The Eve of 100

Good afternoon.

To start off my blog, I figured it would be appropriate to post on the eve of the 100th birthday of Fenway. Fenway is an amazing place, dont get me wrong. To the memories I have with my father and brother, to all the amazing games I have witnessed in those stands, to my heroes I watched out there on that field my whole life, no place beats Fenway. Although I love Fenway, I fear that on this 100th anniversary, we are losing what is great about the place. To start, the ownership group we have is destroying it. At first, I enjoyed the rehab they were doing to the park, but with some of the things they have added, the park is no longer a baseball stadium, its more so a tourist attraction. Another complaint I have is ticket prices. The thing that made Fenway so special when I was younger was that you could go to every game, and the fans were all over the players. Every fan knew about baseball, and everyone of those fans was there to see one thing: the sox win. Now, with the increased ticket prices, people go to the game to be seen, because its "hip". In the 7th inning of a recent blow out at the hands of the Texas Rangers, the fans still got up and sang sweet caroline....really? down by more than 10 runs and still acting like everything is okay? Obviously these fans are just there for fun, and it is ruining what used to be the best place to watch a game. Furthermore, the thing that has killed the allure the most are the faces representing the organization. The ownership group originally were invested in the Sox and the Sox only. Then came the nascar team, then came liverpool, and then Theo leaves, they fire Tito, and worst of all, they higher the wind bag named Bobby Valentine. I think this has to be one of the decisions ever made. Boston is gritty, Boston is tough, Boston is filled with hard working, no bull shit people, and you sign a manager that is a fluff, obviously goes tanning, has not managed in years, and worst of all, is one of the most obnoxious people in the world. I am sorry, but that is not Boston.
         So really with this historic day approaching, my point is that it is time for us fans and ownership to take a step back and realize what has gone wrong. It is time for us fans that really care about the team like it is ours to be represented at games. It is time for ownership to either dedicate themselves to the Sox or it is time for them to sell the club, and finally, it is time to get some leadership in that can even fill one of Tito's shoes. Where has 2004 gone? Cowboy up? The underdogs? The Kevin Millars, the Dave Roberts, the Trot Nixons, The Variteks. These are Red Sox. Not John Lackey, Carl Crawford, Dice K, and outfielders that have been cut by the likes of Pittsburgh. Lets make a push, as fans, to bring this great franchise back to where it belongs.

Happy Birthday Fenway. I will always love you.