BOSTON — Under the shade of the Green Monster’s rusting exoskeleton, Koosie Boggs and her boyfriend Neil dipped a salty soft pretzel into yellow mustard.
The season-ticket holders have been to every Red Sox opening day since 2013. This year is the first time the gates to the ballpark stay closed. It’s also the first time they can say they were the only customers at the Monster Deck, a pop-up bar on the sidewalk designed to give fans an outdoor, virus-friendly option.
“We’re mainly surprised at how dead quiet it is,” Boggs said. “We thought it would be packed so we got here early.