Isn't It Time We Said Goodbye To Fenway Park?

The Boston Globe ^ | 4/03/05 | Michael Ryan

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I've always maintained that they should put a roof on it and make it the new home of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Now that the Red Slobs have won a Series, it would be a bigger draw.

[ishabibble]

Given the way the Big Pig turned out, I'd say MA has bigger problems than Fenway. Kennedy and Kerry and Barney and Marty all are far better examples of the need for change.

It's a great old dinosaur, so leave it alone.

[IonImplantGuru]

"Rehab it. Don't destroy it."

Shouldn't that be "Fix It; Don't Nix It?"

Hey bub, aren't you the guy what writes the headlines for Variety?

- IIG, a fellow Piper (Tomahawk) pilot

[theDentist]

I haven't been to Fenway in 15 years or more. If I were there I'd love to go, but my brother tells me the cost is seldom worth it any more. Dogs and burgers are over priced, seats are (well, see above), beer is over-priced, and parking impossible. But that's pretty much true no matter where you go these days.

[conshack]

Hey, I suggest we sell them Yankee Stadium, for let's say
two billion or so. Imagine that, after 90 years, they finally win something and the fans want to build a 20th century park for their team to play in. The curse has started again, so me say they consider replacing it in 2090 or so. GO YANKEES.

[raccoonradio]

>>If ya don't like the seats at fenway, lose some weight. :)

It's kind of tough to get down to 85 pounds like Michael Jackson!

[TXBSAFH]

Wreck Fenway!!!! Blasphemy!!!!!!!

[conshack]

If they tear down Fenway, somebody's going to try to convince the Cubs to tear down Wrigley.

And while Fenway isn't anything special, Wrigley is the perfect ball-park.

Perhaps a new Fenway could be Boston's second "Big Dig". Hope they have about 20 Billion to spare.

[Drango]

I never said hello.

[Phsstpok]

Keep Fenway

Dump the Red Sox.

They used to be lovable losers. They now have nothing left to recommend them. They are the epitome of sore winner and low class.

[jocon307]

"Isn't It Time We Said Goodbye To Pretentious Baseball Writers Who Begin Their Stories With Luis Bunuel References?"

LOL, it is indeed!

[Killborn]

Isn't it time to get rid of the traitorous, communistic, reprehensible, and useless Boston Glob?

[Killborn]

Isn't it time we said goodbye to the traitorous, communistic, reprehensible, and useless Boston Glob?

[BansheeBill]

If ya don't like the seats at fenway, lose some weight. :)

It's not just weight. If you are 6 foot 2 or over, and sitting in the box seats, then your knees are pressed against the top of the seat back in front of you, unless you awkwardly try to stuff your feet under your own seat, and that puts you in such an uncomfortable position that most can only do it for short periods of time.

[L_Von_Mises]

Rehab it. Don't destroy it.

My sentiments exactly.

It is one of the last old-time ballparks and has a ton of character which many of the new ones do not. They should modernize it while still keeping the flavor of the original.