Well, at least in some places. According to this article, Fenway Park has begun serving beer in the aisles in some parts of the park. Currently this is only the field and dugout boxes, but if this works, who knows what might happen. It would be nice not to have to miss 2 innings of a game just to go get a beer.
Just a few notes from today’s opening day ceremonies at Fenway (and a quesiton).
I got quite a laugh out of the 2007 banner that covered the Green Monster flying all around when they first dropped it. It was like 2004 didn’t want to be forgotten.
I loved that the Sox had Johnny Pesky hoist the flag. It sure seems like he gets a lot of respect around the clubhouse and it really showed today.
Bill Buckner came out to throw the first pitch to a HUGE ovation at Fenway. I guess the wound is finally healed. Bill looked rather emotional himself.
It was announced that Neil Diamond will play Fenway on August 23rd. So, here is the question part. Usually the Fenway concerts happen during the All Star Break (right?), this is during the season. Do the folks over at Fenway have another concert to announce (Bon Jovi was supposed to be this year’s show) or is the Neil Diamond show going to be the only show at Fenway this summer (this would break my streak of Fenway shows, since I saw Dave and The Police and have zero interest in Diamond).
Chuck and co. post a brief one about the new practice of auctioning off Green Monster seats.
I didn’t believe anyone ever actually got an opportunity to buy Sox tickets after sitting in that ridiculous virtual waiting room, but after four and a half hours I scored a pair of tickets to a Yankee game. I guess that thing actually works after all.
If the Patriots complete their perfect season this Sunday in Arizona, it is going to cause quite an issue in Boston. Tuesday is Super Tuesday, so extra security is needed for polling places and Tuesday would be the only day next week that a victory parade could get pulled off, which needs extra security. It would create a logistical nightmare for the city.
So, who would get your vote, the Pats or the Polls?
Amy points out that there is a lot of Boston related content on 60 Minutes tonight.
First, Boston mob triggerman John Martorano is on talking about the murders he committed and why. Then, Roger Clemens has his first interview since the Mitchell Report. Should be interesting to watch for anyone in Boston.
Actually, Congress. According to this article, Clemens and Andy Pettitte have been asked to testify before a congressional committee looking in to steroid use in baseball. The trainer, Brian McNamee, has also been asked to be there.
According to Boston Dirt Dogs, Clemens is now claiming he only has injected B-12. They point out that this was a joke back in the day and was even mentioned in Jose Cancesco’s “Juiced”.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
According to Jonathan Papelbon, his dog, Boss, ate the baseball he used to strike out Colorado’s Seth Smith and complete the Red Sox sweep in this year’s world series.
I wonder if he made his pitching face at the dog when he found out.
(Via mlb.com)
Congratulations to the Celtics for starting the season 12-0 at home. They tied a franchise record last night that was set by the 1983-84 Celtics with a 104-82 win over the Bucks last night.
