So where to go on the West Coast to catch Sox games with other Sox fans? Let’s start in Fenway West’s back yard.
I’ll let Fritz, the owner of this fine establishment tell you about it in his own words:
My name is Fritz Frisbie and I own ‘Connecticut Yankee’ bar and restaurant in S.F. Our web site is http://www.theyankee.com/ We’ve been at it here since 4/1/89 and are ardent Sox fans. We were featured in the 2007 ‘Red Sox Nation Annual’, one of 3 Northern California establishments mentioned. We’ve got tons of Sox/New England sports memorabilia hanging and feature 4 t.v.’s in our main dining/bar area with 2 big screens in our back dining area. We were the ‘go to’ bar for the TV news crews when the Sox did the deed in 2004. The first game that I went to in Fenway was game 6 of the 1967 Series, making a lasting impression on a then 9 yr. old. I moved from Portsmouth N.H. to S.F. in 1980, and although I’ve been a Giants season ticket holder for 15 years, the Sox are still my first love. We’re also a MAJOR Pat’s bar.
Check us out,
Fritz
OK, so how does a Red Sox fan end up owning a bar with the word ‘Yankee’ in it? Fritz again:
Hey Dave. We are on Connecticut Street. I’m from NH, thus a ‘Yankee’ [as in Yankees and Rebels.] Mark Twain wrote ‘A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court.’ Mark Twain has a history in S.F. and [allegedly] once wrote “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco”.
There is also an associated social networking group at tribe.net: http://tribes.tribe.net/theyankee (You have to join tribe to post, but not to read, and it’s free.)
I’ll be spending more time in San Francisco this summer, so I will be checking out an occasional game here this season and am looking forward to watching the Red Sox play at one of my favorite watering holes.
I like the font on the awning!
As we get closer to the start of the season, we’ll be highlighting other western bars that feature Red Sox games. If you have a favorite of your own that you would like to see in the spotlight, send as much info and photos as possible about the place in an e-mail to: redsoxsonoma (at) yahoo (dot) com, and we’ll write it up!
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