If you are in Boston, and a game fanatic at that, a visit to the Fenway Park, in Boston would be something you would like. Hire the services of a cheap car rental in Boston, ma and make way to the Fenway Park.

Knowing the Fenway Park

The Fenway Park is located near the busy Kenmore Square in Boston. This stadium has been the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since 1912, its year of inception. The stadium is a favorite among most lovers of baseball and holds a special pride of place in the hearts of the citizens of Boston.

Ask your cheap car rental in Boston, ma to take you to the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood that is located at 4 Yawkey Way. The fact that the Fenway Park is located in a more or less residential area has it fair share of quirks and problems too. There has always been a small seating capacity complain in the, this has led to the authorities taking the necessary action in this regard. The year 2009 see the seating capacity being increased to 39,500.

While on your way to Fenway Park with your cheap car rental in Boston, ma, however you will find many buildings of similar height and architecture, which is why the park doesn't really look like an imposing structure in the neighborhood. Like the classic ballparks of yore, the Fenway Park has been constructed in an asymmetrical block manner; as a result there is asymmetry in its field dimensions too.

Interesting features of the Fenway Park

• The Fenway Park is the only one of the two remaining classic parks, to be still used in major league baseball matches.
• If you are someone who relishes in game trivia and sporting (especially) baseball history, you will love the feel of the place.
• The park's fortunes and prestige as an arena rose with the team Red Sox' 1967 "Impossible Dream" season.
• During a 2008 game played on 8 th of September, the park saw a major high in the sale of tickets and occupancy. This was the park's 456th consecutive sellout, surpassing that of the Jacobs Field previous record.
• Fans of former pitcher Bill Lee, will reasons to see this ground especially since the player has called the Fenway Park as "a shrine".
• Apart from the regular baseball matches, you could visit the Fenway with a cheap car rental in Boston, ma in case you are attending a concert or a cultural do.
• The park has hosted many such social and cultural do's in the past, musicians like Bruce Springsteen and President Franklin D. Roosevelt have adorned the park on occasions.
• Football teams like the New England Patriots and the Boston Redskins have also played several of their home games in this park. It is thus a treat for their fans to be visiting this park for a emotional bonding with their hero's.

Park related trivia

Except for Babe Ruth, the park has been known to be a bad setting for left-handed pitchers.

Pitcher Roger Clemens once mistook the Fenway Park for a ware house!

The park has undergone numerous renovations over the years, which have resulted in some unique features. Some of these are -'The famous Green Monster in left field', "the Triangle" and the "Pesky's Pole".

Besides baseball the Fenway Park, has seen football, soccer and hockey matches too. It has also been the podium for several important occasions such as political campaigns, citizenship ceremonies, cultural shows and concerts too.

The next time you are in Boston, do take a cheap car rental in Boston, ma and get a dose of the action on the field of Fenway Park and enjoy the high while you are there.