Why are the called the Red Sox?
Check the colour of their socks for all 4 uniforms….
Why am I excited to see their city?
Ah Boston. What a city! Here it feels like New York but with more space… if that makes any sense? You’ve got some awesome Irish bars around town, Fenway and the historical Cambridge neighbourhood.
Whilst some pockets have a reputation for being rough or trashy, the diversity in the city makes it some thing awesome and I’m excited to go back again.
What is a tradition at their ballpark?
A tradition at their ballpark? Hmmmm. This is a difficult one, because it really feels like their entire ballpark is one big tradition!
I’ve been fortunate enough to have been to a game at Fenway Park (pronounced Ffenway Pahrk in Boston), and the ground whilst old, felt like you were taken back to simpler times. Here I am below enjoying a game with my mate Simmo.
People with grills set-up outside, guys with grills cooking the finest street meat, I had one of the greatest baseball experiences at Fenway that beautiful summers day.
One notable feature is “The Green Monster”. A green wall in left field that extends 11.33m high and is a challenge for even the best hitters to get a homer over.
Looking at the monster!
Who is a famous fan?
Given how big the Red Sox are (trust me they are world renowned and probably the second biggest team after their intense rivals the Yankees), there is again no shortage of famous fans.
From Ben Affleck (of course), Matt Damon (duh), Mark Wahlburg and half of the New England Patriots roster, you can pretty much name a celebrity fan and you might hit on them cheering for the Red Sox.
But like I did with the Chicago Cubs, I’m going with the founder of my favourite site on the internet, and also one of the best writers I’ve had the pleasure of reading for almost 10 years (humblebrag).
None other, than the King of the Beach, Salt of the Earth, Brick by Brick, Pizza review legend and founder of Barstool Sports Dave “El Presidente” Portnoy!
Cue some music!
A fun/weird fact about the Red Sox?
Much like their tradition rich rivals the Cubs, the Red Sox had a hard time winning the World Series due to the “curse of the Bambino”.
Basically, the owner of the Red Sox in the 1919-1920 offseason traded away star player Babe Ruth (to HEATED rivals the New York Yankees) for nothing but cold hard cash. Babe would of course go on to be one of the most successful baseball players of all time winning multiple World Series with the Yankees .
Meanwhile, the Red Sox would have to wait 86 years between drinks, not winning another World Series title until 2004.
Don’t feel too bad for the city of Boston though. Since 2000, this is how their sports teams have performed:
Patriots (NFL) – 5 Super Bowl titles
Red Sox (MLB) – 3 World Series
Bruins (NHL) – 1 Stanley Cup
Celtics (NBA) – 1
Quite insane which has earned this “blue collar” city, the moniker “Title Town”
Thirty before 30 