Top Stadiums
10 big league parks you should see in 2008
by Devin Pratt
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Boston's Fenway Park


Photos courtesy of Cindy Loo/Boston Red Sox
Seating capacity: 36,108
Field surface: Grass
Year opened: 1912
Holding the title as Major League Baseball's oldest active
ballpark, taking in a game at Fenway is a rite of passage for any baseball nut.
From the legendary Green Monster to the Fisk Foul Pole, Fenway is overflowing
with nostalgia. Don't forget to take notice of the lone red seat in the right
field bleachers, which represents the spot where Ted Williams' mammoth home run
landed during a June 9, 1946, game against the Detroit Tigers. The bomb was
officially measured at 502 feet—the longest measurable home run ever hit inside
Fenway Park.
Fast Fact: The Red Sox contemplated building a new
Fenway Park in the late '90s, but fans (and the city of Boston) rallied to
shoot down the idea, thus preserving their beloved ballpark.
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