I'm not a sporty kinda person I'll admit. However,
I've definitely watched my fair share of football matches, basketball
playoffs, the Olympics etc. On the telly, that is. I have never watched a
professional game live (I think) except for probably once at a golf event. That
was probably it.
With us headed to New York, R planned for a quick
stop in Boston just to watch his favourite baseball team, the Red Sox,
play. Afterall, they were on a winning streak (we watched the last match
of the regular season). Watching them play and hitting the home runs
was an amazing experience; once in a lifetime probably. Just being in
the legendary Fenway Park grounds was exciting in itself. I was suddenly
the crazy sports fan, screaming, singing along to Sweet Caroline and snapping up all sorts of Red Sox
memorabilia. It was quite astonishing how much of that energy of just
being in a stadium full of baseball fans could rub off on me. Plus I almost felt proud as everyone in the stadium stood up to sing The Star-Spangled Banner in unison. It's hard for Americans to not be patriotic especially if you're a sports fan really.
The Red Sox won that game of course and we were
right there to witness it as they went on to win the World Series
eventually. And I got to score some pretty awesome grub.
Italian Sausage Hotdog
Deep Fried Clams
Cracker Jack
Take me back to the ball park!
