I'm not in favor of the "build a replica" approach to the problem.
Fenway is shaped the way it is because of its location in the city. It's an organic quirkiness. If we were to build a new park I would hate to see the design constrained by the need to copy the things that someone feels is important to Fenway. To me, the key to Fenway is personal history rather than the shape of the field. "I was sitting there when the Brewers crushed Mike Boddiker and Dave Parker hit two triples." or "I was sitting in the roof boxes with Chuck the day after they clinched in 1986." or "I was sitting in my seats in the first base grandstand when Brunansky caught the ball in the corner, and we couldn't tell what had happened." All of these memories become disconnected from physical reality if we just build a new space and plunk down some field with the dimensions of Fenway. Would the new field have a ladder on the Green Monster? And if so, why? The current one is there as a reminder of the time that there were nets above the Monster, but why put it in a new park? It would feel fake. On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > I think all of the hoopla surrounding Yankee Stadium is pretty funny. I > mean, it's NOT the same place that Babe > Ruth et al played, after all.... It's the same location but they basically > redid the entire park in the '70's - kind of lick > gutting the entire inside of your house to re-do it. > > I have mixed feelings about Fenway, especially after having been to Camden > Yards a couple of times and > Citizens Bank Park last year, as well as a game at Fenway (first one in > about 10 years). While I had a great > seat at Fenway (left-field wall, ground level, looking right down the > third-base line to home), it was also a terrible seat - > canted towards second base and my left knee crammed up against the wall. > Getting in and out was difficult, and the > lines at the concession stand closest to me was insane..... If there was a > way they could knock down Fenway > and built an exact replica but more comfortable, and do it between the World > Series and Opening Day, I might > sign up for that..... ;-) > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, March 18, 2010 7:43:07 AM > Subject: The old Yankee Stadium comes down : The New Yorker > > Those of us who support the preservation of Fenway Park fear a day > like this one: > > http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2010/03/22/100322ta_talk_paumgarten > (sent via Shareaholic) > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" www.fpgasimulation.com -- 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.
