FUN AT FENWAY

The Green Monster before they added the seats above it, appeared to Mr. Hicks and me like this when we went to see a red sox game back in 1999 or so. It rained, it blew, it misted, it clouded,but it was a lot of fun, The sox played the blue jays. Wakefield vs. David Wells.

I don't remember who won, but I remember thinking Jose Cruz, Jr. , or whatever Cruz they had was really good. I remember a cheer that one sox fan kept yelling,"Trade Trot Nixon. We want Sosa." He repeated it fifty times during the game. No one helped him out either.

When I hear people extol wrigley, I always ask them, "Have you been to Fenway?" Most haven't. Most can't leave their beloved chicogo or a memory of wrigley on wgn when they were 4. Well, Fenway is all that wrigs ain't. It's clean, friendly, has a great area surrounding the park, has the great Green Monster, has great food. It has tradition worth holding onto. It's in a great city with a real northside downtown. It's a safe-feeling city. It's historic. It's fun.

One other cool thing about Fenway. When we were there, so was Kelby Brake. Naw we didn't run into her there that night, but that would have been cool. Sam and I headed back to the hotel, soggy (again--what is it about Mr. Hicks and wet ballgames?) but impressed by Boston

I'd give Fenway an A, though still not as great as a game at Busch (post-astroturf, of course.)