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City of Boston inspectors reportedly found multiple health code violations when they went through Fenway Park food stations on Opening Day. More importantly, when they returned a week later, the situation had not improved.
The findings only serve to highlight the disturbing trend of improper food preparation at Major League Ballparks. Read more…
From BIG LEAGUE STEW at YAHOO! Sports:
Neil Diamond is set to rock Yawkey Way, as the “Sweet Caroline” crooner will be belting out the Red Sox’s signature song & many other classics on August 23 at Fenway Park.
But after that, not much else musically is on tap for the ol’ ballpark.
The BOSTON HERALD’s INSIDE TRACK reports that Red Sox management is having trouble landing another big-name act to entertain the fans at Fenway this season. Read more…
In the aftermath of Red Sox fans welcoming Bill Buckner back to Fenway Park only after they won two World Series, Bosox great Jim Rice recently weighed in on Torii Hunter’s recent charge that Fenway Park has racist fans.
Hunter last week said, “My first five or six (years), I was ‘That N-word.’ Some people would chant that out, some people would throw beer or whatever . . . batteries.”
The former longtime Red Sox outfielder Rice, in his ASK 14 blog this week: “As for racism, I NEVER had any experience like that. I think for a situation to escalate to that level, you have to do something to incite that type of behavior.” Read more…
Karma can be a biatch sometimes, even in small doses. A Red Sox fan had made a great catch on a foul ball hit into the upper deck of Fenway Park. But during his excessive 30-second celebration, he managed to lose it:
Not only did he lose a great souvenir, but the ball fell back on the field, stopping play. As Fred Sanford would politely say, “You big dummy!”
If only the Fenway Hawk was still around to swoop in and grab it in mid-air, returning it to the unfortunate fan. Or better yet, if the bird flew in & pecked the guy’s eyes out for being such a boneheaded braggart.
So there was one of those jet flyovers at Fenway Park before the Red Sox game Tuesday, but apparently there was a timing issue, and one of the pilots screwed up.
The YOUTUBE of the flyover shows just how far off the pilot was from his formation, and how scary the event could have been (watch the clip after the jump). Read more…
A visitor has taken up residence in Fenway Park, and has been harassing other attendees at the Boston ballpark. Is it some overzealous, obnoxious Red Sox fan (as if there’s any other)?
Not quite - it’s a hawk.
WBZ-TV reports that a pair of hawks have set up a nest right below the press box at the stadium. Wildlife officials believe one of the birds is the same feathered friend that has been roosting at various spots in the park since 2002.
But the taloned troublemaker has now begun to persecuting people.
RELIVING KEITH FOULKE’S GREATEST CAREER MOMENT: Yes, we’re like you, we’ve been to Mardi Gras and gotten girls to flash us. And we’ve also been lodged into school buses as a youth, and coaxed redneck girls in the cars below to show off their often-inked goods.
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But when it comes to public flashing, we can only dream of being at the level of Keith Foulke, who induces a boob at Fenway back in 2004 (via HOME RUN DERBY).
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And we’re happy to report that Mr. Foulke isn’t afraid to flash his adoring fans either.
• How does a Dolphin deal with a 0-10 season? YOU BEEN BLINDED learns that Zach Thomas tries to dance his blues away with the Soulja Boy:
• PART MULE checks their watch, as it takes only 38 years for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to enter the college basketball hall of fame:
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• The NEW YORK POST scores it 30-love, as tennis queen Serena Williams is seen settling for a Common-er.• The BOSTON GLOBE finds workers at Fenway Park taking the Hot Stove League a little too literally.
