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Red Sox: Scenes from Fenway opener

By Sean Penney

Apr 11, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) takes the field before the Boston Red Sox home opener against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 11, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) takes the field before the Boston Red Sox home opener against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 11, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) gets a base hit against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 11, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) gets a base hit against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /

Loudest ovations

  • David Ortiz – Pregame, any time he came to the plate, and especially his final at-bat when everyone knew there was a chance they were about to see something special.
  • Bill Russell – The other Boston sports icons too, but mostly Russell.
  • Pedro – Sure, Wake and Tek got a nice hand, but come on. It’s Pedro!
  • Hanley Ramirez – Any time he made a defensive play. The loudest of which was when he cleanly fielded a plastic bag floating around the infield.

Loudest boos

  • Pablo Sandoval – The poor guy didn’t even play, but the crowd got on him during pregame introductions. Fans just don’t like this guy at all.

Most disappointing performance

  • Kimbrel – Possibly the worst outing of his career.
  • Price – Certainly his worst in Fenway.
  • Farrell – For pinch-hitting for Travis Shaw with Chris Young in the 6th inning. I get it, we got Young to face lefties, but it’s not like Shaw is inept against them. It was far too early to make that move, resulting in Young having to face a right-handed reliever in the 7th inning in a key spot. Of course he struck out, stranding a pair of runners late in a tie game.

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Would it have been a better game if the Red Sox had won? Of course it would have, but the silver lining is that we have baseball back at Fenway again. Tomorrow’s another day and another chance to get that first home victory of the year.

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