Why Fenway Park Works 

I work there. It works because they kept this stadium up over 100 years man I love Fenway I'm actually heading to work there now

As someone who's been to fenway and boston dozens of times, theres a special charm it has that makes it work. Hopping on and off the T at Kenmore, the street music, the stadium food, the green monster, it just sticks out to you in a special way.

Fenway Park is one of my all-time favorite places to ever be. I'm 42, but I will never forget the feeling the first time I walked up that tunnel and inside, all the green and red, but so much green...it was almost overwhelming. The place is magic.

As a kid, growing up in the late 80's and 90's, I was in awe of the Green Monster. I would love when what would have been home run shots elsewhere, bounced back into play off the wall.

It's nice to see this classic of a ballpark still in use after a very long time.

The people of Boston will never let them get rid of Fenway.

And I've watched 14 games (and counting) there. I remember back in '06 it was against the Yankees, Tim Wakefield vs. Randy Johnson. Sat 3 seats behind Pesky's pole. The fights, my goodness the fights amongst the drunken Red Sox and Yankee fans throughout the entire game. Security and Boston PD were def' busy that night. I had to watch the replay of the game when I got home to see if any of the fights were captured... none as expected. The game itself was great though. The pitches between a slow, drunken butterfly style knuckleballer vs. a bird killing style fastball pitcher was night and day.

I don't live in the US but Fenway Park is in my bucket list

They have been able to adapt the surrounding infrastructure so well to meet modern times from what I can see, it makes no sense to change it. I've never been but would love to sometime.

I think being on a subway line helps. Tiger Stadium in Detroit might have drawn better in the 90s when the team was lousy, had it been served by rapid transit.

At this point, I think the only person who would be able to close down Fenway Park would be the Fire Marshall. And at that point, she/he would become the most hated person in all of New England. Even if it means lots of duct tape and zip ties, I think the Red Sox organization themselves will do whatever is needed to keep playing in Fenway Park indefinitely.

It works because it’s in the best sports city in the country

Yet again, another GREAT video,Mate🙌🙌🙌

Fenway is The Field Of Dreams - It will never be replaced

Glad this came up in my recommendations. I'm a huge Red Sox fan and gotta say this is a great vid 👍

I spent 2 nights in Boston. I went to Fenway hoping to take a tour. I missed the last tour of the day by 5 minutes. That was in 2004. I still think about that day. I walked around the perimeter of the stadium and ended up at a nearby bar where the bartender told me stories. I hope to get back there some day…

I had the privledge of going to Fenway when I loved in greater Boston area. Truly a treasure! A great place to watch a baseball game!

Ive attended approx 250 games at Fenway Park in my 31 plus years living in the city of Boston.The reason I and many other fans attend is NOT because of " the winning " as stated here.Its because its a fantastic place to see a game AND THE HISTORY!!!.It is the last place still hosting games that Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson played at.Think about that.Its very early Tuesday morning.I might walk the mile or so and see my Red Sox play the Twins later today.In fact,I think I will.

Fenway Park works because it harkens back to an earlier time in our history when baseball really took off and became our national pastime. Going to a game at Fenway its almost like going back in time in a way, you get the feeling of all those years and experiences and history when you get inside the gates, from the small of the grilled onions to the hardcore Boston accents, theres just something incredibly special about Fenway Park and the Sox. As a lifelong New Englander and Sox fan, theres just really nothing else like it that comes to mind. Every time I watch Field of Dreams, I cant help but think that the character played by James Earl Jones was talking about Fenway Park, "They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again."

Don't forget wrigley field. It also really works

I would love to see a video on Wrigley field

Best Sports City in the World

Visited there this year first time to see the sox beat the phillies. Took the tour. So worth it: everyone there was happy and respectful, great tour, great history, sat on the monster ( tour not game, sadly), wife lived it, I loved it. Like the guy said, "You don't have to be a red sox fan, but you'll leave here a Fenway fan." Nailed it. Thx, #Fenway.

How about a video on the old Boston Garden?

lifteime sox fan, saw my first game 2 days before this was posted thanks man

Stories about Fenway always mention the Green Monster and the Pesky Pole. But they almost never mention Fisk's Pole, the Triangle, Duffy's Cliff, Williamsburg, and the Red Seat. There's more to Fenway's history than just the Left Field wall and one foul pole.

Now he needs to do a similar video on Wrigley

Don't recall if there was a mention of it but @2:26 you can see there are seats on top of the Green Monster. Only sat there during a tour. Of course the view is phenomenal.

It is always a fun time going to a game at Fenway. The only problem I have is spending an arm and a leg in the process between game tickets,drinks,food,and parking or transportation. Polar Park in Worcester is just as good of a time and you pay a fraction of the cost of attending a game at Fenway.

Fenway has alot of history

Baseball fans gotta go and 100% gotta see these landmarks it’s really worth it for fans and historians alike, you get a ballgame out of the deal as well ;) For sure check out Quincy Market while in town. You’ll end up spending more than you thought lol

I am biased, as I am a Red Sox fan, but the stadium is a classic, in a city that reverse history, and is one of the 3 best sports towns in America (with DET & CHI). In a cookIe-cutter world, people appreciate the unique, and it becomes a Cathedral for fans the world over. Yes, the winning helps, but I hope it can live on. You made valid points for its success, and perhaps after 50 more years if wear & tear, it will have to be replaced, but I hope I am not around to witness that. GO SOX!

Good mass transit also helps. MBTA runs everywhere.

I'm a NY Mets fan, but I love going to Fenway. It's much better than Citi Field. Fenway IS "the field of dreams".

This is my home and I’m proud of it

Fantastic Sub

You should do why the new Yankees stadium doesn’t work

2:51 that’s the Montauk lighthouse in NY which is Mid-Atlantic not New England just to point out…I can understand the mistake however because it is very close to Connecticut.

I like your channel and videos, but this one seems incomplete. It’s a well-made video production-wise and in what it says. But if I didn’t already know a lot about Fenway Park, I’d be left with a lot of questions here, like: What is a jewel box park? What is the green monster? What is the pesky pole? What’s this “triangle”? None of these were defined or explained why they’re unique, just that they are-whatever they are. They were listed as special features in the introduction, but then just listed again later in the video. I think this should be a 5-6 minute video with more details and stats for nerds like the height of the green monster, when seats were added to the top of it, the distance from home plate to the Pesky Pole, the addition of seats to the triangle, the additions of the outfield bullpens, and a mention of the seat in right field where Ted Williams hit such a long home run to. Anyways, just offering some constructive criticism

Fenway won’t last forever, but it’s hard to imagine ever being able to build a new park in the city of Boston. My guess is that if the day ever comes that Fenway goes away, the Sox will move to the western suburbs. They have done a lot with the place though. And, it’s now the right size for an MLB park, because it used to be so small compared to the competition.

One word: Character.

I'm a Phillies fan, but one visit to Fenway made the Red Sox my AL team.

cool video

That's the Montauk Lighthouse @ 2:50 located in Montauk, NY.

i live in Mehrlyn.... but ive been to Fenway a dozen times.

I live in Seattle but someday I have to make a pilgrimage to Fenway

Heck Yeah! Red Sox Forever!

One of the few outdoor stadiums I've ever been to where the air just feels different. It makes no sense logically, but it's almost as if you literally feel the drama from over a century of baseball at Fenway. In my opinion, as long as it is still standing it will always be baseball's sacred holy site.

Fenway Park is nice but needs a slight upgrade and renovation, do Milwaukee Bradley Center and the Inglewood forum and Staples Center next please.

My beloved German Shepherd Dog's name is Fenway. ❤️

"Sweet Caroline" sung during the seventh inning stretch.

The suggested site would be by Northern Avenue , next to the old Anthony's Restaurant. They projected was killed because local politicians wanted to get their beaks wet and new ownership would not play ball. And they drummed up resistance by the local Fenway merchants to stall any move. It was botched. New ownership wanted a new ballpark. Since they could not get their way, they pushed the independent vendors out of the old Yawkey Way ( now Jersey Street ) to ensure they would grab the concession revenue by collecting rent. One is fir sure , Theo learned a lot from Luchino and applied the same tactics in Chicago.

Now do Wrigley.

Any BU alumni ever go to Fenway? My dad did and somewhat remembers it. I regret not visiting this place when I had the chance in 2017.

Does Omaha have any good stadium's???

Fenway is popular for first visits and occasional visits. Many long season ticket owners are angry that seats have been added, concession areas expanded while the comfort for season ticket holders hasn't improved.

One of the coolest parts of fenway is that you can walk up the ramp to the field. You cant see the field from the lower concourse

I drove from Toronto to Boston just to go to a game at Fenway.

Giants Stadium Next or Milwaukee County Stadium?

Sports teams underestimate the importance of keeping the uniform and stadium the same for generations. When the team looks the same as it did when you were 7-15 years old, you will remain a fan for the rest of your life.

Better yet you should do Memorial Stadium in Baltimore and the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.

Shoving in an additional 5-6 thousand seats certainly didn't hurt.

If you’ve never seen a game at Fenway or Wrigley, then you’ve never seen a game. (But actually I love the game played anywhere).

Take note Calgary. Dont get rid of the dome

Fenway brings back nostalgia to jewel box era. Fenway Park had a not so great start as continuing coverage of the infamous sinking of the luxury liner RMS Titanic and bad weather.

Fenway will never go away. The city will never allow the team to move, the ownership group knows it would be suicide if that happened and probably actually violence against them. They know they have a good revenue stream as long as the Sox make the postseason.

Fenway is one of those stadiums that if it were planned for demolition, people from all over the country would probably try to stop it.

I'm still bitter that original Yankee Stadium was demolished. Lucky for the people of Boston for still being able to call Fenway home

3:13 NO! Thank YOU for posting.

There is nothing like the smell of Fenway! If you know you know what i mean!

Ah yes, Diamond City

It’s not a stadium, it’s a park. And a green beauty she is

Jr. High book report presentation.

I've seen a total of three games at Fenway and ended up with an obstructed view (pole) every time. It is a wonderful stadium (I've seen Major League regular season games in 57 ballparks) but sadly, I cannot put it at the top of my list of favorites.

Then why does the coliseum not work

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I was impressed at all of the women who attended, and how much they know about the game… and also got to witness a fight between 2 women, right in front of us in the bleachers… 1 got escorted out of the ballpark , serenaded by the entire section …. ‘🎼nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbyyyeeee🎶..😂…. Time of my life,

You lowkey sound like Daily Dose of Internet

I went to Fenway Park in 2012. The old seat are very narrow and poles obstructed views

Just waiting 200 years to become Diamond city

Growing up in Seattle I loved the Kingdome. The atmosphere during big games was insane. Then we moved to Safeco Field. Glorious park and it still is over 20 years late. That being said. I went to Fenway for a game in 2019 and was blown away. THAT WAS REAL BASEBALL! I will be going back.

Next video. Why guaranteed rate park does not work

He forgot their World Series appearance in 1946!

I wish the Braves would come back home.

Fenway had its first opening day, the day after the Titanic sank, which stole all the newspaper space.

The one thing that lacks when it comes to Fenway is those big events. For example, I went to the MLB all-star game in DC. I can't imagine Fenway hosting an ASG again because of its size but other than that I love Fenway.

Fenway is great unless you’re one of the poor souls who got a ticket with an obstructed view. I’d say about 35% of the seats have a badly obstructed view. I don’t know if it’s physically possible to renovate/redesign the park to fix that, but I think even if it cost them a billion dollars and had to shut the park down for a few years and play somewhere else it would be worth it

None of the stadiums for Boston's professional sports teams were built with public money. I'm not sure how many American cities are left that can still claim that.

As much as I love Fenway I've grown to love Polar Park even more. Been to five games this year and they have all been great experiences. Plus its a beautiful state of the art ball park you can't beat the prices tickets, beers, food etc.

I will be upset if they destroy fenway park. This park needs to stay up for 1000 more years

Video idea the truth about dogers stadium

Green MonSTAH*

As long as the stadium can continue to be renovated they should never build a new ballpark.

Went to Fenway a few years back to catch a Sox vs Yanks game as a bucket list moment... I gotta say the aura outside the stadium was dope but the stadium itself and watching the game was completely overrated...

The Yankees never should have gotten rid of Yankee Stadium. Sure, the new stadium is nice and everything, but it just doesn't have all of the history that Fenway Park does.

The oldest

Honestly. You did not explain at all why it works. Just rambled on about attendance and winning. Not about the quirks of architecture snd why they are different than others ( you did say these elements in one sentences ) but should compare and contrast to other genetic stadiums. Drop all the attendance and winning stuff

And it's the most expensive place to watch a game someone has to pay for John Henry's life style I will never spend a dime in Fenway they don't care about the fans

Yeah, real nice squash court you got there, cause the owner was to cheap to expand left field, so they just put a tall wall to compensate instead , what a joke

Fenway became shrine because of the 86 years of suffering, a monument to our Calvinist ancestors teaching of God's righteous judgement of man's sinful nature, a place where you too, can have your view blocked by the same column that blocked your father's, grandfather's, and great grandfather's view