As usual, the Yanks and Sox are clawing at each other tooth and
nail, and their respective rooters often emit a low growl when
someone is wearing the wrong color baseball cap!
One thing I noticed is that the loudest and most racous Sox Fans
know so little about the history of their club (besides the Curse)
and some wouldn't even know how to get to Fenway Park. A diehard
rooter not only visits his home team, but also spends time in enemy
territory seeing what the others are up to.
So for this cache you are required to know about the Sox and
Yanks. No baseball details, just useful information on where the
ballparks are, some interesting details and a little history. Any
baseball buff who follows the rivalry should have little trouble
with this quiz. Otherwise, the answers can be found on the web.
There are 10 answers to questions you must provide. The answers
will be 1-3 words. Write each answer exactly under the previous one
and leave no spaces between words. When you have all 10 answers,
use the secret decoder ring below to select the letters from the
matrix. The letter is the row going down and the number is the
column going across. If you have been skillful, the letters will
spell out a quasi-deciferable message telling you where to
look.
The theme, of course, is baseball. Trading cards and small
memorabilia would be the best items. A baseball bat or batting
helmet will not fit!
The site has local baseball significance, but you will have to
figure that out for extra credit.
Oh, the coordinates above - won't help you! Not all that good
for parking, either. Might be a good place to file a complaint
about the cache.
Here we go....
A. Street address of Fenway Park (just the street).
B. Street address of Yankee Stadium (just the unnumbered
street).
C. The most popular way to get to Red Sox Games is to hop on this
branch of the MBTA.
D. To reach Yankee Stadium from midtown, you board a northbound
express near Grand Central Station which displays this road as its
northern terminus.
E/F. Even 100 years ago, the Red Sox and Yankees had a fierce
rivaly. But when they played then, it was the Boston ________(E)
vs. the New York __________(F).
G/H. 100 years ago, the Red Sox played their home games at
_________(G) while New York played at their home games at
___________ (H).
I. When Manny hits one over the Green Monster (hopefully NOT
against the Yankees) what street does the ball land on? (use the
longer spelling)
J. The Public Address announcer at Yankee Stadium first started in
that job in 1951 - 55 years ago!. And who were the Yankees playing
that day? You guessed it - the Red Sox! Some of the players in the
lineup: Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams. What is the
last name of the person known as the "Voice of Yankee Stadium"?
Extra credit if you know his age. (No one really knows - he doesn't
say!)
Now for the secret decoder ring. The letter is the row, the
number is the column. You have 30 seconds to write the correct
answer. Good Luck! (Jeopardy Theme plays here).
E1 F1 D2 B1 J4 H1 I7 C2 G4 F10 A5 I10 H6 F4 H7 H5 A3 D3 C5 J5 G1
F2 B3 A2 G8 J3
J1 C3 B7 C4 D8 H5 B5 G13 C9 G9 G1 F11 B4 G12 F9 I9 H8 I12 I16 A7
D10 E8 B11 B7 B8 I3 I5 E6 H11 I11
Do your own work on this one. No getting help from the
baseball experts and no phone-a-friend! Many of us don't have cell
phones and it's not fair to the rest. If you need help, your host
will gladly provide clues. No guarantee that they will be of any
help though!
The cache has been rehid and is very well concealed! Past
finders will not be able to help you!