From: bill_sheehan

2012-04-21 12:30 am (UTC)

The same Yankee parsimony that went with the green paint also informs our current soggy nostalgia. It's really a dreadful old place, but now it's the Greatest Ol' Park In Baseball, Sacred To The Memory Of Ted Williams and Tony Conigliaro. So we don't have to pay for a new one any time soon. From: rebmommy

2012-04-21 12:40 am (UTC)

Your great-grandfather was the first person to put lights up at Fenway Park, so now there are night games. From: (Anonymous)

2012-04-22 10:39 am (UTC)

And he climbed up those towers to inspect them every year until he retired at 75.

From: rymrytr

2012-04-21 01:06 am (UTC)



Only in America, and as it should be! :o)



From: patgreene

2012-04-21 04:52 am (UTC)

That's so cool. From: mabfan

2012-04-22 03:43 am (UTC)

You should write an article. From: rebmommy

2012-04-22 01:03 pm (UTC)

yes, I agree - it would be great to have this story told, especially this year when Fenway Park is 100 years old - there are some good stories that shouldn't be lost - if anyone is interested in writing the article, I have some addresses where they could be sent