Nice one, Dan. It's also where I first saw living color on the diamond on my first trip to the Old Yard in 1968 on a boys' day out with my grandfather. Some memories never fade with the passage of time.

Oh, dear. Danny boy must be off his meds. 'I love old things....' 'But I learned my lesson when we went from the Old Garden to the New Garden in 1995. We lost our sports soul in the name of air conditioning and luxury boxes.' Where is the usual negativity? Before Fenway was threatened with demolition in the late 90s Mr. Shaughnessy ended his 1996 book, 'Dispatches from Fenway' with the line 'Save Fenway.' Then, once he realized he could cash in on its demise he published, 'Fenway, an autobiography in words and pictures,' available in time for the Ted Williams/All-star game in 1999. In between he drank the Yawkey ownership kool-aid about neeeeeding a new stadium, and after the sale of the team in 2001 he mocked not only the idea of renovation but the people who advocated for it. When he had the opportunity to stand up for what he claimed he loved he chose instead to resort to being smarmy. "Dreamers, they are. In truth, they are like those Japanese warriors found in the jungles of the South Pacific, still looking for American Dogfaces, years after World War II was over. Like the honorable troops who refused to give up their swords, these "Save Fenway" guys never got the memo." ['Alas, Fenway fight over,' July 17, 1998] Other terms of endearment include 'radicals,' 'zealots,' and 'yahoos.' Life is about standing up for what you believe in, be it something political, personal, or maybe just for a building. Mr. Shaughnessy may indeed love Fenway Park as much as he claims to but his inability to declare that love when it mattered makes this column and anything else he has to say on the topic difficult to believe. As we look forward to the season and celebrating 100 years of baseball at Fenway Park remember that Mr. Shaughnessy may have his memories, as we all do, but he had nothing to do with the fact that Fenway is still here for us to enjoy now and in the future.

This is the best newspaper article I have read in years! Thanks

Fenway is like one of those people who look better after a facelift or two. A million gallons of "building botox" and multiple "construction facelifts" for The Garden and it would've still been a pigpen. It died five years before it was torn down. Sometimes the memory of the past fades the reality of what was.

...looks