I’m headed to Boston to celebrate my birthday, and it just so happens that my hometown team, the Phillies, are playing the Red Sox that week. I wanted to go to Fenway anyway, but this is an added bonus.
I don’t drink, don’t really get rowdy or talk trash, I just like to eat and watch baseball. Could I wear Phillies gear and be relatively unaffected?
Yeah, you'll be fine.
You might even get to join in a Yankees Suck chant, which really brings all fans together.
Better yet. Start the chant.
Yes. If you're not an a-hole then no one cares. Even if you are an a-hole about 60% of the people wont care. But try not to be an a-hole
I would say this is good life advice in general.
But yeah - OP will be fine at Fenway in Philles gear.
Kyle Schwarber's from Waltham, it's cool.
And if that Phillies gear the OP is wearing says Schwabah on the back, I bet somebody buys them a beer 🍺
No one will bother you. You’ll be fine wearing Phillies merch.
Seeing as the stadium will likely be packed with Phillies fans, you’ll be more than fine.
What is this “stadium” of which you speak?
Yeah, we aren’t scumbags. Just don’t be a dick and people will leave you alone. I’ve had plenty of good back and forth, fun banter with opposing fans that went well.
I went to a Sox-Yankees game at Fenway in the early 80s. Right field stands over near the bleachers. We had a bunch of Sox and Yankee fans and a lot of food natured fun.
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Food natured fun? 🤔
That’s left field 😂😂
I know it's left field, not right field. I know it's the 2000s, not the 1980s. I know it's the Angels, not the Yankees. But...
HERE COMES THE PIZZA! 🍕
I was privileged to go to a Yankees- Diamondbacks game on November 1, 2001. My buddy and I sat in Monument Park in the old stadium. We had a great time with the fans out there, bought each other beers and dogs, good natured ribbing. Just a great time.
Moral: Don’t be a dick.
You will be around lots of Philly fans doing your little Eagles chant. I hated when Philly fans were in town when I worked at Fenway. I dreaded those games lol. But yeah, you’ll be fine
Unlike Philly, you'll be fine up here.
Surprisingly I’ve never seen fans wearing other teams get heckled unless they were being obnoxious to begin with. Rep your team and enjoy the game!
Even Yankees fans can come here and have a good time if they're not assholes. Trash talk is fine if you can give AND take it when it comes back around. And Fenway's a shrine to the game so any baseball fan should make the pilgrimage once.
100% fine. Fans of blueblood teams that don’t visit Fenway often, travel EXTREMELY well. The park will conservatively be 1/3rd Philly fans. Fenway is basically a tourist attraction now, most of the rowdiness has been priced out. If you’re used to going to games in Philly, Fenway is child’s play these days.
You said you like to eat… got any spots in mind yet?
Yes, Fenway is nothing like Philly. Even when the yanks play here, there’s usually great banter between fans. Now… Not sure I’d wear a Flyers sweater to the Bs though and I’ve seen some shit go down at Gillette.
Worst I ever saw at one of my trips to Fenway was a Stank fan getting a complimentary beer. He deserved it though. Threatening Sox fans with a fight just for cheering on our team in our home.
You will only hear shit if the Phillies are beating us, we will be crying loudly at you
You will be very welcome at Fenway, you should do a tour.
you’ll be fine, this isn’t philly
No one will care about a Phillies jersey. Back in the day, Yankees jerseys might cause fights. But as long as you are provoking people, you will be fine. Enjoy!! And happy Birthday!!
you'll be fine, if you're respectful to those around you they will be respectful to you. if you're still worried, get tickets in a section that doesn't get super rowdy. i go to 10+ games a year, have sat next to many yankees fans, never seen a fight
It's a fun ballpark - welcome, and enjoy! (and Let's Go Red Sox lol)
Anything except NYY is acceptable. Try the Family section which is 32/33. Left field, adjacent to the green monster. No alcohol, very friendly.
Fenway is nothing but good vibes these days, you'll have a blast.
Come to the stadium and grab a Fenway frank and a non-alcoholic beer (it used to be cheaper than bottled water).
Fly your team colors. Root for the away team ( that's not how the lyrics go). Sing sweet Caroline with the rest of us.
Just don't be a dick, kid.
You'll be fine. This isn't Philly.
If you’re cool we’re cool.
In 2024 there were a lot of Phillies fans at Fenway so I don’t think you’ll be the only one.
If you say "f*** the Yankees" you'll probably get a nod and a fist bump.
You'll be totally fine, just be prepared for tickets to be expensive -- Phillies series are always some of the priciest tickets
20 years ago, you’d have a real problem in the bleachers. These days, you’ll be completely fine.
I cant speak for everyone, especially the boozed up college crowd, but I actually enjoy some good ol fashioned innocent trash talk with the opposing fans at fenway. Its led to some great laughs and rounds of beer bought for all
Don't sit in the bleachers, you'll be fine
Phillies are the National League (and also hometown) team for my wife and I, she wore some Phils gear to Fenway when they were here before and it was fine.
no problemo
Every month or so someone asks this. You will get gently heckled a few times. That's it :)
Back in the 90s if you wore Yankees gear.. that was the closest I've ever seen to it getting borderline. But if you don't engage, no one will actually bother you.
You are in serious danger if you go in Phillies gear. You need to buy beers for your row if you want to survive. Just do it and you might be spared.
Half the fans in fenway aren't red sox fans anyway it's the opposing teams fans or parents who brought their kids to fenway to experience the other activities at fenway besides watch the game
Make sure to eat a hot dog or ten and you'll be fine. No one care what the hell you're wearing as long as you're not an asshole. But that sorta goes for just about any situation in life really is
Now that I think about it, don't eat ten hot dogs. You won't be fine if you do that. Stick with one or two only
You will be fine. we didn’t throw batteries at Santa and a dog.
I’m a Sox fan that visited Yankee stadium a few times. I had another red sox fan berating me because my team won… didnt know I was a sox fan. Sometimes people are just assholes but you should be fine
I'm going to that same series. I'm gonna find you and personally heckle you.
Mobs of people are going to beat you with chains and bats. Just kidding. Most people just go to the game to sing Sweet Caroline these days. Have fun at Fenway.
Based on the last few years, probably half the crowd will be phillies fans as well.
It’s a big college and tourist town so no one will notice!
You‘lol be fine. Enjoy the game!
I’m a Yankees fan and I don’t have any worry going to Fenway
Home games have like 20-30% fans of the visiting team on any given day because it’s Fenway Park. These days the diehard fans are coming back quietly and respect anyone who is there to actually watch the game instead of just getting shitfaced and singing Sweet Caroline. A National league team that doesn’t like the Yankees or Mets is completely fine. The aforementioned pink hat crowd is probably disliked more. It’s the Yankees fans that come up from NY/NJ for their first baseball game of the year in September, while visiting their kid on parents weekend at BC/BU and doubling the price of tickets… those are the ones that we hate.
If OP was at Yankee stadium it might be a different story.
Boooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
This is not the Bronx-trash crowd. We are a civilized people.
There are always a lot of road fans at fenway(which is why ownership doesn't try to win) and since it's Philly more than 1/2 the crowd will be Phillies fans. You will have the upper hand