BOSTON -- Even though the winner-take-all Red Sox versus Yankees game was played hundreds of miles away, Boston police beefed up security around Fenway Park, just in case fans get out of hand.

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Steve Sbraccia Reports On Security

NewsCenter 5's Steve Sbraccia reported that Boston started filling the streets early, but with a strong police presence, some Sox fans are worried about some of their fellow fans.

"It's not even game time, and it sounds like everybody is already on the bar and already drinking and (there is) a bunch of fans that are very intoxicated," said Sox fan Nick Barnes.

Boston police are promising a zero-tolerance policy when dealing with post-game excitement.

"We will not tolerate any nonsense. We will be out there in force," said Boston Police Commissioner Paul Evans.

Evans made reference to the riots the erupted in the streets following Boston's win over the Oakland A's.

"That was a small handful of people who took advantage of the small numbers (of police) and hopefully we will not see that tonight, " said Evans.

Police hope to overwhelm potential would-be troublemakers. Every special operation officer in the city -- every mounted officer, every motorcycle officer, every gang unit officer -- is on duty. They have all been deployed across the city in strategic locations.

"We will have people videotaping in locations and will utilize other video from other establishments if we need to identify people causing any type of destruction to property," said Boston Police Supt. James Hussey.

Local establishments that cater to fans are also boosting security as they deal with standing-room-only crowds.

"We are making sure that we are keeping our guests safe this evening. We have four bouncers coming in, which is up for a standard away game. We have four on this evening, plus an added security guard that we've hired just for these games," said Boston Beer Works spokeswoman Robin Finnestead.

Despite the added security, some Sox fans do not want to tempt fate and will watch the end of the game from the safety of their homes.

"They'll flip over anything. I won't be in that crowd," said Sox fan Mike Phillips.