It’s that time of year again, ladies. Time to put on your baseball caps and white converse and head to a Red Sox game! Even if you swear you “hate baseball” and think its “boring,” I doubt you’ll feel the same way after singing “Sweet Caroline” on a Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park. For some of you, this will be your first trip to Fenway Park, but fear not! Her Campus is here to help you! If you’re not from Boston, you may not have seen our beloved Red Sox “reverse the curse” in 2004 or even know why our team was cursed to begin with (s/o Babe Ruth). HOWEVER, you can read this article and adequately prepare yourself for what will be the experience of a lifetime at good ole Fenway “Paahhk.” So go buy those $20 bleacher seats and bookmark this article on your phone. You’re gonna need it.
1. What to wear
If you take away one thing from this article let it be this: do not, under any circumstances, wear anything promoting the New York Yankees. They suck. And you will get most likely called out by a townie and that townie will be me. Odds are you have at least one friend from Massachusetts, so you can pretty much borrow all her Red Sox ish for the day. If you have one, I’d recommend wearing a baseball cap. It gets pretty windy up in the cheap seats. Keep it casual, but fab, with some ripped boyfriend jeans and converse, and you’re good to go to your first Sox game!
2. How to get there
I’m assuming that you have some basic knowledge about the T by now, but I still ask that you travel with a buddy. The Green Line gets a little crazy on game days. But here’s the routine. Get on the Red Line Inbound at Davis. Get off at Park Street. From there take the B, C, or D (not E, I repeat, NOT E) train to Kenmore. I’m still confused as to why Kenmore is the most popular T stop for Fenway Park when the next stop over is called Fenway, but that’s Boston for you.
3. What to Eat
Everything. You might go broke, but it’s worth it. How can you go to Fenway Park without getting a Fenway Frank? Or a Minute Maid Frozen Lemonade? Or a pretzel? Or an unnecessarily large bag of peanuts? Just keep an eye out for the guys in yellow. They’ll be bringing the deliciousness for all 9 innings.
With the end of this article, I now welcome to the lovely world of Boston sports teams! The odds that at least one team will win a national championship within the near future are pretty high, so try and catch a Pats, Celts, or B’s game while you’re at it.
Looking for somewhere to eat before heading to Fenway? Check out these 10 alternative brunch spots around Boston!
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