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Article: Red Sox content with playing at Busch Stadium
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- October 26, 2004
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The Patriot Ledger
ST. LOUIS - It's big, and it's round, and it's actually not an
unattractive facility with the huge Gateway Arch a few blocks away.
As construction proceeds on its replacement next door, Busch
Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, continues to earn praise
from those who've run its baselines, thrown from its mound and chased
down fly balls in the seemingly cavernous outfield.
"There are no quirks here," said Sox manager Terry Francona on the
eve of Game 3 of the World Series, which has shifted from quaint old
Fenway Park. "It's a great atmosphere."
Francona, who visited here for four years as manager of the
Philadelphia Phillies, said although Busch can be considered one ...