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Fenway Park celebrates 100 years as America's oldest working Major League ballpark
FoxNews.com ^

Posted on 04/20/2012 1:34:53 PM PDT by matt04

is 100 years old Friday, the park is hosting a Centennial Celebration.

What better way to kick off the next century of competition between two teams that make up one of the greatest rivalries in sports than with a rematch?

The Red Sox play the New York Yankees, the same team they played on April 20, 1912, when the opponent was called the New York Highlanders.

Both teams will wear throwback uniforms, and fans will man the stands as they've done for generations -- staring out across the hallowed ground where the greats of the game, like Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, once rounded the bases.

"This is what I like about Fenway... the family feel of it. Generations upon generations upon generations have brought their kids here for a long time," said Cory Sprague, a father who brought his family, including three sons, to enjoy Thursday's Open House held at Fenway Park. The Red Sox invited the public to wander the historic grounds and soak up the history.

"You want to drape the atmosphere in sentiment, emotion, and nostalgia, and try to stimulate memories," said Charles Steinberg, a senior advisor to team president Larry Lucchino. Steinberg was the executive vice president of public affairs for the Red Sox from 2002 through 2007.

Memories are easy to cultivate on the historic grounds. Fans still pack the park's narrow wooden seats, built for a slimmer population, surrounded by hallowed ground.

"If you come up on the facade on Yawkey Way it still looks very much the same as it did in 1912," said Saul Wisnia, the author of "Fenway Park, The Centennial: 100 Years of Red Sox Baseball." That volume is packed with historic photos and a DVD hosted by retired Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: americasgame; baseball; boston; fenwaypark; mlb; redsox

1 posted on 04/20/2012 1:35:01 PM PDT by matt04
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To: matt04

Twitter reporting audible boos in the stadium when Obama’s mug showed up on the screen.


2 posted on 04/20/2012 1:37:01 PM PDT by MNlurker
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To: MNlurker

I didn’t catch that on the TV broadcast. When did it happen?


3 posted on 04/20/2012 1:41:35 PM PDT by matt04
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To: matt04

Happy Birthday, Fenway!!!

We’ll have another 100th anniversary for Wrigley Field in a few years. I think Wrigley was built in 1914? or 1916?

If I recall correctly, Wrigley Field and Fenway Park are the only survivors from the early days of baseball. I think the next oldest park in major league baseball is Dodger Stadium, which opened in 1962.


4 posted on 04/20/2012 1:42:04 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: MNlurker

First pitch in 1912: Boston Mayor “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald

Today’s first pitch: Boston’s current tongue-tied mayor
Tom Menino, and Honey Fitz’s great granddaughter and
the daughter of JFK: Caroline “Umm.../Sour Caroline” Kennedy

Moonbat ownwers.


5 posted on 04/20/2012 1:42:16 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: matt04
Who are the Roid Sux playing? The Yankees?

Go, Yankees! (They are leading, 4-1.)

6 posted on 04/20/2012 1:42:48 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: matt04

communist got booed in boston.


7 posted on 04/20/2012 1:43:07 PM PDT by biggredd1
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To: Dilbert San Diego

1914 I think. Built for Chicago Whales of Federal League

>>It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales. It was called Cubs Park between 1920 and 1926 before being renamed for then Cubs team owner and chewing gum magnate, William Wrigley, Jr..
(WIKIPEDIA)


8 posted on 04/20/2012 1:43:43 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: matt04

Just saw it on Drudge can’t confirm when it happened.


9 posted on 04/20/2012 1:45:00 PM PDT by MNlurker
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To: Dilbert San Diego
think the next oldest park in major league baseball is Dodger Stadium, which opened in 1962.

I remember when Dodger Stadium opened, and it doesn't seem that long ago. It's amazing that it's now one of the oldest stadiums.

10 posted on 04/20/2012 1:45:43 PM PDT by Fiji Hill (Deo Vindice!)
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To: raccoonradio

via weasel zippers
http://weaselzippers.us/2012/04/20/racists-obama-booed-at-fenway-park/
>> At Red Sox game, President Obama comes on big screen to recognize Fenway’s 100th anniversary, followed by loud chorus of boos.

— Eric Fehrnstrom (@EricFehrn) April 20, 2012

People booing message from President Obama. Mixed with cheers

— Gordon Edes (@GordonEdes) April 20, 2012
(Edes of Boston Globe)


11 posted on 04/20/2012 1:46:01 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

The 100th Anniversary? That means it’s time for the centennial cleaning of the Men’s Rooms!


12 posted on 04/20/2012 1:46:29 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: matt04

opened the same day as Detroit’s Tiger Stadium, which sadly, no longer stands


13 posted on 04/20/2012 1:58:02 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: matt04

Let’s see, Yankees fans boo Tim Tebow, while Sox fans boo Obama.....guess who I’m rooting for this year?


14 posted on 04/20/2012 1:59:39 PM PDT by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: raccoonradio
For those who like ballpark tours, Wrigley is the best. You get to go into the home team clubhouse and out in the outfield grass. Only stadium that allows this. Other neat things: Wrigley has an actual "jail" for rowdy fans. And it's the only Federal League stadium that still exists.

Fenway is also a magical place to visit. You get to see inside the scoreboard and see all the graffiti left behind. Some from big time Major leaguers.

BTW, there's no bathroom for the scoreboard operator. He has to do his business in a bucket.

15 posted on 04/20/2012 1:59:55 PM PDT by boop (I hate hippies and dopeheads. Just hate them. ...Ernest Borgnine)
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To: boop
Wrigley has an actual "jail" for rowdy fans

The old Vet in Philthydelphia had a jail and the new football stadium Lincoln Financial Field was built with a jail but it is no longer used. The old 700 level fans can't afford the tickets now.

16 posted on 04/20/2012 2:08:34 PM PDT by Drill Thrawl (The United States of America, a banana republic since 1913)
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To: massgopguy; nutmeg

LOL!!


17 posted on 04/20/2012 4:01:12 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: matt04

The oldest surviving professional baseball park is Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Built in 1910.

It is still being used.


18 posted on 04/20/2012 6:03:25 PM PDT by OldPossum
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