I was in Boston this past weekend to watch my friend run the Boston Marathon. It was a great road trip. Three friends and I drove seven hours, got a cheap hotel room and made t-shirts. We discussed things we could do while we were there and more than anything else, I wanted to see the Red Sox play in Fenway Park.

We decided that Sunday afternoon’s game against the Texas Rangers would be our best chance to get some tickets from a scalper for a decent price. About an hour before the game, we walked to Fenway and started looking for shady guys whispering, “Who needs tickets?” Sure enough, about 20 minutes later we found a guy with standing room seats that were in our price range of $50 or less.

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