After the long hiatus caused by a virus which came from a lab in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and might have been developed with US Taxpayer money I finally returned Fenway Park on May 16th, 2021 to see the Sox play the Los Angeles Angels. Those who know me know it was like discovering the Fountain of Youth…and, despite the Sox pitching blowing the game in the top of the 9th inning – thanks to a bloop single by Mike Trout and a two out, just-inside-the-Pesky Pole home run by the one-man-wrecking crew Shohei Ohtani - followed by a freak thunderstorm that had me soaked before I made it to the car, it was still a great day.
Speaking of days, I remember back in the day when the Red Sox had Opening Day, Kid’s Opening Day, Mother’s Day, and Veteran’s Day games. They even had a “Nun’s Day” back in the day, and today they seem to have a “Day” nearly every day which celebrates or commemorates some State, Person, or Event. Perhaps that’s called “Marketing”.
And, as I looked around Fenway Park I thought maybe they’d invented a new “day” at Fenway: “COVID Compliance Day”. Take a look at the photos and see if you agree.
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What a great day for baseball, and what a view from behind the Visitor’s Dugout! The crowd’s a bit meager thanks to a state-mandated maximum of 25% occupancy…about what it was like during, say, the 1981 or 1994 seasons.
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Now, I consider myself a devoted Red Sox fan. However, I was humbled by just how devoted this woman is:
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But…hold on a second: At the end of the aisle there’s a small red sign bolted onto the Visitor’s Dugout. Wondering what it said, I zoomed in with my camera to discover this:
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Of course you know I’m kidding: The sign actually warns you to look out for baseballs landing in the stands. However, this “Compliance Crew” member reminding me to put my facemask back on (unless I was eating food) was quite real. Note I did ask him to hide his face to avoid possible instant unwanted fame on the internet.
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But wait, there’s more! If you look in the outfield just above the umpire’s head it looks like there’s a new ad on the Monster Wall in center field:
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While I’m wondering if the “379″ foot marker in Center Field might also be the number of days before we start seeing unintended consequences of the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines, I’m wondering what Red Sox Right Fielder and Designated Hitter J. D. Martinez is wondering about:
The Red Sox have announced they’ll be back to 100% capacity on May 29th, and I can hardly wait. I suppose in the meantime I should post some photos of the actual game in my Red Sox Photos section.
Thanks for Reading! (and, “Let’s go Red Sox!”)
