I went to Fenway Park back in 1988. Yes, 25 years ago. Since then I saw games at Veterans Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, the Kingdome, Candlestick Park, and Jack Murphy Stadium. All those stadiums are defunct. In fact, since then 24 teams have opened new stadiums. Fenway is still standing, because it's just that nice a place to watch a game. You feel the history of all the games played there and it has an intimate feel. Of course, there's the Green Monster, the 37 foot fence that's only 310 feet from home plate at the foul poll. In order to fit into the lot, bounded by a city street, the fence had to be closer. So they built it higher in order to prevent cheap home runs and to prevent people on the street from watching the games. It is part of the charm of being here, something that can't be really replicated no matter how retro teams try to make their ballpark. Fenway was definitely a fun time, even if the concessions left something to be desired. I'm sure they've renovated those since.
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