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Thing #5 To Do in Boston: Red Sox Game at Fenway

Where you watch guys in baseball caps play the field and you're okay with it. 

It’s like every Friday night where you get all excited and gussied up just to watch other less attractive people get to third base. But here you can cheer while they do it. Heck yes! Baseball! If there’s one thing every Bostonian loves, it’s the Red Sox. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re a die-hard baseball fan or you just picked up a cap to represent that GPA (where’s our grade inflation?), you won’t be accepted as a Bostonian until you go to Fenway. And if you need more gear for the trip, check out the Boston Apparel Company's selection of MIT/Boston merch! 

Scoring tickets to a Red Sox game isn’t always easy. Fenway Park sells out more often than Harvard seniors looking at consult- ing groups. So during regular baseball season—usually late March to late September—check for tickets and schedules on the Red Sox website, boston.redsox.mlb.com. After seeing your tuition bill, ticket prices won’t scare you. They can range anywhere from $12 for bleachers to $130+ for field box seats. Better deals are possible if you prowl Harvard’s definitely not suggestively named Outings & In- nings website or connect with some ticket hustlers at stubhub.com.

Going to see the Red Sox play is more than just a pastime in Boston. It’s a way of life. As you find your seat in the enormous sta- dium, take in the iconic sights of the Citgo Sign rising up behind the left field wall known as the Green Monster while repping a comfy sweatshirt. Try a famous Fenway Frank. Experience peer pressure and do the wave. And we can’t stop you from buying a foam finger (although memories of Miley’s 2013 VMA performance might). A famous tradition is sing- ing “Sweet Caroline” during the eighth inning, so prepare to watch an entire stadium of drunken Bostonians sing while snickering at the “Touching me, touching you” line. And, oh yeah, there’s a game happening. Watch the thrill that is baseball. Enjoy it. Embrace it. Love it. And if you’re one of the few chosen ones to have baseballs fly at your face, perhaps you’ll even catch one! Good work.