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Article: Let Red Sox build a new ballpark Maybe, the curse of the Bambino will be lifted.
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 10, 1999
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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is the author of "Wait Till Next
Year."
Over the years, when talk turned to the possibility of replacing
Fenway Park, I was dead set against the idea; indeed, in my mind's
eye I imagined myself organizing protests, writing columns, joining a
picket line, if need be, to save the old Fenway. Yet to my surprise,
I find myself an enthusiastic supporter of the plans the Red Sox have
unveiled for a new ballpark.
While rusty poles, wooden seats, and narrow aisles will be
removed, the new design promises to preserve the best aspects of the
old park -- the closeness of the fans to the players, the weird
dimensions of the playing field, the Pesky pole, the greenest grass ...