the corner, step over some sleeping homeless guy and then find yourself at Yawkey Way
      Honestly, just getting to the ballpark is an experience in of itself 😂

    • @kenc1000
      @kenc1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@warlordofbritannia ummmm, you’ve never been here, comrade! I know this due to your excellent knowledge of street names in the ballpark area. Yawkey? Really?

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kenc1000
      Uh, are you sure you’ve been to Fenway yourself?
      Yawkey Way is the main thoroughfare of gift shops and things after you get your ticket checked and your bags of chips confiscated for being out of ballpark food; you literally can’t miss it

    • @kenc1000
      @kenc1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@warlordofbritannia Pumpkin, anyone who is a real Red Sox fan and lover of baseball knows that Yawkey Way is no longer called Yawkey Way. It has been returned to its true original name of Jersey Street…several years ago. I do, however, would like to thank you for stepping up to the plate for your strike out. You did at least show up to the game.

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kenc1000
      ….oh yeah, that’s right now--John Henry did change it back to Jersey Street didn’t he? 😅
      Lmao, can’t believe I forgot that 🤣

  • @fromulus
    @fromulus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Fenway Park is one of my all-time favorite places to ever be. I'm 42, but I will never forget the feeling the first time I walked up that tunnel and inside, all the green and red, but so much green...it was almost overwhelming. The place is magic.

    • @joevignolor4u949
      @joevignolor4u949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had that same experience in 1964 and I know what you are saying about the colors of the ballpark. Also remember that in 1964 we didn't have color TV yet so up until then I had only seen Fenway in black and white on TV. Often times when I'm at Fenway I go out to the bleachers and walk up the same tunnel so I can repeat the experience.

    • @tommytrinder.1226
      @tommytrinder.1226 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine too.It calms me just being there.

    • @jeffthewhiff
      @jeffthewhiff 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had the same experience in entering Tiger Stadium in Detroit for the first time several years ago. It was such a thrill to actually look at the beautiful green grass and you could almost picture Ty Cobb and all of the other Tiger greats playing on the field. Sadly, Tiger Stadium is no more :(

  • @JerseyJeff84
    @JerseyJeff84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    As a kid, growing up in the late 80's and 90's, I was in awe of the Green Monster. I would love when what would have been home run shots elsewhere, bounced back into play off the wall.

    • @ShacoTime85
      @ShacoTime85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nomar got so many line shot singles off the top of that damn thing!

  • @paraskep5080
    @paraskep5080 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    It's nice to see this classic of a ballpark still in use after a very long time.

  • @alk61695
    @alk61695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    The people of Boston will never let them get rid of Fenway.

    • @derbagger22
      @derbagger22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Incorrect. Before the Henry group updated purchased and continually updated it, it was a dump that many people would have been glad to see gone. I went to the stadium in SF in '04, before the World Series and renovations started. It was incredible and Boston had a chance for something very similar if the Boston City Council weren't a bunch of greedy weasels. Fenway should've been replaced. Granted, what it is now is a trillion times better than in '04, but half of the stadium is full of tiny, garbage seats.
      If they replaced it 20 years from now, i would not shed a tear. I tell people all the time, if you've never been, go at least once. But if i go to a few every 3-4 years, that's more than normal.

    • @CatholicTraditional
      @CatholicTraditional 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@derbagger22 They wanted to built a 55,000 seat version across the street, with the jumbotron above the monster and updated dimensions. There were illustrations of it. The current diamond would’ve became a part of a museum.

    • @derbagger22
      @derbagger22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@CatholicTraditional That was one iteration that was quickly shot down. There were others. The waterfront park had more force behind it since the Patriots also wanted to move in there. Frank McCourt owned much of the land in the Seaport and when he couldn't get it developed for sports, he went on to own the Dodgers.
      It's too bad. While Fenway is quite the experience, it's too uncomfortable, hard to get to and too expensive to be anything more than a once-a-few-years occasion...for me...

    • @joevignolor4u949
      @joevignolor4u949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@derbagger22 I went there a few weeks ago. I live in New Hampshire and its easy to reach via the commuter bus and the subway. I payed $16 for a descent seat in the grandstand. And the seats aren't all that bad to sit in for an couple of hours. I used to go there as a young kid and now at 67 I still love the experience.

    • @jimeb2jim256
      @jimeb2jim256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BU no doubt already has plans for their redevelopment of the park. Infesting Kenmore is not enough for the Long Island day care.

  • @ksl4688
    @ksl4688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I don't live in the US but Fenway Park is in my bucket list

    • @antoinemichaels4909
      @antoinemichaels4909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it's the way it used to be, great views, simple menu although getting better and the smells of grass and hot dogs. hope you make it there, it's a great experience.

    • @ksl4688
      @ksl4688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@antoinemichaels4909 Thank you. In addition that I'm a baseball fan, Fenway Park is full of history and magic...

    • @tommytrinder.1226
      @tommytrinder.1226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please come to Boston!.See a game at Fenway Park,have a beer in J J Foley`s,get diner in the North End and walk our city!.

    • @ksl4688
      @ksl4688 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tommytrinder.1226 Thank you for the tips!!

    • @K1OIK
      @K1OIK ปีที่แล้ว

      Wear a Yankee shirt, Bostonians love the Yankees.

  • @evog35viii
    @evog35viii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    And I've watched 14 games (and counting) there. I remember back in '06 it was against the Yankees, Tim Wakefield vs. Randy Johnson. Sat 3 seats behind Pesky's pole. The fights, my goodness the fights amongst the drunken Red Sox and Yankee fans throughout the entire game. Security and Boston PD were def' busy that night. I had to watch the replay of the game when I got home to see if any of the fights were captured... none as expected. The game itself was great though. The pitches between a slow, drunken butterfly style knuckleballer vs. a bird killing style fastball pitcher was night and day.

    • @c.m.654
      @c.m.654 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup I also went to a Sox Yanks game around that same time frame and man the fights were nonstop, it is truly a different atmosphere in Boston when the Yankees come to town.

  • @thesmithersy
    @thesmithersy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    They have been able to adapt the surrounding infrastructure so well to meet modern times from what I can see, it makes no sense to change it. I've never been but would love to sometime.

  • @Knightmessenger
    @Knightmessenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I think being on a subway line helps. Tiger Stadium in Detroit might have drawn better in the 90s when the team was lousy, had it been served by rapid transit.

    • @jdhjimbo
      @jdhjimbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Detroit has the absolute worst public transit in America - not to mention the worst roads, too. The new stadium, Comerica is in a much better neighborhood, but lacks the character and patina of Briggs/Tiger Stadium. They could have incorporated some elements from the old park, while improving on the horrid restrooms, narrow concourses, and obstructed view seats.

    • @derbagger22
      @derbagger22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They also have the fairly new commuter rail stop...

    • @Knightmessenger
      @Knightmessenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jdhjimbo the corktown neighborhood where Tiger Stadium was/ corner ballpark is , is much nicer now. In fact, it's more of a lively "stadium district" than the so called "District Detroit" area around Little Ceasars arena has become.

    • @jdhjimbo
      @jdhjimbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Knightmessenger Corktown is lively now, but not in the late 90s when the team was lousy and the new park idea was conceived. The downtown area has so many more options for before and after game eating & drinking.

    • @jdhjimbo
      @jdhjimbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@derbagger22 The short light rail line is for show mostly, as it really does not connect where people live to the downtown. Very few fans find it useful - kind of like the bankrupt People Mover.

  • @JJA1987
    @JJA1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fenway is The Field Of Dreams - It will never be replaced

  • @CityGeek
    @CityGeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It works because it’s in the best sports city in the country

    • @jadenoliveras717
      @jadenoliveras717 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Besides New York

    • @JJA1987
      @JJA1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Boston > New York

    • @jadenoliveras717
      @jadenoliveras717 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JJA1987 Red Sox are ass rn, and so are the patriots

    • @yakamarezlife
      @yakamarezlife 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jadenoliveras717 new york sucks thats why 2 baseball teams left

    • @jadenoliveras717
      @jadenoliveras717 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yakamarezlife talk when you have more than one team per sport 🤣

  • @williamhild1793
    @williamhild1793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    At this point, I think the only person who would be able to close down Fenway Park would be the Fire Marshall. And at that point, she/he would become the most hated person in all of New England. Even if it means lots of duct tape and zip ties, I think the Red Sox organization themselves will do whatever is needed to keep playing in Fenway Park indefinitely.

    • @jsmith5641
      @jsmith5641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There are so many grandfather clauses that they get around with Fenway park because of the codes back in 1912 but they have made modifications to it to modernize Fenway

    • @12KevinPower
      @12KevinPower 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not really. The Redsox can still
      Move to a different stadium. The stadium could just be marked as historical and be used for special Redsox games, college baseball, high school baseball, etc

    • @sstills951
      @sstills951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In March of 2032, structural deficiencies under the home plate side of the superstructure will force the ownership to consider rebuilding. After contentious protest, there will be a decision to build a new stadium just outside Boston and sell the property to help fund the new and state of the art ballpark. This comment will be deleted by myself before these events take place in order to protect myself.

    • @willisapril
      @willisapril 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      As much as I love Fenway I've grown to love Polar Park even more. Been to five games this year and they have all been great experiences. Plus its a beautiful state of the art ball park you can't beat the prices tickets, beers, food etc.

    • @willisapril
      @willisapril 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've grown to love Polar Park more than Fenway

  • @_thomas1031
    @_thomas1031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yet again, another GREAT video,Mate🙌🙌🙌

  • @monot00nz
    @monot00nz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad this came up in my recommendations. I'm a huge Red Sox fan and gotta say this is a great vid 👍

  • @radudeATL
    @radudeATL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I spent 2 nights in Boston. I went to Fenway hoping to take a tour. I missed the last tour of the day by 5 minutes. That was in 2004. I still think about that day. I walked around the perimeter of the stadium and ended up at a nearby bar where the bartender told me stories. I hope to get back there some day…

  • @tommytrinder.1226
    @tommytrinder.1226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive attended approx 250 games at Fenway Park in my 31 plus years living in the city of Boston.The reason I and many other fans attend is NOT because of " the winning " as stated here.Its because its a fantastic place to see a game AND THE HISTORY!!!.It is the last place still hosting games that Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson played at.Think about that.Its very early Tuesday morning.I might walk the mile or so and see my Red Sox play the Twins later today.In fact,I think I will.

  • @anthonypetrozzelli5429
    @anthonypetrozzelli5429 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had the privledge of going to Fenway when I loved in greater Boston area. Truly a treasure! A great place to watch a baseball game!

  • @acf894
    @acf894 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fenway Park works because it harkens back to an earlier time in our history when baseball really took off and became our national pastime. Going to a game at Fenway its almost like going back in time in a way, you get the feeling of all those years and experiences and history when you get inside the gates, from the small of the grilled onions to the hardcore Boston accents, theres just something incredibly special about Fenway Park and the Sox. As a lifelong New Englander and Sox fan, theres just really nothing else like it that comes to mind. Every time I watch Field of Dreams, I cant help but think that the character played by James Earl Jones was talking about Fenway Park, "They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again."

  • @raungelmarlance8208
    @raungelmarlance8208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Don't forget wrigley field. It also really works

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm a Cardinals fan and I enjoyed Wrigley more than the White Sox stadium. It just has that retro vibe a true baseball fan craves. A lot of people can attest the same.

    • @XBarajasX
      @XBarajasX 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wrigley illumination is awful for TV and stands in outfield

    • @tur7321
      @tur7321 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ivy vine 🌱🌱🌱🧱🧱🧱🌱🌱🧸🙆‍♂️

  • @calstevens76
    @calstevens76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would love to see a video on Wrigley field

  • @stevenlevesque4270
    @stevenlevesque4270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How about a video on the old Boston Garden?

  • @Teelirious
    @Teelirious 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Visited there this year first time to see the sox beat the phillies. Took the tour. So worth it: everyone there was happy and respectful, great tour, great history, sat on the monster ( tour not game, sadly), wife lived it, I loved it. Like the guy said, "You don't have to be a red sox fan, but you'll leave here a Fenway fan." Nailed it. Thx, #Fenway.

  • @carleckel2877
    @carleckel2877 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    lifteime sox fan, saw my first game 2 days before this was posted thanks man

  • @Depressedchicagosportsfan
    @Depressedchicagosportsfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now he needs to do a similar video on Wrigley

  • @jimmyjay689
    @jimmyjay689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best Sports City in the World

  • @jpedini
    @jpedini 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't recall if there was a mention of it but @2:26 you can see there are seats on top of the Green Monster. Only sat there during a tour. Of course the view is phenomenal.

  • @Soxruleyanksdrool
    @Soxruleyanksdrool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stories about Fenway always mention the Green Monster and the Pesky Pole. But they almost never mention Fisk's Pole, the Triangle, Duffy's Cliff, Williamsburg, and the Red Seat. There's more to Fenway's history than just the Left Field wall and one foul pole.

  • @johntoomey357
    @johntoomey357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fenway has alot of history

  • @jdhjimbo
    @jdhjimbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am biased, as I am a Red Sox fan, but the stadium is a classic, in a city that reverse history, and is one of the 3 best sports towns in America (with DET & CHI). In a cookIe-cutter world, people appreciate the unique, and it becomes a Cathedral for fans the world over. Yes, the winning helps, but I hope it can live on. You made valid points for its success, and perhaps after 50 more years if wear & tear, it will have to be replaced, but I hope I am not around to witness that. GO SOX!

    • @joevignolor4u949
      @joevignolor4u949 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thankfully I will be dead in 50 years and so I will never have to live in a world without Fenway Park.

    • @tur7321
      @tur7321 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fenway park is an old library 🍂

  • @100theDork
    @100theDork 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Baseball fans gotta go and 100% gotta see these landmarks it’s really worth it for fans and historians alike, you get a ballgame out of the deal as well ;)
    For sure check out Quincy Market while in town. You’ll end up spending more than you thought lol

  • @STMARTIN009
    @STMARTIN009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is always a fun time going to a game at Fenway. The only problem I have is spending an arm and a leg in the process between game tickets,drinks,food,and parking or transportation. Polar Park in Worcester is just as good of a time and you pay a fraction of the cost of attending a game at Fenway.

  • @BunnEFartz
    @BunnEFartz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One word: Character.

  • @johnq.public4252
    @johnq.public4252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm a NY Mets fan, but I love going to Fenway. It's much better than Citi Field. Fenway IS "the field of dreams".

    • @tur7321
      @tur7321 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fenway park is an old library 🍂🍂🍂

  • @davesmilie3082
    @davesmilie3082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good mass transit also helps. MBTA runs everywhere.

  • @Twink5
    @Twink5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You should do why the new Yankees stadium doesn’t work

    • @MrCubsfan3
      @MrCubsfan3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why doesn’t it though?

    • @Kevin-it4fh
      @Kevin-it4fh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrCubsfan3 ticket prices more than anything imo. Got a bunch of rich yuppies that aren't really loud or emotionally invested in the game.

  • @jefffinkbonner9551
    @jefffinkbonner9551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like your channel and videos, but this one seems incomplete. It’s a well-made video production-wise and in what it says. But if I didn’t already know a lot about Fenway Park, I’d be left with a lot of questions here, like:
    What is a jewel box park? What is the green monster? What is the pesky pole? What’s this “triangle”? None of these were defined or explained why they’re unique, just that they are-whatever they are. They were listed as special features in the introduction, but then just listed again later in the video. I think this should be a 5-6 minute video with more details and stats for nerds like the height of the green monster, when seats were added to the top of it, the distance from home plate to the Pesky Pole, the addition of seats to the triangle, the additions of the outfield bullpens, and a mention of the seat in right field where Ted Williams hit such a long home run to.
    Anyways, just offering some constructive criticism

  • @jpcost
    @jpcost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:51 that’s the Montauk lighthouse in NY which is Mid-Atlantic not New England just to point out…I can understand the mistake however because it is very close to Connecticut.

  • @christopherdeguilio6375
    @christopherdeguilio6375 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic
    Sub

  • @Mr-man_png
    @Mr-man_png 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Heck Yeah! Red Sox Forever!

  • @johncassani6780
    @johncassani6780 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fenway won’t last forever, but it’s hard to imagine ever being able to build a new park in the city of Boston. My guess is that if the day ever comes that Fenway goes away, the Sox will move to the western suburbs. They have done a lot with the place though. And, it’s now the right size for an MLB park, because it used to be so small compared to the competition.

  • @bonecanoe86
    @bonecanoe86 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a Phillies fan, but one visit to Fenway made the Red Sox my AL team.

  • @Sigilse7en
    @Sigilse7en 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my home and I’m proud of it

    • @tur7321
      @tur7321 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Green monster 🤣

  • @fabioburgos878
    @fabioburgos878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now do Wrigley.

  • @dab05
    @dab05 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool video

  • @KWally
    @KWally ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the few outdoor stadiums I've ever been to where the air just feels different. It makes no sense logically, but it's almost as if you literally feel the drama from over a century of baseball at Fenway. In my opinion, as long as it is still standing it will always be baseball's sacred holy site.

  • @cons1979
    @cons1979 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's the Montauk Lighthouse @ 2:50 located in Montauk, NY.

  • @albertsancho5909
    @albertsancho5909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fenway Park is nice but needs a slight upgrade and renovation, do Milwaukee Bradley Center and the Inglewood forum and Staples Center next please.

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Didn't they tear down Bradley Center, though?? I know it just got replaced by the Fisev Forum.

    • @albertsancho5909
      @albertsancho5909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@djtrankilo231 yeah it been demolished

    • @JJA1987
      @JJA1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its had alot of renovation since 2003

  • @samdoggtheinfamous253
    @samdoggtheinfamous253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Giants Stadium Next or Milwaukee County Stadium?

  • @charlesstuart7290
    @charlesstuart7290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shoving in an additional 5-6 thousand seats certainly didn't hurt.

  • @redmustangredmustang
    @redmustangredmustang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fenway will never go away. The city will never allow the team to move, the ownership group knows it would be suicide if that happened and probably actually violence against them. They know they have a good revenue stream as long as the Sox make the postseason.

  • @googoo-gjoob
    @googoo-gjoob 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i live in Mehrlyn.... but ive been to Fenway a dozen times.

  • @pianissimomilano
    @pianissimomilano 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sports teams underestimate the importance of keeping the uniform and stadium the same for generations. When the team looks the same as it did when you were 7-15 years old, you will remain a fan for the rest of your life.

  • @AntonioCostaRealEstate
    @AntonioCostaRealEstate 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The suggested site would be by Northern Avenue , next to the old Anthony's Restaurant.
    They projected was killed because local politicians wanted to get their beaks wet and new ownership would not play ball.
    And they drummed up resistance by the local Fenway merchants to stall any move.
    It was botched. New ownership wanted a new ballpark.
    Since they could not get their way, they pushed the independent vendors out of the old Yawkey Way ( now Jersey Street ) to ensure they would grab the concession revenue by collecting rent.
    One is fir sure , Theo learned a lot from Luchino and applied the same tactics in Chicago.

  • @isaiahharris1998
    @isaiahharris1998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does Omaha have any good stadium's???

  • @jk11463
    @jk11463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My beloved German Shepherd Dog's name is Fenway. ❤️

  • @principalmcvicker6530
    @principalmcvicker6530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in Seattle but someday I have to make a pilgrimage to Fenway

    • @joevignolor4u949
      @joevignolor4u949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do it. I have a friend who lives in Germany and every time he comes to Boston for a visit we always go to Fenway Park. The place isn't just a ballpark its a tourist attraction.

  • @samdoggtheinfamous253
    @samdoggtheinfamous253 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Better yet you should do Memorial Stadium in Baltimore and the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.

  • @jl3059
    @jl3059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Take note Calgary. Dont get rid of the dome

  • @chrisfloyd7316
    @chrisfloyd7316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fenway is one of those stadiums that if it were planned for demolition, people from all over the country would probably try to stop it.

    • @brianwhitmore1017
      @brianwhitmore1017 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No one cares about your d-bag park!

    • @JJA1987
      @JJA1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's never getting torn down

  • @BELCAN57
    @BELCAN57 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Sweet Caroline" sung during the seventh inning stretch.

  • @gbalph4
    @gbalph4 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any BU alumni ever go to Fenway? My dad did and somewhat remembers it. I regret not visiting this place when I had the chance in 2017.

    • @joevignolor4u949
      @joevignolor4u949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't know if you have ever been to BU's Nickerson Field. That was where Braves Field used to be before the Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1955. Part of Braves Field is still there. The stands along Harry Agganis Way was the right field pavilion at Braves Field and the current security building used to be the team's business office.

  • @jaywenzel3528
    @jaywenzel3528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the coolest parts of fenway is that you can walk up the ramp to the field. You cant see the field from the lower concourse

  • @markpreston6930
    @markpreston6930 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fenway is popular for first visits and occasional visits. Many long season ticket owners are angry that seats have been added, concession areas expanded while the comfort for season ticket holders hasn't improved.

    • @STMARTIN009
      @STMARTIN009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the costs go up and up

  • @stumarston6812
    @stumarston6812 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I drove from Toronto to Boston just to go to a game at Fenway.

  • @timblack1983
    @timblack1983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is nothing like the smell of Fenway! If you know you know what i mean!

  • @AlexDahlseid2002
    @AlexDahlseid2002 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fenway brings back nostalgia to jewel box era. Fenway Park had a not so great start as continuing coverage of the infamous sinking of the luxury liner RMS Titanic and bad weather.

  • @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245
    @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ah yes, Diamond City

  • @franko8572
    @franko8572 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:13 NO! Thank YOU for posting.

  • @culliedavidson9428
    @culliedavidson9428 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you’ve never seen a game at Fenway or Wrigley, then you’ve never seen a game. (But actually I love the game played anywhere).

  • @chperezjr
    @chperezjr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm still bitter that original Yankee Stadium was demolished. Lucky for the people of Boston for still being able to call Fenway home

    • @tommytrinder.1226
      @tommytrinder.1226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Original Yankee Stadium was mangled to bits in the mid 1970`s.They should never have done that.

    • @cheaboiMWA
      @cheaboiMWA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tommytrinder.1226 They had to renovate it. The stadium was deteriorating throughout the 60s when the club was under the ownership of CBS.

  • @DoggyBaseball
    @DoggyBaseball 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Then why does the coliseum not work

  • @gatepromise
    @gatepromise 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s not a stadium, it’s a park. And a green beauty she is

  • @curtpiazza1688
    @curtpiazza1688 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @HarrisonSoep
    @HarrisonSoep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The one thing that lacks when it comes to Fenway is those big events. For example, I went to the MLB all-star game in DC. I can't imagine Fenway hosting an ASG again because of its size but other than that I love Fenway.

    • @jdhjimbo
      @jdhjimbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They hosted one not that long ago, and Ted Williams was feted. The ASG does not make its money from ticket sales, and many of the newer parks do not hold much more than Fenway. However, if MLB plays Woke politics, it will not matter, as fans will abandon it like they did this year. I did not watch 1 pitch, or the HR Derby.

    • @derbagger22
      @derbagger22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The '99 ASG was insane. And Pedro was masterful.

    • @anthonyfink8650
      @anthonyfink8650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jim, I was at both the ASG and Homerun derby this year, both events were packed and rocking! I don’t think many fans abandoned the festivities. I get you have to defend your principles, but I think you’re in the extreme minority.

    • @jdhjimbo
      @jdhjimbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anthonyfink8650 Since the ASG only comes to any one city, I am not surprised that it was well-attended, and baseball has not been in Denver long, so this would have only been its 2nd ASG. However, the TV ratings from across the country, tell a different story. MLB proposes one thing, but the players and a majority of the fans do not support it. It's Wokeness is driving fans away. Then add the stupid Covid Cult theatrics, and attendance is pretty pathetic - even in big baseball towns. It is a recipe for disaster. I am not an NBA fan, but their ratings for the Finals were the worst in modern history, so I doubt my opinions are an extreme minority. Sports fans do NOT want politics with their sports - especially with a demented dunce like Joebama supposedly "in charge".

    • @joevignolor4u949
      @joevignolor4u949 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Remember that there are 32 teams in MLB. Fenway last had the All-Star Game in 1999 so it probably won't be back until about 2031.

  • @breakingmad2645
    @breakingmad2645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You lowkey sound like Daily Dose of Internet

  • @rylandspencer
    @rylandspencer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Growing up in Seattle I loved the Kingdome. The atmosphere during big games was insane. Then we moved to Safeco Field. Glorious park and it still is over 20 years late.
    That being said. I went to Fenway for a game in 2019 and was blown away. THAT WAS REAL BASEBALL! I will be going back.

  • @jmed412
    @jmed412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I went to Fenway Park in 2012. The old seat are very narrow and poles obstructed views

  • @billvegas8146
    @billvegas8146 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jr. High book report presentation.

  • @JanLarson
    @JanLarson 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've seen a total of three games at Fenway and ended up with an obstructed view (pole) every time. It is a wonderful stadium (I've seen Major League regular season games in 57 ballparks) but sadly, I cannot put it at the top of my list of favorites.

    • @joevignolor4u949
      @joevignolor4u949 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just move to a nearby seat. There are usually some empty seats here and there and they don't mind if you move. And if the owner of the seat shows up after the game starts just move again. Another trick is when you buy grandstand tickets try to buy one with a low row number and a middle seat number. For example Row 3, Seat 9 is way down in front and under the edge of the overhang and in the middle of a row so it will not be behind a pole while Row 25, Seat 20 is way up in back and at the end of the row so it will very likely be obstructed view.

    • @JanLarson
      @JanLarson 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joevignolor4u949 Fabulous advice. It is remarkable that I didn't think of that. Especially considering that I was with a group of seven others and there were no empty seats anywhere close.

  • @willisapril
    @willisapril 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As much as I love Fenway I've grown to love Polar Park even more. Been to five games this year and they have all been great experiences. Plus its a beautiful state of the art ball park you can't beat the prices tickets, beers, food etc.

    • @kenc1000
      @kenc1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Polar Park is awful! How much did the city and state give a billionaire to create a ballpark that looks like an Amazon warehouse plopped in a rundown neighborhood. Kelley Square was better before when Wyman Gordon still existed. Plus, that Canal District is still the same nothing burger it was back in the 1990’s when it was being hailed as “up and coming fabulous!”

    • @willisapril
      @willisapril 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kenc1000 lol . Well I'm not sure what you've been smoking but Polar Park is beautiful in fact it was the same architect as Camden Yards in Baltimore. The City of Worcester owns Polar Park so I have no idea who this billionaire is your talking about. And The who Canal District is nice nowadays, Great Restaurants/bars, New Public Market place, new Kelly Square rotary. Get your facts straight!

    • @kenc1000
      @kenc1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@willisapril Friend, I’m sorry I made you defensive. That was not my intent. I do, however, stand by my original statement. I’m well aware of who designed Polar Park which makes the ballpark all that much more disappointing. Camden Yards will (and is) age well to becoming a great park similar to the jewel box ball parks left standing today (Fenway and Wrigley). Polar Park, in contrast, looks cheap and even after just a year is already starting to look dated. Plus, the amenities are a bit of a disappointment. I truly fail to understand that gravel they used on the deck and what is with that awful look to the left field wall where a Green Monster replica should be? In addition, I can’t say enough about how cheap the plastic seats are…PLASTIC for goodness sake. Also, the new rotary did nothing to enhance Kelley Square accept to maybe make it easier for cars to go round and round, but it certainly did nothing to enhance the pedestrian experience that’s for sure. And in my view, Water Street (the Canal District) never lived up to it’s full potential. All you really need to know about what a disappointment it’s been over the past 30 years is to talk to anyone who in line at the best establishment on the street, Weintraub’s Jewish Deli…..oh, wait.

    • @willisapril
      @willisapril 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kenc1000 Not defensive at all friend but I can't help but laugh at your reply. I am a silent partner and numerous businesses in the Canal District and am now a multi millionaire thanks to all this redevelopment and Kelly Square and the area looks nice as it was an eyesore for many years there will be better pedestrian access to come as they are still not even close to be done it the area. And you can do better than complain about plastic seats.

  • @ozzmoises
    @ozzmoises 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As long as the stadium can continue to be renovated they should never build a new ballpark.

  • @rosaamarillo2110
    @rosaamarillo2110 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was impressed at all of the women who attended, and how much they know about the game… and also got to witness a fight between 2 women, right in front of us in the bleachers… 1 got escorted out of the ballpark , serenaded by the entire section …. ‘🎼nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbyyyeeee🎶..😂…. Time of my life,

  • @maninredhelm
    @maninredhelm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    None of the stadiums for Boston's professional sports teams were built with public money. I'm not sure how many American cities are left that can still claim that.

  • @19MAD95
    @19MAD95 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Next video. Why guaranteed rate park does not work

  • @tark9192
    @tark9192 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just waiting 200 years to become Diamond city

  • @pete6705
    @pete6705 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fenway is great unless you’re one of the poor souls who got a ticket with an obstructed view. I’d say about 35% of the seats have a badly obstructed view. I don’t know if it’s physically possible to renovate/redesign the park to fix that, but I think even if it cost them a billion dollars and had to shut the park down for a few years and play somewhere else it would be worth it

  • @tonybroderick4808
    @tonybroderick4808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish the Braves would come back home.

    • @waynetables6414
      @waynetables6414 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      that would be a disaster lol would never happen. We're honestly not a big enough city to support two teams, those days are over

  • @dennisdriscoll7830
    @dennisdriscoll7830 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He forgot their World Series appearance in 1946!

    • @forgottenplaces9780
      @forgottenplaces9780  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I stated “only made the postseason once from 1919-1966” referring to that season.

  • @InspireMe819
    @InspireMe819 ปีที่แล้ว

    I will be upset if they destroy fenway park. This park needs to stay up for 1000 more years

  • @ericericson3535
    @ericericson3535 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fenway had its first opening day, the day after the Titanic sank, which stole all the newspaper space.

    • @Knightmessenger
      @Knightmessenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      5 days after. However, nobody really knew what happened until the survivors arrived in New York on the Carpathia.
      Titanic sank around 2:20 am on April 15
      Fenway and Navin Field (Tiger Stadium) opened on April 20.

  • @artc1980
    @artc1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Went to Fenway a few years back to catch a Sox vs Yanks game as a bucket list moment... I gotta say the aura outside the stadium was dope but the stadium itself and watching the game was completely overrated...

    • @Kevin-it4fh
      @Kevin-it4fh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe your expectations were too high

  • @icebreaker1264
    @icebreaker1264 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Video idea the truth about dogers stadium

  • @airfrank3000
    @airfrank3000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Green MonSTAH*

  • @mattm.2591
    @mattm.2591 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Yankees never should have gotten rid of Yankee Stadium. Sure, the new stadium is nice and everything, but it just doesn't have all of the history that Fenway Park does.

  • @antipyrene
    @antipyrene 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fenway became shrine because of the 86 years of suffering, a monument to our Calvinist ancestors teaching of God's righteous judgement of man's sinful nature, a place where you too, can have your view blocked by the same column that blocked your father's, grandfather's, and great grandfather's view

  • @jracer7189
    @jracer7189 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The oldest

  • @fcbarniessoccer8952
    @fcbarniessoccer8952 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly. You did not explain at all why it works. Just rambled on about attendance and winning. Not about the quirks of architecture snd why they are different than others ( you did say these elements in one sentences ) but should compare and contrast to other genetic stadiums. Drop all the attendance and winning stuff

  • @jetg2059
    @jetg2059 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    And it's the most expensive place to watch a game someone has to pay for John Henry's life style I will never spend a dime in Fenway they don't care about the fans

    • @STMARTIN009
      @STMARTIN009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. The last game I went to was back in 2019. I am not going to another game anytime soon.

  • @BRIDG166
    @BRIDG166 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah, real nice squash court you got there, cause the owner was to cheap to expand left field, so they just put a tall wall to compensate instead , what a joke