We parked down at Mike's office near Government Center and took the green line to Fenway Park. We arrived and had dinner near the park, then headed in. As soon as we went through the ticketing/security, we were approached by someone with one of the World Series rings. The Red Sox Foundation is raffling off 9 of the real rings (worth $20,000 each) on July 7, 2008. They let us take pictures with David Ortiz's ring and we bought two chances. Wouldn't that be cool!
Our seats were outstanding. We had a clear view of third base from Section 25. We got all settled in and watched the team warm up. We took a few quick photos then returned to our seats for the National Anthem (both Canadian and US since the visiting team was the Toronto Blue Jays), the first pitch, and the announcement to "Play Ball!"
The Red Sox Foundation began their messages in the middle of the second inning. Messages are alphabetical by first name, so Mike's was too far down the list. His message displayed in the middle of the third inning. I had the camera on and said, "Look at the board!" He seemed very surprised, and I [of course] got all teary. His message displayed in front of the 404th sellout crowd at Fenway (the 5 year record of sellout games will be reached on May 15). His message was the last to show before the Red Sox were at bat in the third. It was really exciting :)
Unfortunately, it was not in the cards for the Sox to win. Wakefield had a so-so night, and the bats were not hitting the way they usually do. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed our experience anyway.
Some photos are below... I tried my hand at a bit of photo effects. Hope you like them!
Have a Happy Day!
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