In honor of Celtic’s opening night, which we could not get tickets for without selling a kidney, our video from last year’s Playoff Hype Machine that we didn’t figure out how to get off our camera in time to post.
Sports
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Oct 10
Celtics v Nets – Preseason: W 92-107
We got tickets to the Celtics last preseason game, which happened to be versus the Nets. This was our first game in our new seats. We loved them! Most of the people around us didn’t appear to be the regular season ticket holder crowd, but a couple here and there looked like they might have been regulars. We’re excited and think that we have a good section! The C’s didn’t come out very strong, but after the half you could tell they weren’t interested in losing to the Nets, even a preseason game. The second half was great fun to watch and they wrapped it up with a 92-107 W and the starters sitting. Even as soon as we sat down, we had a hard time dialing it back from our post-season adrenaline. We are so ready for basketball season.
Baby looking tough
This routine brings tears to my eyes and adrenaline to my veins
There are about 25 people who have hitting and smacking and bumping routines here now – only slightly exaggerating…
Once the game was in hand, the tomfoolery began. I think they were arguing about seats. At one point KG was laying down across many laps and chairs, but mainly across Shaq.
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Oct 10
Celtics Open Practice
We got to go to the C‘s open practice again this year. This time we watched them practice in the Garden. Last year, we had to drive up to Lowell to watch them practice. Big Baby introduced everyone in a way only he could – his teammates were in turn embarrassed or embarrassed for him or laughing out loud! Even Rasheed Wallace was there! That was great! After some sets and scrimmages, they signed autographs on free tee-shirts and gave them to fans and took off their gear, getting ready to head home. Nate was drilling 3’s and Ray was trying to distract him by throwing his huge tennis shoes in front of him. So Nate grabbed one of Ray’s shoes, and made Ray chase him shoeless around the court. He finally tossed it into the crowd. Ray finally gave up and had one of the younger guys toss his other shoe into the crowd on the other side of the court before walking back to the locker room in his socks. Baby took his requisite pictures with a baby and then it was a night. We had a great time – and for Jeannette’s folks, it was like visiting another country!
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Oct 10
Red Sox v Yankees – Obstructed View
We finally were able to attend our first Red Sox – Yankees game at Fenway… We got tickets through the lottery… obstructed view tickets! But they were our first obstructed view tickets we’ve ever had at Fenway so it was a little fun, in and of itself.
Jeannette’s folks were in town and since the Sox were playing so poorly we were able to get reasonably priced tickets for them to come too. The game ended up getting postponed due to rain after we waited at the park for 3 or 4 hours without even one pitch being thrown. When we came back for the game the next day, there were so many open seats we were able to all sit together. Our delayed game was the SECOND game of the double header played, and it began late due to the first game going into extra innings. Then our game went into extra innings – so it was a late night! But the Sox won (7-6)!
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Sep 10
Red Sox v. White Sox – Budweiser Roof Deck
We had more standing room only tickets to the Friday night Red Sox – White Sox game, but it was postponed to Saturday due to worries about a hurricane. While the hurricane never amounted to anything in Boston, we were really happy because now our tickets for a dreary, cold, drizzly late Friday night game transformed into tickets for a warm and sunny, Saturday afternoon game! No matter that the Sox lost 1-3. More importantly, we didn’t have regular old SRO tickets – we had extra special Budweiser Roof Deck tickets! We had one of the best locations in the park! Though the tickets would have stunk had it been drizzly! We even got a little sunburned!
Where we were standing before we realized we had sweet tickets!:
Our new view!
