All I want for Christmas: 10 Red Sox gifts under $30

229612 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2007/12/17/all-i-want-for-christmas-10-red-sox-gifts-under-30.htmlAll+I+want+for+Christmas%3A+10+Red+Sox+gifts+under+%24302007-12-17+04%3A08%3A54Shawn+Medeiros to “All I want for Christmas: 10 Red Sox gifts under $30”

• Alyssa says:

  December 17, 2007 at 7:05 AM

  Is this some kind of hint, hun?
  :)

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• Ryne Crabb says:

  December 17, 2007 at 9:36 AM

  No, I promise!!

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• Sean O says:

  December 17, 2007 at 11:51 AM

  (awww)
  Off topic, kinda, but an excellent interview with John Farrell from BP. You’ll probably need to be a subscriber, but if you’re not a subscriber… what the hell’s wrong with you? It’s baseball freaking prospectus and they have a million great articles each year plus PECOTA.
  http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6996

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• Daniel Rathman says:

  December 17, 2007 at 1:41 PM

  Thanks for the tip, Sean. Great read indeed.

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• Ryne Crabb says:

  December 17, 2007 at 2:40 PM

  I guess this isn’t exactly a comment-inspiring article … sorry to disappoint everyone!

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• Sean O says:

  December 17, 2007 at 2:56 PM

  Not disappointing at all. It’s nice to have articles where we can have more of a free form discussion. Such as…
  I’m looking through schedules for 2008, and (bear with me) I might have come up with a pretty nice little road trip. I’ve never been to Shea Stadium before, so I’d like to hit that, and it’d be nice to see Mordor when it’s not a Sox/Yanks game. So, starting from Boston:
  Sun. 6.15 – Shea Stadium, Mets vs. Rangers @ 1:05
  Mon. 6.16 – CBP, Sox vs. Phils @ 7:05
  Tues 6.17 – CBP, Sox vs. Phils @ 7:05
  Wed 6.18 – CBP, Sox vs. Phils @ 1:05
  Now, here’s where it gets tricky. You can either hop in the car and drive over the GW to the Bronx for Yanks/Padres, or go the other way on 95 down to Baltimore for O’s/Stros at Camden. With the game getting out around 4, you should have enough time to hit the 7:00 game at either park. Then, if you’re particularly nuts, you can hit Yankee Stadium on the 19th on the way back to Boston, where you get Sox/Cards on 6/20 at Fenway.
  So, you could conceivably catch 5 MLB games in 4 days at 3 different parks, or if you’re really insane, 7 MLB games in 5 different parks in 6 days.
  Road trip anyone? I’m really thinking about the 5 games in 4 days, maybe even hitting up Cooperstown on the way back.

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• Shane says:

  December 17, 2007 at 3:32 PM

  Since we’re going free form…
  Sean O, I’ve been meaning to ask if you’ve ever been to Camden before. You seem to have an extensive knowledge of stadiums and did that nice write up of Fenway so I was wondering if you had any thoughts about Camden. (I vaguely recall a comment section discussion of the different parks a while back but my memory is fuzzy about it)
  I went to a game this summer but had the $15 upper deck right field seats. For $15 I was pretty impressed and had a great time, but I’d like to find the best location for under $50. With the Sox not going to Atlanta in 2008 I’ll most likely only get chances to see them in Baltimore.

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• Ryne Crabb says:

  December 17, 2007 at 3:37 PM

  I’m always up for a trip to CBP, only 1.5 hours from Harrisburg

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• Sean O says:

  December 17, 2007 at 3:38 PM

  Shane-
  Love Camden. I have some serious problems with a bunch of the HOK retro parks, but nothing can stop that feeling I had in 1993 when I saw my first game there. At the time, Fenway was a dark, dank, nasty place, so the wide concourses and all around feel of Camden was like night and day.
  I’m a big fan of the Baltimore waterfront, stretching from the stadiums down to the Aquarium (with the Chipotle helping a bit, of course). Camden’s a beautiful park that unfortunately succeeded a bit too much; a lesser park might’ve tempered the retro craze that everyone will regret in a few years.
  Camden, CBP and PNC are absolutely fine by me. CBP, despite being a quirky retro park slapped into a parking lot, is just a great place to watch a game. Having lived in Philly for a year certainly helped my thoughts on the place.

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• Bob says:

  December 17, 2007 at 11:08 PM

  I have a personal affinity for Shea since I saw my first Major League game there as a pre-teen. I’ve seen more games there than any other stadium (a lot of my cousins are Mets fans). It’s definitely worth a visit especially since it will be closing, but it really doesn’t compare to some of the other parks I’ve been to, namely Fenway and Turner field (I live in Atlanta now and try to catch at least one Braves game a season, it’s really a shame that they don’t get an attendance proportional to the fan base). That said Shea is a great place to enjoy a game, have a good time.

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• Anonymous says:

  December 18, 2007 at 10:01 AM

  Camden Yards is one of my absolute Favorite ballparks. If you get a chance before the game- you must make sure to stop at Pickles. Especially if you go for a game against the Yanks or Sox- its usually busting to the brim with fans who are all out to have a good time and drink a few beers.
  Also, in terms of east coast stadiums- and don’t laugh to hard at me- I had an absolute blast at Tropicana. Aside from all the fact that its the Rays and they have such a small fan base-it worked out nicely cause you could roam around the stadium as you wished. The pet tank was a blast, and they had DOLLAR beers, and they turned the upper deck into a “party” deck! So its painted like a street, there’s a dj, and flourescent lights, and did I mention dollar beer? Anyway, it doesn’t evoke that feeling of being connected to the greats the way other stadiums do-but it is nothing short of a good time.

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• Shane says:

  December 18, 2007 at 2:36 PM

  I find it funny the Tama Bay games have low turn out, but the Durham Bulls always have good attendance. I realize their park hold much fewer people, but percentage of attendance wise your AAA team shouldn’t be blowing you out of the water.

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