| August 26th, 2005 03:29 PM |
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| moy |
Fenway a mess after Stones concerts
Red Sox game tonight pushed back 1 hour to have field repaired
Updated: 11:36 a.m. ET Aug. 26, 2005
BOSTON - Was it the Rolling Stones or wild horses that roamed center field at Fenway Park for a couple of nights?
The Boston Red Sox delayed the start of Friday’s game against Detroit by an hour, to 8:05 p.m., to give the grounds crew time to repair the sod ripped up during two Rolling Stones concerts this week.
The crew worked through the night to repair the damage caused by the band’s massive center field stage. Red Sox spokesman Charles Steinberg said a “significant area” of center field was affected. The team also wants to give players time to test the field and report any uneven areas.
Steinberg said the crew has worked overnight to repair the field following shows staged at the park the last two years — Jimmy Buffett last year and Bruce Springsteen in 2003. The team almost delayed the start of the game following the Buffett show last year. Steinberg said more of the field was affected this year.
Steinberg did not have a precise figure on how much money the team made during the Rolling Stones shows Sunday and Tuesday, but said it was in the seven-figure range. The shows are a benefit, he said, “as long as it doesn’t affect the integrity of the game.”
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| August 26th, 2005 03:47 PM |
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| LadyJane |
Hmmmmmmmmm..I was with some pretty ardent Yankees fans.
Hmmmmmmmmmm.......
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm......
LJ. |
| August 26th, 2005 03:52 PM |
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| scope |
SHHHHHHHHH! |
| August 26th, 2005 04:12 PM |
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| Martha |
Didn't those idiots cover up the field with that plastic shit Bob and Willie cart around and lay down for their ballpark gig?
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| August 26th, 2005 06:07 PM |
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| scope |
I'm thinking we were a little more rockin' that night, it being the tour opener and all. You would have been very proud of us! |
| August 26th, 2005 07:18 PM |
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| Riffhard |
Now all of the Euro fans may understand why the infield was completely off limits for fans. A ballpark is not the same as a football(in the European sense of the word)pitch. Grounds crews spend hundreds,if not thousands,of man hours to keep the feilds in top notch condition. These fields are pristine. Baseball,the game,demands perfect conditions so as to avoid bad hops and the like.
Riffhard |
| August 27th, 2005 01:25 AM |
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| BrianJonesForever |
I was at the game tonight(Sox won, yaaay) and it was pushed back to 8:05, and the grounds crew were working so hard to get the field back in order. New sod and everything. |
| August 27th, 2005 02:24 AM |
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| Poplar |
There were divots out in right field, dead grass in left...
what a mess, the field's in tatters, i mean shattered.
Stones fans they come around -
flatten, flatten, flatten, flatten, flatten, flatten, flatten! |
| August 28th, 2005 07:07 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
I'm sure Fenway can afford to get it back into shape. They made a few bucks on those shows. |
| August 28th, 2005 07:31 AM |
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| blackandblue |
quote:
Riffhard wrote:
Now all of the Euro fans may understand why the infield was completely off limits for fans. A ballpark is not the same as a football(in the European sense of the word)pitch. Grounds crews spend hundreds,if not thousands,of man hours to keep the feilds in top notch condition. These fields are pristine. Baseball,the game,demands perfect conditions so as to avoid bad hops and the like.
Riffhard
What's the use to let the Stones perform in a ballpark if the field is so vulnerable? |
| August 28th, 2005 09:01 PM |
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| glencar |
The venue is what kept me from buying tix when they went on sale. I'm glad that the Yankee fans treated the place like the unhallowed ground it is. LOL |
