MLB Opening Day: Where to Watch Yankees-Red Sox in Walpole Area

If you enjoy baseball or love the Boston Red Sox, then this is the best day of the year: Opening Day.

The 2013 Red Sox season officially gets underway Monday in New York against the rival Yankees.

So what makes this day so special? Why do we love having baseball, and more importantly, the Red Sox in our lives for seven months out of the year? My answer comes from a movie you may have seen: Fever Pitch.

Jimmy Fallon's character, Ben Wrightman, in the 2005 Boston-based film brilliantly described what makes the game of baseball so great, especially in Boston: "I like being part of something that's bigger than me, than I. It's good for your soul to invest in something you can't control," Fallon's character said.

Isn't that the truth? For six to seventh months out of the year we are locked in and live and die through 162 games – just to get to the postseason! Every pitch, every at-bat is meticulously accounted for through statistics and we follow it because baseball is a game of numbers, a game of strategy and a game full of triumph, failure and second-guessing. It's what makes this game great. 

The last two Red Sox seasons have ended in complete disaster and once again, we are looking forward to a clean slate with a new manager.

Many have said Opening Day should be a holiday and why not? Admit it, we all will be trying to duck work early and get in front of a TV at 1 p.m. today to see the first pitch of the season – a pitch that often holds so much artificial promise to the year. If anything else it's ceremonial and tradition.

So, if you are one of the many looking to call it an early Monday and get a chance to take in today with other Sox fans, here are some hot spots in the Walpole area worth checking out. 

• The Red Wing Diner. Serving up some of the best sports grub in the area. The Red Wing is famous for its bar sized pizzas, fried clam plate and burgers. This spot is sure to keep you happy whether the Sox are up or down.
  
  
• Ninety-Nine Restaurant. Watch the games on HDTVs located around the bar.
  
  
• British Beer Company. Stop by the BBC in Walpole to grab some food and catch the Sox on Opening Day.
  
  
• Beckett's. Head down Route 1A to watch the Sox on HDTVs located around the bar.
  
  
• Chili's. Stop by for lunch and baseball at the Chili's off Route 1 in the Walpole Mall plaza.
• Raven's Nest. Grab some food and catch the Red Sox season opener in downtown Walpole.
  
  
• Finnegan's Wake.

•  CBS Scene. This three-story state-of-the-art restaurant at Patriot Place is equipped with over 135 high-definition TVs; A more than perfect setting to watch the Sox in action. Grab a snack at the bar or lunch while you catch the Opening Day against the Yankees.

• Bar Louie. A solid bet for great HD TV coverage of the game.

• Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill. Stop by Toby Keith's to watch the games on one of 50 HDTV monitors.

• Waxy O’Connor’s: Catch all the Opening Day action on one of the many HDTVs located inside this authentic Irish establishment.

• Chickie Flynn's Family Restaurant & Bar. Drop by during and after work today to celebrate Sox season in an upbeat and fun atmosphere.