My friend that was a wonderful article you wrote up there. Seriously on the basis of what you wrote there you could get elected to public office in any New England state and fuck the politics :D. You said it all…praised Boston, praised our team and dumped dirt in a logical and sophisticated manner on our hated enemies from New York Shitty. Thank you so much, may you live a long and happy life. A’s rule btw, my little brother’s a devout Oakland Athletics cap (he found an old cap that used to belong to my dad in the cupboard when he was three years old and he’s supported them ever since, even though he cries a lot cause they haven’t been so good lately :( Shape up A’s! ;) Thanks again on behalf of Red Sox Nation for your wonderful article.

It’s a wonderful city, and I’ve had the pleasure of living there my entire life (except college in Western MA).

While most Sox fans are respectful towards other teams, the Yankees is a general exception. At the most recent game I went to (9/2, Lester vs. Baltimore’s Liz), I saw a group of Sox fans ejected by security for chanting “Yankees suck!” and grabbing the hat of a person in attendance. This was at a game against Baltimore, mind you. As a group, we’re often irrational when it comes to the Yankees, which is why they still get mentioned despite being in second place.

And I never been in anywhere quite as good as Boston. Maybe only the city I was born in, Rio de Janeiro. I just LOVE Boston, and I miss it very much.

And the Yankee Stadium flat out sucks…

I can hardly wait to go back to Boston….and I forgot to mention, I swear to you, there were no ugly men….it must be the water

But have never been. That is going to be our family’s next big vacation. Great article, BTW. Well written.

The only stadiums I have ever been to are the Padres stadium ( Petco), Wrigley Field (twice), and the Trop for my b-day when they played the Sox last year (L 5-4).

 Petco was a great park, and Mike Cameron almost hot for the cycle, with a double, triple, and home run. 8th inning, and he gets walked on 5 pitches.

Wrigley, was, well, Wrigley, and I got to see Roger Clemens (when he was with the Astros) pitch against Greg Maddux. Roger won.

At the Trop, it was Wakefield (19-2 then all-time against the Rays) against someone else. They actually lost, 5-4, but the Sox had just clinched a playoff spot the night before and were giving most their players a rest.

Which of the local establishments (bars) did you visit, and what was your favorite non-Fenway place?

I was the only American in a group of foreigners. It really was the bling leading the blind. the 1st place was like a loft, with no lights, and 1 bartender and everything was real trendy. I just wanted some beer and a pool table. I guess it’s the years of living in Arkansas that did that to me. Then we walked a few blocks to a place that was blasting 80’s music. I knew this was my place. It was small, and there was lots of awesome bad music. It’s also where I had like a TON of free beer. The entire group was all dressed up to go out, I was still ln all my A’s stuff because I had come straight from the game. I felt a little awkward, but some guys in Red Sox gear bought me some beers at the bar for flying solo and supporting the cause!!