Fenway Park questions

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Planning our first trip to Boston for April and of course have to take in a Red Sox game.

Heard all the horror stories about some sections having the painfully small seats and obstructed views, so trying to navigate that minefield as I order tickets. Looking at Loge Box seats down the first-base line. Closer to the field, no pillars to worry about and decent-sized seats.

Anyone with knowledge can tell me if that's probably the way to go, vs. the Grandstand seats behind the plate that could be lacking in those areas?

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Loge box seats will be fine. Behind the plate grandstand isn't bad, really. You won't be able to see all the way into the right field corner with the former nor the left field corner with the latter, but that is the park's unsolvable problem.

 

[DanOregon]

The painful seats are part of the charm.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Humblebrag

 

[lakefront]

Planning our first trip to Boston for April and of course have to take in a Red Sox game.

Heard all the horror stories about some sections having the painfully small seats and obstructed views, so trying to navigate that minefield as I order tickets. Looking at Loge Box seats down the first-base line. Closer to the field, no pillars to worry about and decent-sized seats.

Anyone with knowledge can tell me if that's probably the way to go, vs. the Grandstand seats behind the plate that could be lacking in those areas?

I was looking for a thread to post a Baseball park question in. Hope you don't mind.

I will be in Chicago in June, and was hoping to take a tour of Wrigley. The Cubs are on the road. The website says there are no events for that time. Could tours already be sold out or are they just not taking reservations yet? I went through the specific tour section and clicked on 'get tickets'.

 

[micropolitan guy]

I was looking for a thread to post a Baseball park question in. Hope you don't mind.

I will be in Chicago in June, and was hoping to take a tour of Wrigley. The Cubs are on the road. The website says there are no events for that time. Could tours already be sold out or are they just not taking reservations yet? I went through the specific tour section and clicked on 'get tickets'.

Hope it works out for you. Did a Comerica Park tour last November and it was really fun.

 

[Roscablo]

I did a walkup tour at Fenway in 2018. Was there for a concert and went to the wrong window to pickup my will call tickets and thought, why not? It was great.

I was in Chicago a couple of years ago and the Wrigley tour was sold out for weeks. I don't know if it is just a trendy thing to do now or what, but that sort of surprised me. Can't imagine Wrigley and Fenway are tons different in that regard, but I guess Fenway could sell out weeks in advance now too.

As for visiting Fenway, I think I would just do it wherever I could get in. There are going to be some bad sights and seats, but still iconic if you have never done it. For the concert I sat really close to the field by a dugout and it was fine, but also good seats and clear of the overhangs and stuff.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

One great thing I found about buying tickets on the Red Sox site is, they show you the view from every single seat in the place, and not just from Section XX.

So unless it's way off, you can see in what row and what seat the obstructed view is a problem, and where it isn't an issue.

 

[qtlaw]

What's amazing about Fenway (to me) was how close you were to the field. I walked down and it was like the Bosox on deck hitter was 5 feet away. What's also cool is how it's just part of the neighborhood with zero parking lots surrounding the stadium. (Wrigley is the same vibe too) Enjoy!! (Hey why not splurge and get the Green Monster seats? That's what I'd do if I could :))

 

[Chet Lemon]

We went in 2022. It was cold in April, but we sat down the first base line, lower deck, and I thought the seats were just fine.

 

[Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.]

Been at least once every year since 1987 (got Tom Bolton's autograph that August day), and have only missed five years since I was born in '76.

For me, the best seats are in section 32 or 33. It is the alcohol-free section, but I've gone on Stubhub the day before and have paid no more than $35 per ticket each time. If I want a beer, I'll just get one at the bar at the back of the section and watch it from there. These two sections are down the left-field line, under a roof, and really close to the action. Only thing is you can't see a ball land in the left-field corner but you are right there. Unless I was gifted tickets, I don't think I've sat anywhere else since the 90s.

After the game, the exit is right below you (so to speak) and you spill out onto Lansdowne Street. Easy access to bathrooms, too. It's a no-brainer for me. I'm hoping to take our 6- and 3-year-old there for the first time this year, and that will be the easiest way to go for us.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

I was on vacation in Cape Cod about 10 years ago and decided to take in a game with my Dad and the Oldest. Drove to a T
station. Went into Boston. Switched trains and the station, to my surprise, was only a couple of blocks from the ballpark. We just followed everyone else.

Sat maybe 20-25 rows back in the lower deck between home and third base. The pillar kinda blocked third base, but that was fine. A great time was had and one place on my bucket list was checked off.

 

[Batman]

We went in June 2024. Had to get wheelchair seating, so I splurged. Sat in the first row behind the tarp just down the right field line, right next to the gate to the field. I think the tickets were $130 each, which was pricey, but we couldn't just sit anywhere and I think the next cheapest available were $110. So what the hell, right? Call it a bucket list item.

Great seats, sunny day, no complaints at all except my wife barely sat with me. It was about 80 degrees and she was baking in the sun, so she spent almost the entire game back in the shaded concourse, happily people watching.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Pulled the trigger on these seats. When you scroll to the left and right, you can see the pillars are actually behind you, so no view issues. I can deal with cramped seating, and they are near the aisle.

I miss the days of good seats to an MLB game being like $14, but 1983 ain't walking through that door anytime soon.

 

[Batman]

Pulled the trigger on these seats. When you scroll to the left and right, you can see the pillars are actually behind you, so no view issues. I can deal with cramped seating, and they are near the aisle.

I miss the days of good seats to an MLB game being like $14, but 1983 ain't walking through that door anytime soon.

Prices do suck. But the only time we go to an MLB game is when we happen to go on vacation to one of those cities, which happens maybe once every seven or eight years. It's a rare treat and it costs what it costs, so might as well get the best seats we can. When it's that long a gap I'd rather pay an extra $50 a seat for a great experience than cheap out and get a mediocre one.

 

[FileNotFound]

Prices do suck. But the only time we go to an MLB game is when we happen to go on vacation to one of those cities, which happens maybe once every seven or eight years. It's a rare treat and it costs what it costs, so might as well get the best seats we can. When it's that long a gap I'd rather pay an extra $50 a seat for a great experience than cheap out and get a mediocre one.

That’s exactly the right way. Get the good seats and make it a real experience a worth the money.