Although there are lots of Boston Red Sox blogs out there, there is none focused strictly on Fenway Park. The Fenway Purist is here to fulfill that purpose. I consider what we have at Fenway Park the purest form of baseball in the Major Leagues.
I have been coming to games at Fenway Park since the summer of 1963, and have witnessed the triumphs and tragedies of the Red Sox. I have also witnessed a half century of Fenway Park evolution. Naturally, most Sox fans would consider Fenway their favorite park, but it’s my favorite for a great number of reasons.
Much of my attitude is shaped by a career in historic preservation. Preservation is not just keeping old things because they’re old or rare, but extending the life of things that give us sense of place, honor the aesthetics of past cultural trends, respect urban neighborhoods (and rural landscapes, for that matter), and creating pleasant interactions with buildings and structures. Preservation also draws dividends from the vast investment in money, energy, and materials made decades or centuries ago.
Fenway Park is proclaimed “America’s most beloved ballpark”, and to many it is truly beloved. Despite the perennial complaints about seating comfort and views obstructed by “poles”, lots of people love the ambiance, coziness, camaraderie, and deep-rooted familiarity of the park. So here’s to you fans: a collection of observations, opinions, miscellany, history, and trivia to enhance your Fenway Park experience.
If you are looking for baseball scores, statistics, news about players, game analysis, and such, this blog is not for you! I will occasionally mention on-field events, but many other fans can talk baseball far better than I.
Ambassadors at Fenway
If you frequent Fenway Park, you have probably seen ambassadors. No, not the international, political kind, but the baseball kind. Most are ...
