December 8, 2006, Newsletter Issue #43: Sunburn and Sports Seating

Tip of the Week

Beer, hot dogs, fly balls and (sadly) riots may be part of bleacher or regular seating, but sunburn doesn't have to be. As a rule, avoid certain sections on the seating charts--here is our guide to the sunburn zones:

FENWAY PARK Slather on plenty of sunblock if you're in sections 34-43 (right field bleachers), as well as 86, 87 and 92 (Right Field Box)--they're right near the 1st base line. Plus, right field box seats don't allow you to see that slide to first--they point toward the outfield.

YANKEE STADIUM If you're a bleacher creature, you stay one--you're separate from the rest of the park, which means that like a desert lizard with no shade, you're out of luck if you want to stay out of the sun in sections 37-59. Left field seating will also make you bake and cry out for Gatorade.

WRIGLEY FIELD Sections 246-249 and 143-153 can cause bleacher creatures to look like Ben Grimm, aka The Thing of Fantastic Four fame. Likewise, Terrace Reserved Infield and Outfield (sections 201-242), as will extreme right Field Boxes (sections 131-142) will make you cook faster and harder than a Dodger Dog.

If you can, avoid rioting, catch fly balls, and chow down on beer and hot dogs in the shade. If you're stuck in the sun, bring plenty of sunblock, skip the beer and salty foods (they dehydrate you faster), and wear a hat bigger than a Yankees Cap. Buy "neck coolers" and try not to lose them when the sunburned mob grows restless!

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