Oh. Well that changes my mind.
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>wrote: > Charm? > It's an ugly ugly ugly park > > ------------------------------ > *From*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Thu Mar 18 16:45:59 2010 > *Subject*: Re: The old Yankee Stadium comes down : The New Yorker > > I once led the charge on tearing down Fenway but I change my tune after > they moved out of Tiger Stadium. I really regretted never seeing a ball game > there, and that forced me to recognize what we have here. Yes, there are > uncomfortable quirks, but they're outweighed by the charm and history. And > the new ownership has done a fantastic job redoing the ballpark. I hope the > efforts don't suffer from the departure of Janet Marie Smith. > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Charles Battikha <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I just can't see sorting out the who pays for what and where it goes, >> where it doesn't go debate. In this day in age, I think its a tragedy that >> taxes go to building parks... I would rather put good money somewhere else. >> >> And that is a not a baseball answer >> >> If the RedSox can do it on their own without tax payers... then go to it. >> >> My opinion >> >> Which matters... not a lick. >> >> >> >> On Mar 18, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Ray Salemi wrote: >> >> > On the positive side, its refreshing to see what a business team can >> > do if they have some imagination and love for the space. The previous >> > owners, whose names should be stricken from our history, hated the >> > place and whined and complained about how they needed to tear it down. >> > >> > The new owners saw mortgage-free real estate and loved the place. >> > They put in the block party out front, they broke down the wall behind >> > the 1st base grand stands, and they put a very cool bar under the >> > center field bleachers. They also improved the sound. >> > >> > So Fenway is a lot better than it was before the new guys. >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Wow, sorry, guys didn't mean to open the floodgates - noobs should be >> seen >> >> and not heard for a while! >> >> >> >> I would be very disappointed if the Sox did knock down Fenway. There >> really >> >> isn't a way to do it, anyways, since >> >> my original post would only work if they were able to put it in the >> exact >> >> same place, and there is no way that would >> >> be accomplished in 5 months! And I would hate to see "Fenway" anywhere >> else, >> >> it is part of the fabric of that part >> >> of town. I was happy that the previous owners didn't get the waterfront >> plan >> >> done. >> >> >> >> And I do agree with the 'good seat, good impression' perspective to a >> >> certain extent, however when I went last year, >> >> I had awesome seats and left with the impression that while it was fun, >> it >> >> might have been so much better. Maybe I >> >> need to try the Monster seats next time..... >> >> >> >> Dan D >> >> Central NJ USA >> > >> > -- >> > 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]<redsoxcitizens%[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]<redsoxcitizens%[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]<redsoxcitizens%[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]<redsoxcitizens%[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.
