There was a time when I was all for tearing down Fenway. I used to say that I would work the wreaking ball myself. I felt especially strongly about this when I came home from The Ballpark at Arlington, or Camden Yards.
Since then my feeling has changed. Why? The new ownership. I think the new ownership has shown a love of Fenway that comes through in the way they have improved the park, whether it was adding the block party before the game, putting a bar under the center field bleachers, or knocking down the wall behind the first base seats and installing a plaza, the Red Sox ownership has shown imagination and a passion for their park. Contrast this to the moribund and, frankly stupid, Yawkey years. Towards the end we got a constant litany of whining from the Red Sox ownership that the park was leaking, and that they couldn't keep it up to code, and that they needed a new one. Then, they were too incompetent to negotiate the space for a new park with the city. I can't imagine the horror show we'd have now if the likes of Harrington, Dan Duquette (the man who brought us a New Hampshire baseball team who wears camouflage uniforms), etc had built the new park. It would have had the charm of Schaffer Stadium and the cost of Yankee Stadium. I enjoy all my games at Fenway even though I don't have a cup holder. My biggest complaints are the cold April days and the lack of a roof. But we'll have those problems as long as we want outdoor baseball and real grass. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
