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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
Aaargh. Here I am, traveling on the real Opening Day.
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So, we are sitting in a Tavern in the Square just outside of Boston, having dinner. Normally we wouldn't choose a sports bar/restaurant but this one was convenient and we know it has good food if you can stand the crowd and noise.
It was
relatively quiet but suddenly there was a tremendous roar. I mean,
LOUD. At first, I thought there had been a calamity but then I remembered: this is a sports bar! What great event had occurred?
Well, they had a number of different games showing on the many TV monitors hung around the restaurant: baseball, pro basketball, March Madness. But over the bar, the screens were all tuned to the Red Sox - Rangers game.
I ambled over to the bar, trying to look casual. Of course, I spoke to no one in order to not reveal my accent. When I looked up, I saw what it was in replay:
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Wilyer Abreu hit a three-run shot in the ninth inning for his second homer of the opener, powering the Boston Red Sox past the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Thursday.
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That was my baptism to the world of sports bars. Man, it was loud, but I can see the attraction.
