Word: fenway
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Among the sea of Dominican flags at Fenway Park Friday night, a few of the more traditional Red Sox fans in attendance were getting their first lesson in Spanish. Pedro Martinez, Boston's new ace, was on the mound against the Cleveland Indians, and a large contingent of the city's Dominican population had arrived to lend him their vociferous support. Long before the first pitch, as Martinez warmed up in the bullpen, the chanting and cheering began, and it didn't stop until Pedro's final pitch retired David Justice to end the ninth...
...baseball fans heartily embrace players from Japan, Mexico, Korea, the Dominican Republic, and all over the world, without a hint of xenophobia or prejudice. The increasing international flavor of the game is the most exciting trend in baseball of recent years, and if the behavior of the fans at Fenway is any indication, we are more than just accepting of foreign players, we're even willing to learn their language...
...guess I, along with everyone else in my extended family, figured that a decent part of my Harvard experience would involve jaunts into the big city. Quincy Market, the North End, Fenway Park--I was ready for it all. Unfortunately, something came up, and then another thing, and then, well, then it was March. Six months, and I still didn't know the blue line from the green line, the number 5 bus from the number 7 bus, or Porter Square from Davis...
...walk from the Kenmore T station to Fenway on game day offers an experience unfamiliar to many sports fans today. Too many modern ballparks sit dismembered from the communities which support them, connected to their cities by thin ribbons of asphalt. Missing from these suburban landscapes is the mix of eclectic shops, restaurants, scalpers and bums that makes the walk to Fenway worth taking...
...Fenway Park presents a rare treasure for the city of Boston. It is a ballpark well integrated into its environs, an historical and architectural landmark and a classic fixture of the American cityscape. Should the Red Sox go through with their threats and move to a new site, Boston would lose not just a beautiful ballpark. It would lose a part of itself...