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...weeks ago, the coaches of the schools involved were informed that the 15th annual Beanpot would not be held at Fenway Park. Instead, the teams will take the field at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, Mass., home of the Brockton Rox, members of the Independent Northeast League...
According to Walsh and UMass coach Mike Stone, the driving factors appear to be financial. The draw of the local teams and the tradition of the Beanpot seemed to be insufficient to offset the cost of the security and gate personnel required to staff the ballpark...
...President for Public Affairs for the Red Sox, said that the change was a result of a need to re-sod the infield grass. Following the winter, two-thirds of the infield grass was dead and had to be artificially enhanced for Opening Day. The scheduled days of the Beanpot, April 20 and 21, fall during a Red Sox away series. According to Steinberg, this is the only time when the field can be re-sodded...
...offered [the Beanpot teams] the weekend preceding but it didn’t work,” Steinberg said. “It had to be laid...
Harvard coach Joe Walsh said that the college teams involved had been contacted by the ballpark management, who wanted at first to schedule the Beanpot directly following a noon Red Sox game so that all the park staff would already be at the field. Failing this, there was talk of playing at a minor league affiliate. But this also failed to materialize, and the teams ended up in Brockton...