Red Sox to set MLB sellout record

[Forkboy]

BOSTON -- At the time, there was no reason to think May 15, 2003, was anything but another Thursday on the Fenway Park schedule. The Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers by a score of 14-3 that night, backed by Pedro Martinez's pitching and the offensive firepower of Nomar Garciaparra, Bill Mueller and Jason Varitek.

And yes, there was a sellout at Fenway Park to cheer the home team through that win. For whatever reason, that was when the never-ending string of packed houses started at the historic bandbox on Yawkey Way. More than five years later, it has yet to stop.

When the Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night to kick off their next homestand, they will make baseball history.

Well, check that. Red Sox fans will make baseball history. The 456th consecutive sellout at Fenway Park will break the record set by the Cleveland Indians' die-hards, who packed Jacobs Field for all 455 home games played from June 12, 1995-April 2, 2001.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080904&content_id=3417965&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

[Fearless]

1. It's good and all... Only problem is GETTING tickets anymore.

Oh well, I guess we can't have our cake and eat it too.

:shrug:

[MaineDem]

2. Tough indeed, with only 34.000-ish seats

I can't even get tickets for Maine Day this Sunday. :(

[Fearless]

6. 39,928 to be fair... size matters...

:rofl:

[MaineDem]

15. I forgot about all those new seats on the roofs and the monster. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

13. I used to get 2 free season passes every year - special admission

Got 'em for about 6 years straight when I lived on Parker Hill and worked in Boston. The pass would get you through the gate for any home game, but no assigned seat. I would just stand behind the boxes and wait to spot a vacant seat -- or sometimes a whole box.

I would invariably have a primo seat by 3rd or 4th inning, no problema. Kick back and enjoy. But that was back in the late 70s early 80s - long before this streak kicked in.

Ahhh, the good old days.

[rockymountaindem]

9. I got some really good ones right on the street the other night in Kenmore Square

Of course, the game was already in the 3rd inning and the scalpers were just trying to give away what they had left, but I watched the Sox put up a six-spot in the 4th so it was worth the (low) price of admission.

[Fearless]

12. Haha, nice!

[Auggie]

3. Cleveland will still hold the record for parks with 40,000 or more seats

:hi:

[Forkboy]

4. Oh sure, get all technical.

Party pooper. :spank:

:)

[Tektonik]

5. The Dodgers should switch stadiums with the BoSox

[Fearless]

7. No thanks.

We're fine right where we are.

[Tektonik]

10. You'd have 20k more seats!

and the best stadium setting in the major leagues, or any sport for that matter.

[Fearless]

11. Mmm... Nah... It's been here 96 years it'll be here for another 96.

LOL.

[Tektonik]

14. I doubt that

give it 20 years, and it'll be replaced.

[Fearless]

16. Not from around here are you?

:pals:

[joeybee12]

8. And on this momentous night, they win!!!!!

:bounce: