Boston Red Socks

The match started - the Boston Red Socks versus the Baltimore Oriels. The crowd must have been 99% for the Red Socks. They had favourites in the line-up as they came up to bat and cheered to show their feelings. It was a beautiful sunny day but freezing in the stands. The crowd were constantly coming and going, and eating from the fast food vendors ranging up and down the aisles. Needless to say the Red Socks won. We just followed the crowd back into the city.

Fenway Park

On Sunday we were inducted into the culture of a baseball game. We waited on the subway for a train and as the doors opened were packed into a carriage like sardines. We were disgorged close to Fenway Park the home of the Boston Red Socks team. We were carried along to the precincts of the stadium where there were bands playing, mascots ranging, fast food and drink stalls vending their wares. Kate and I bought some merchandise and then we entered the ground. The music was pumping. We had great seats looking down over the home base to third.