Word: fannings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tension of the moment, the Big Green's thrusts were obscured by fan speculation on what the team would do after it scored the touchdown. A one point conversion would tie it, though most believed that Jake Crouthamel would opt for the daring and send his team in for a two-pointer and the kill...
...real story in this scenario is the subsequent fan reaction--an almost total boycott that seemed almost the result of some joint action. The stadium deteriorated from a bowl of crackling rice crispies to a scattering of sceptical, soggy corn flakes...
Over the years, Kahn has discovered that several unlikely enthusiasts have shared his feeling for sports. "Keats was a great boxing fan," he says. "And once, during a late summer afternoon discussion, Robert Frost leaned toward me and confided, 'My family thought I would waste my life and be a pitcher. Then they said that I would waste my life and be a poet.' " Remembers Kahn: "Frost grinned as he added, They were right...
Outside the park, a fan stopped at the corner of Jersey St. and Brookline Ave. to buy a hot dog from an old vendor, his dark beard peppered with white hairs...
...next year," the fan said. "OK, have a good winter," the vendor called back, smiling from beneath his grey stubble. Behind them, Fenway Park loomed majestically, smiling quietly from beneath the late afternoon shadows...