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Sunday, May 17, 2009

For Those Of You Red Sox & Mets Aficionados Travelling To The 05/22-24/09 Series At Fenway Park From The NY Metropolitan Area

A little local Lingo:

The Rapid Transit Network in and around Boston is operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority(M B T A), and is referred to by the locals as "The T", as stations have a T marking the stations. The Subway Lines are the Green Line, Red Line, Blue Line, Orange Line and Silver Line;

Now, for those Natives of Boston, rooting for the Red Sox, you know the way to Fenway Park, once inside of Boston, but this is a travel instruction for Red Sox Nation and NY Mets Fans, coming into Boston, from the Greater NY Area. I do know my way to Fenway Park, as easily as I know the way to Citi Field and That Concrete Toilet in The Bronx, or "The House That Jeter Built On The Site Of An Old Indian Burial Ground, which used to be a NYC Park";

From Northern NJ, you can catch Amtrak at Newark-Penn Station, for a straight through run to either South Station or Back Bay. I prefer Back Bay because you can walk to Copley Station and get the B, C or D Green Line to Kenmore. At Kenmore, you walk to Brookline Avenue, over the MassPike and you'll be deposited at Lansdowne Street and Brookline Avenue, right by the Cask N Flagon, and not far from the Boston Beer Works, or Game On Cafe' or the Bleacher Bar(Sort of The Inspiration For The Modell's Field Club in Citi Field). Again for Northern and Central NJ, you can get a NJ Transit Bus to Port Authority Bus Terminal and get a Peter Pan Bus to South Station, where you would take the Red Line towards Ashmont, or Quincy to Park Street, where there's a free transfer to the B, C, or D Green Line Trolley to Kenmore. If you want to have a speedier trip from South Station or Back Bay, take the T Commuter Rail to Yawkey. It's only $1.70 and may save you $.30, and leaves you right at Fenway Park on Yawkey Way, by Brookline Avenue. Also at Back Bay, you can take the Orange Line to Ruggles, and change for the 8 Bus, which leaves you off at Fenway Park, on Brookline Avenue;

From Brooklyn, one can get the B Line(6th Avenue) to Grand Street, and then walk over to 139 Canal Street, by the Manhattan Bridge, to get a $15 Bus to Boston's South Station. Then, Red Line to Park Street, for transfer to B, C, and D Green Line to Kenmore, or T Commuter Rail to Yawkey;

From North Brooklyn, take the J Train to Canal Street, for Fung Wah Bus. Walk is about 5 Blocks from Canal Street Station. Or take J to Fulton Street and Change to 2,3, A or C to 34th Street-Penn Station for Amtrak, or 42nd Street-8th Avenue for Peter Pan Bus to South Station. From South Station, Red Line to Park and change for Green Lines B, C, or D, or take Commuter Rail to Yawkey;

North Brooklyn-L Train to 14th Street-8th Avenue with change to 1, 2, or 3, or A Trains to either 34th Street(Penn Station) or 42nd Street(PA Bus Terminal). See above transit connections;

Queens-E Train to either Penn Station or PA Bus Terminal for connections. Fastest way is LIRR to Penn Station;

Bronx-I know of some of the Most Rabid Fans of both teams in The World, live in The Borough of "The House That Jeter Built On An Old Indian Burial Ground"(At least One of my friends in "The Family" told me that fact). You have options of connecting above and in NYC. Take Metro North To New Haven and get Amtrak to South Station or Back Bay, and follow the In Boston Travel Directions of T Commuter Rail to Yawkey from South Station or Back Bay, or South Station-Red Line To Park Street, and change for B, C, or D Trolley to Kenmore;

Staten Island-Express Bus to PA Bus Terminal for Bus Connections to South Station. T Commuter Rail to Yawkey or The Red Line to Park then Green Line to Kenmore(B, C, Or D);

CT-Amtrak out of New Haven, New London, or Old Saybrook;

It's bad form to wear a "Buckner E3" Shirt, or shout "Buckner", for you may even be thought of as a Yankee Fan, an a--hole, or both. My suspicion is these ARE Yankee Fans, who forgot to wear their Dent, A-Rod, Jeter or Texiera Shirts. Do NOT Try The "1918" Chant(That Died in '04, BTW), as you may hear chants of "1986", "Strawberry Is A Crackhead", or "Keith Snorts The 1st Base Line", as well as the standard anti-Riviera Chant, where the "F" Word precedes those named on the list;

Doing a "Salute To Roger Clemens" is grounds for a beating;

"Mets Fan" razzes Ol' Manny. Razz him with "Bernie Madoff" or "What Team Would Dare To Employ Tim Mc Carver";

Riding a Trolley called the Green Line, gives one a picture of what life in Boston IS and what life in BROOKLYN, WAS, as NO Trolley runs by that Ebbets Field Quasi-Clone, Citi Field;

Ohhh, there are Party Places by Fenway Park. Citi Field can't compare. I should know-I live in Queens;

Remember The Common Enemy-Yankees and Yankee Fans. Take it out on them. Don't take it out on each other;

The Pez Report





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