Yes, they asked for state historic-preservation tax credits for the work. The state said no. But don't worry. The Herald reports the Sox are still eligible for several million in tax credits for restoring the historic ballpark.
Dirty Water cannot abide the news that the Sox plan to bring the right center fences closer to home:
Death Valley in right-center has been a part of Fenway lore for decades and it is part of what makes Fenway special.
So to John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino I ask that you bite the bullet. If you need to expand the bullpens then simply knock out 2 or 3 rows of the bleachers. I am sure you can make up the lost seating there somewhere on the roof.
Boston Police report a Randolph man kicked out of Fenway Park for exposing himself a few months ago was arrested last night on charges he made a general ass out of himself about an hour into last night's game.
Eric C. Englehart, 41, of Randolph was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest, after, police say, he hurled racial epithets at a security guard who told him to stop bothering some woman by Gate E:
AlertNewEngland reports a man fell 15 feet on a stairway at Gate B around 8:45 tonight, was found unconscious, taken to Beth Israel with head, neck and back injuries.
Saul Blumenthal photographed the 82nd Airborne parachutists who came down in Fenway Park on Friday.
Here's a tip: Don't hold a sign outside a Sox/Yankees games. Cops tend to notice things like that. Especially if the sign reads "I need tickets!" when you're actually selling them ($100 for a ticket with a face value of $47).
Jersey Shore Party at the Bleacher Bar.
Orange tans and blowouts are required. Over the top gold chains are optional.
Lorianne DiSabato took in the Legends Classic hockey match at Fenway Park yesterday.
$200 for one ticket! Posted at 11:36 a.m. A real generous soul who scooped up four tickets is offering his for just $100 apiece and provides this photo to prove he really has them in hand:
He adds:
This is a sold out event. I was trying to get tickets for January 10th, however I was told that they only had a random batch of tickets and the only available tickets at the time were for January 3rd, 2010. I didn't want to walk away empty handed (I waited for 3 hours in the arctic tundra), so I have 4 tickets that my family and I can not go to.
Boston will distribute tickets for free public skating at Fenway on two days next month at community centers across the city this Saturday between 9 and 11 a.m. (except in Chinatown, where the hours will be 12-2).
Boston residents (and, yes, proof of residency will be required) can get up to four tickets per family for either Jan. 3 or Jan. 10, according to the mayor's office. Roughly 3,000 tickets will be distributed. The rink, now set up to let the Bruins and the Flyers play on New Year's Day, will be open to ticket holders during the afternoon and evening, thanks to sponsorship from SunLife.
OK, it's sort of the winter version of watching paint dry (true story: I once actually did that, and got paid for it), but, in any case, here's a Fenway rink livecam.
Via Chris Klein.
Sean Graham noticed Google Maps had Yawkey Way and Jersey Street reversed, convinces them to change it.
Fenway News Online reports movie filming will be going on in and around Fenway Park starting this weekend, and that "they will be doing a lot of stunt and special effects work, including simulated gunfire." Also, "there will be some helicopters related to filming."
Especially when you factor in the costs of having to drive back to Boston from Portland to answer those disorderly-conduct charges you now face for allegedly yelling at and "disparaging" beer-stand workers at Fenway at last night's game.
Ryan Adams reports on, posts video of a protest over the federal Defense of Marriage Act outside a Demmie fundraiser at Fenway last night.
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