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| Associated Press |
| Fenway Park and Lambeau Field are two of the most beloved stadiums in sports. |
Venerable Fenway Park will celebrate its 100th anniversary over the weekend with a series against the Tampa Bay (don't call them Devil) Rays. The ballpark is one of the last of its kind still in operation (along with Wrigley Field in Chicago), and a visit to this hallowed ground is certainly on many sports fans' "bucket list."
The only proper NFL equivalent would be Lambeau Field. So our #talkaboutit topic on Twitter this week was this: If you could travel to one of these famed ballparks, which would it be?
But before you answer, here's the Gridiron Breakdown between Fenway Park and Lambeau Field.
| Category | Fenway Park | Lambeau Field | Give it to ... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home to: | Boston Red Sox | Green Back Packers | Lambeau Field |
| Street address: | 4 Yawkey Way | 1265 Lombardi Avenue | Lambeau Field. There are reasons, but I can't bring up in polite conversation. |
| Opened: | 1912 | 1957 | Fenway Park. Doesn't Lambeau Field seem older? Like you would think Don Hutson played there or something. |
| City: | Boston | Green Bay | Lambeau Field |
| City nickname: | Beantown | Titletown | Lambeau Field |
| Are there Boston fans there? | Yes | No! | Lambeau Field |
| Capacity: | 37,493 | 79,728 | Push. Both are perfect for their respective sports. |
| Grass field? | Yes | Damn right | Push |
| Identifying feature: |  The Green Monster |
 The frozen tundra |
Fenway Park. Did you know the "frozen tundra" is heated? Boo! |
| But does the identifying feature have a lame mascot? | Yes | No | Lambeau Field |
| Other quirks: | The Triangle, Pesky's Pole, The Lone Red Seat. | Concrete from old player's tunnel moved to the new tunnel during renovation. | Fenway Park. Baseball stadiums have all of the quirks. I mean, you can't have a mound on the 20-yard line or something. Plus, the Lone Red Seat is one of the coolest quirks of any ballpark. |
| Bring back: | Duffy's Cliff | The frozen tundra | Fenway Park. Seriously, you're heating the frozen tundra. |
| Also hosted: | The Boston Patriots and Boston Redskins | Snowmobile races | Lambeau Field. Yes, it would be cool to see a football game there, but snowmobile racing has snowmobile racing. |
| How about outdoor hockey? | Yes | Yes | Push |
| Ill-fated coup: | New Fenway Park in 1999. Seriously, check this out. | No! | Lambeau Field |
| Tradition: |  Singing "Sweet Caroline" in the 7th inning |
 The Lambeau Leap |
Lambeau Field. For one, until Carl Crawford can leap the Green Monster (or hit about his weight) this is easy to call. And for the record, Bang on the Drum > Sweet Caroline. |
| Hall of Famers who graced the field: | Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk | Bart Starr, Paul Hornung and Reggie White | Push |
| Messy divorce: | Babe Ruth | Brett Favre | Lambeau Field. The curse of Brett Favre lasted a season. It took the Red Sox 86 years to recover from selling the Babe. |
| Iconic moment: | Fisk's HR in the 1975 World Series, the "Steal" | the Ice Bowl | Fenway Park |
| New Yorker who broke their heart: |  Bucky Dent |
 Eli Manning (twice) |
Lambeau Field. At least Eli Manning wasn't cheating, or at least didn't admit it. |
| Best pregame: | Baseball Tavern | Tailgating | Lambeau Field. Fenway has a really good setup, no doubt. But there's nothing like grilling brats on some townie's front lawn to really get you in the mood for a football game. |
| Was it used for the movie "Fever Pitch?" | Yes | No | Lambeau Field |
| But did it have an epic shootout from the movie "The Town?" | Yes | No | Fenway Park |
| Head gear: |  Pink hats |
 Cheeseheads |
Lambeau Field. Time to throw in the pink towel. |
Lambeau Field wins this one in a runaway, 14-6. And really, that's being generous to the Boston fans. So happy anniversary to Fenway Park, but you're no Lambeau Field.
And the fans also cast their votes, which you can see right here.
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