Get Your Red Sox On, Portsmouth

Baseball is back, Portsmouth, and there are plenty of great places to go around the city to watch one of baseball's most storied rivalries resume when your Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium today at 1 p.m.

It's been a long winter, no doubt, but spring is really here when the Red Sox and baseball make their return. So if you feel like taking a long than usual lunch from work or decided to take the afternoon off all together, here are five Portsmouth sports bars that will be showing the Sox season opener.

1. The Rusty Hammer: This continues to be one of Portsmouth's oldest and most popular restaurants to watch big sports events.

2. State Street Saloon: Right across the street from the Rusty Hammer, the State Street Saloon also enjoys a great reputation for being a great choice to watch big games.

3. Mojo's BBQ Grill and Tavern: For Red Sox fans who love delicious barbecue spare ribs and ice cold beer, Mojo's is a great choice to watch today's season opener.

4. The Page: If you can't make it to Yankee Stadium, watching the Red Sox battle the Yankees at The Page sports bar and restaurant may be the next best thing. The sports bar features a few large, flat-screen TVs and plenty of sports memorabilia autographed by many of Boston's greatest athletes.

5. Portsmouth Brewery: If you prefer to be in the good company of like-minded Red Sox fans and want to enjoy Smuttynose beers, the Portsmouth Brewery on Market Street is also a great choice.