Sports Bar Near Fenway in Boston

[raji]

Came up to the Hub to see the in-laws who brought us to Fenway for the big game yesterday – still here for today and looking for a sports bar that will be featuring tonight’s Mets/Yanks Subway series game... Now that you swept us I’m hoping you can show a little mercy and a fellow Yankees-hater some sympathy?

It would be even better if they have great beers on draft and great local food specialities...

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Edited June 30, 2006 by raji (log)

[johnnyd]

Now that you swept us I’m hoping you can show a little mercy and help a fellow Yankees-hater some sympathy?

Well... since you put it that way...

Except the only one I know is right down the street from Fenway. Don't know the name but it's got like three floors of bars, pooltables, games, televisions everywhere and lots of room. Someone else here can name it - or suggest better?

[sandercohan]

Depends, most sports bars will probably be showing that game so long as the Sox aren't playing.

I think the place you're referring to Game On, which should have the game on one of its million or so screens. Call ahead and see. I've never been there, but apparently the food is allright, for pub grub.

Boston Beer Works, down the street, might also have the game. Have the blueberry beer, if you're so inclined.

There's also the Baseball Tavern, which just moved into new digs (a pretty three story building that used to have the quasi-decent restaurant/salsa club "Sofias") on Boylston street near Fenway.

Not sure how the food is at any of these places. I personally reccomend going over to Peterborough (Parallel to boylston, near the Burger King) street and chowing down at any number of fantastic places there -- Tacos El Pelon, the Thai joint next door whose name escapes me, the barbeque joint a bit further down whose name also escapes me. (Sorry, when I'm down there I usually do the fish tacos at El Pelon -- they're pretty durn good)

[raji]

Thanks for all the suggestions -

Thing is, the Sox are playing the lowly Marlins tonight at 7:35pm. It's Dontrelle Willis so should be of decent enough interest, however.

So, still the top priority is finding a place that will be showing other games and won't make me watch the NY one on a Radio Shack 8" TV shoved in a corner....

Hoping a fellow NY or Boston egulleteer can get some advice, surely there are enough NY ex-pats up here to warrant such places? I can name several Red Sox bars in NYC, believe it or not...

Edited June 30, 2006 by raji (log)

[Sneakeater]

Raji, do you have a death wish?

[raji]

Raji, do you have a death wish?

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Perhaps... this one-team town does not take kindly to strangers...

Sounds like all the sports bars are near Fenway, and they'll be packed with Red Sox Nation for tonight's game....

[raji]

Hmmm... found one place...

http://www.championsboston.com/

any good?