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Grandstand section 8, row 2. Here's a photo from that area. Actually pretty good for the price I paid ($79....ouch). It IS Sox/Yankees after all, and Fenway has sold out 495 consecutive games (and counting) going back to May 2003.  I'm approximately where the pink dot is:  |
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I've found that the best bet for Sox games is to buy a standing room ticket (25-30 bucks), stand in your assigned area for a couple of innings while scouting around for empty seats in the $150-400 section, then move on down. Green Monster standing room translated into Green Monster seats for one game, while 3rd base standing became seats behind home plate.
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« Reply #274 on: June 09, 2009, 10:14:55 PM » |
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Well no welcoming party lubeltri, unless you believe in ghost whisperers...my memory ain't what it use to be
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« Reply #275 on: June 09, 2009, 11:08:56 PM » |
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While all of me wants the Penguins to get Lord Stanley's Cup, part of it wants them to win simply so Sidney & Co. can skate past that traitor Marian Hossa and show him that his one year contract with the Red Wings was all in vain.
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« Reply #278 on: June 10, 2009, 04:49:27 PM » |
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While all of me wants the Penguins to get Lord Stanley's Cup, part of it wants them to win simply so Sidney & Co. can skate past that traitor Marian Hossa and show him that his one year contract with the Red Wings was all in vain.
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« Reply #279 on: June 10, 2009, 08:32:16 PM » |
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^ What? lol! C'mon guys! Hossa was a rent-a-player with the Pens. He was only with them for a few weeks before the playoffs started. It's not like he was with them for a couple of years or something. You may think otherwise, but I have the impression that he is a good guy.
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« Reply #281 on: June 10, 2009, 10:15:01 PM » |
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^ What? lol! C'mon guys! Hossa was a rent-a-player with the Pens. He was only with them for a few weeks before the playoffs started. It's not like he was with them for a couple of years or something. You may think otherwise, but I have the impression that he is a good guy.
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« Reply #282 on: June 10, 2009, 10:20:10 PM » |
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^ What? lol! C'mon guys! Hossa was a rent-a-player with the Pens. He was only with them for a few weeks before the playoffs started. It's not like he was with them for a couple of years or something. You may think otherwise, but I have the impression that he is a good guy.
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« Reply #284 on: June 13, 2009, 02:28:37 AM » |
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.... For those from Detroit area, my sincere regrets and enjoy those octopi grilled with a little lemon. What do you have to regret? I'm not a big hockey fan. I made a mere observation. |
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« Reply #286 on: June 13, 2009, 07:25:26 AM » |
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The last 8 months have been good for the Keystone State. First, the Phillies Next, the Steelers and now, the Penguins For those from Detroit area, my sincere regrets and enjoy those octopi grilled with a little lemon. And the Hershey Bears won the AHL Calder Cup last night, too. What a game! |
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Pennsylvania - the new sports capital of America. And yet the Pirates are mired in their twentieth--I think more than that--straight losing season. We do not need reminding of that. Maybe one year we'll have a MLB team again, but only after the fans quit buying Pirate stuff and quit attending the games. The team is still profitable for the owners who, hence, see no reason to spend to improve. |
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Pennsylvania - the new sports capital of America. And yet the Pirates are mired in their twentieth--I think more than that--straight losing season. Look at the bright side. 3 decades ago, the Pirates defeated the Orioles in the World Series. Pirates could use a new theme song, " We Make Money" to the beat of We are Family. The Phillies won a World Series before the Pirates and the Orioles |
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Pennsylvania - the new sports capital of America. And yet the Pirates are mired in their twentieth--I think more than that--straight losing season. Yeah, well, not even Pittsburgh can have everything. I just find that pitt fans are just SO darn arrogant about their teams. it really gets to me. not that I think chicago is any better...but man it just gets to me. |
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« Reply #295 on: June 14, 2009, 06:43:02 PM » |
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Pennsylvania - the new sports capital of America. And yet the Pirates are mired in their twentieth--I think more than that--straight losing season. I think its the sixteenth. Yup. The Pirates advanced to the NLCS every year for three straight years, 1990-1992, back when they had Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla, but they never made it to the World Series in that span. In fact, IIRC, they led the Braves 3-2 in the 1991 NLCS but failed to score a single run in losing the final two games of the series. Since they lost Bonds to free agency after the '92 season, though, the Pirates have never had another winning season. |
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« Reply #296 on: June 15, 2009, 01:11:21 AM » |
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« Reply #297 on: July 23, 2009, 06:20:39 PM » |
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THIS JUST IN: Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle perfect for the day--the 18th perfect game in Major League Baseball history and first since Randy Johnson threw one 5 years ago. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290723104
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Buerhle has 2 no-hitters under his belt. Nolan Ryan has 6. Nah! Ryan has 7 (6 in the AL), but he never threw a perfect game. The record for no-hitters thrown by a pitcher to have thrown a perfect game is 4, by Sandy Koufax. |
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THIS JUST IN: Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle perfect for the day--the 18th perfect game in Major League Baseball history and first since Randy Johnson threw one 5 years ago.
Totally awesome! Good time to be a White Sox fan, eh? The perfect game is in my opinion a much higher honour than the home-run record. The home run may require perfect mechanics and great strength, but the perfect game is a team effort: The pitcher can strike out every batter and still not achieve a perfect game, if his defence commits an error. |
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« Reply #302 on: July 24, 2009, 01:36:48 PM » |
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THIS JUST IN: Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle perfect for the day--the 18th perfect game in Major League Baseball history and first since Randy Johnson threw one 5 years ago.
Totally awesome! Good time to be a White Sox fan, eh? The perfect game is in my opinion a much higher honour than the home-run record. The home run may require perfect mechanics and great strength, but the perfect game is a team effort: The pitcher can strike out every batter and still not achieve a perfect game, if his defence commits an error. Yup. Just ask Jonathan Sanchez, whose bid for a perfecto earlier this year disintegrated in the 8th inning when his third baseman booted a routine groundball. |
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« Reply #303 on: July 24, 2009, 03:48:50 PM » |
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THIS JUST IN: Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle perfect for the day--the 18th perfect game in Major League Baseball history and first since Randy Johnson threw one 5 years ago.
Totally awesome! Good time to be a White Sox fan, eh? The perfect game is in my opinion a much higher honour than the home-run record. The home run may require perfect mechanics and great strength, but the perfect game is a team effort: The pitcher can strike out every batter and still not achieve a perfect game, if his defence commits an error. If the pitcher strikes out every batter, the only way he could lose a perfect game is if his catcher commits an error on a dropped 3rd strike...... -Nick |
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THIS JUST IN: Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle perfect for the day--the 18th perfect game in Major League Baseball history and first since Randy Johnson threw one 5 years ago.
Totally awesome! Good time to be a White Sox fan, eh? The perfect game is in my opinion a much higher honour than the home-run record. The home run may require perfect mechanics and great strength, but the perfect game is a team effort: The pitcher can strike out every batter and still not achieve a perfect game, if his defence commits an error. If the pitcher strikes out every batter, the only way he could lose a perfect game is if his catcher commits an error on a dropped 3rd strike...... Congratulations! I was hoping someone could pick it up. Admittedly, that's an extreme example, but I wanted to show the big difference between a no-hitter and a perfect game. |
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I'm just gonna keep my fingers crossed and enjoy it while I can. But I think he's staying put. He won't go back to the NFL, and from Bama to any other NCAA school is a step down. But I'm not one of those to claim a National Championship just yet. The SEC is loaded. Florida is dominating right now, and LSU and Ole Miss are formidable foes in the Western Division. But it sure is fun to be a Bama fan once again! Selam |
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After Michael Jordan I lost all interest in the NBA.
I love international soccer (futbol), but find it hard to keep up with. When it comes to the World Cup I always root for the African teams first. After that, I like Mexico and the Latin American teams other than Brazil and Argentina. My favorite player is Emmanuel Adabayor, who plays striker for Arsenol. I think MLS is a joke.
My favorite golfer is Vijay Singh. We all know that Tiger is the best, but I get sick of his petulant behavior on the course. He's too good to act like such a brat. But Vijay is just plain smoooth, man. He's a class act too.
I hate pro football.
I used to love college basketball, but now with guys leaving after just one year I've gotten kind of turned off.
My favorite athlete of all time is Muhammad Ali. There'll never be another like the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time)!
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