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...analogous terms like stadium, coliseum and that ghastly civic-booster construction "sports complex." The key word is park, because nothing better conveys a small child's glee at the first glimpse of the field on an outing to the ball park. The three survivors of baseball's glory days -- Fenway in Boston, Wrigley in Chicago and Detroit's Tiger Stadium -- are islands of green in a densely urban setting. Lawrence Lucchino, president of the Baltimore Orioles, explains his team's quest for a modern-day field of dreams: "Everyone harked back to their youth and looked for what was special...
...Richard Neal, recently returned from the Persian Gulf, didn't exactly throw a strike--but he did please the fans when he tossed the first pitch of the 80th season at Fenway Park...
...crowd booed newcomer Danny Darwin in his Fenway debut. Darwin, who signed for $11.8 million as a free agent, gave up six runs in the first two innings...
...success. You have to earn it," said Eddie Walsh, a retired police officer who has been selling baseball cards outside Fenway for three years. "But I still hope they...
...that fans fell out of the hot dog lines and hurried back to their seats when Jackson stepped to the plate. They were frequently gratified. In July 1988, he hit a blast off Boston's Oil Can Boyd that many said was the longest home run ever hit in Fenway Park. Last year Jackson hit a middling .272 and, despite missing 51 games, still led the Royals with 28 homers and 78 runs batted...