Theo is going to the Cubs today?
Screw that, I’m taking my duck back to the island.
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GMG at Fenway!
I was driving in past Fenway Park this morning and as I moseyed down Lansdowne Street something strange was happening. The sky seemed to be flashing yellow, then magenta, then the next moment it would be pure Red Sox red. They were testing out the new super mega screen. I’ve posted earlier how this pure black monolith sucked the light out of the sky above Fenway like that one in the movie “2001 a Space Odyssey”.
I immediately got on my cell to my pal who sells tickets in Fenway and asked her what they were doing and she explained that they could now put anything up on the screen. So I gave her the internet address and a moment later,
Click on the screen to see what I saw next …
If you do not say “wow” the first time you enter the park this season you really ought to check your pulse.
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Fenway Park getting ready for the Yankees on Friday April 8th
The new Center Field scoreboard is the most obvious new feature to Fenway Park. This morning they lowered the last black panel of screen into place. It’s hard to see what it is made of because it is so black it sucks the light out of your eyeballs.
This thing is massive. 100 feet wide and 38 feet high. 65 brazillion high intensity LED lights imbedded and IBM Watson will be used to run the HD video on this screen.
OK, I don’t know how many lights and the computer will be slightly smaller than Watson. Now to figure out how to get tickets for Opening Day.
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Red Sox Truck Day Today!
Wally the Green Monster will be down on Yawkey Way to see the Red Sox truck off today at noon. Another GMG reporter will have to be assigned as I got dragged up to Sunday River skiing and might not be back until Wednesday. (They almost have as much snow as Gloucester!)
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Fenway Park: Wally a [not a] No Show
[Breaking News Edit] Wally is not a no show. I just don’t know how to read. Wally is scheduled for the truck sendoff next Tuesday Feb 8. I will be there to interview the green thing then. I’ll leave the rest of the story as is.
Wally the Green Monster was supposed to wave the Red Sox truck off at noon today for its trip to Florida to signal the start of preparation for Spring training. But crack meteorologist Dylan Dryer (seen here) updated the Channel 7 weather forecast:
A magnified view shows Fenway Park currently buried under the
“ga” of “Shit Load Again.” Wally decided to kick back at the Cask and Flagon to down a few Irish Coffees while your GMG Cub reporter flashed his Press Pass to the guard and made his way into Fenway Park:
As you can see, even if the green one had risked freezing his kibbles and bits there would be no way that Wally would have seen his shadow. That means that in twelve days the Red Sox pitchers and catchers report.
A last shot of Fenway. In a very short time Carl Crawford will be in this left field to ensure that no opponent hits will reach the turf while on the other side of the inning he sprays homeruns to all fields.
Warms me right up just thinking of it. Adrian Gonzalez at first. Youk at third, Pedroia at second, and since it is an odd year a scorching year for Beckett.
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Fenway: January 7, 2011
On Monday they finished ripping down the old centerfield Monster Screen and scoreboard. Didn’t seem all that long ago it was brand new but it sure was all rusty and rotten coming down. Then they put up a weird set of poles in the right field and I thought they were going to put up the Monstah Screen over there but no.
Today they finished putting up two huge vertical beams which obviously are going to hold the biggest LCD playback screen in New England front and center in centerfield.
The crane lowering the second vertical tower in place is parked on Lansdowne. These things are huge! I have no idea what the right field seven towers are going to be. A menorah? Flags for the seven World Series we win in this century?
Meanwhile, with all that spare time between Patriot’s playoff games check out the Red Sox Depth Chart. Warms the heart on these cold winter days. Carl Crawford in left and Adrian Gonzalez at first. Deep depth on that field.
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The Challenge Has Been Issued- Red Sox vs Good Morning Gloucester Who Ya Got?
Red Sox Executive Chefs Ron Abell and Nookie Postal have challenged Your Boy Joey to a lobster roll Battle Royal!
Sure these guys “feed 38,000 hungry, screaming fans 80 plus times a season” according to the Gloucester Daily Times, but the problem is that they are about to run into the buzzsaw that is know in the entire known universe as THE WORLD’s GREATEST LOBSTER ROLL documented in these pages time and time again.
Poor fellas. They should have picked on Curt McAdams from Bucky’s BBQ and Bread who uses French baguettes and loads the goddamn roll up with lettuce, then they would have easily rolled over the competition but they had to go and call out Good Morning Gloucester.
From the Gloucester Daily Times this morning-
Next Week: Fenway Park Executive Chefs challenge Joey Ciaramitaro to lobster roll competition
By Times Staff
It might be hard for some of us to believe but Fenway Park and the Red Sox have two gourmet-class executive chefs overseeing all of the ballpark food needs. Not only do they feed 38,000 hungry, screaming fans 80 plus times a season but they also serve hundreds of catered events inside the park, from weddings to class reunions to birthday parties.
Like the team, the Red Sox chefs are not afraid of competing with anybody, and they are so confident that they claim that the Fenway lobster roll is better than even what is served in Gloucester.
For The Rest Of The Story On the Gloucester Daily Times Website Click Here
if I can convince them to allow for spectators does anyone want to go in and be part of the studio audience?
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Off Island: Fenway Park and Sausage King
To prove I’m not pulling a fast one:
That was an hour ago. But first I had to grab a Italian Sausage from Sausage King on Lansdowne:
Around the corner first big red umbrella on the right:
Yes, I’ll have that one 8 bucks.
After eating that and a short nap I can now miss my 2 PM post time by just ten minutes. (No I did not have tickets.) Back to the lab for me. My regular scalpers were up to 100 bucks for good seats. Too rich for my blood. Did everyone see Dice K pitch last night? Wicked Ahsome!
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Off Island Red Sox Food
At least once a year one has to drive over the bridge and usually it’s a Red Sox game that will coax you over. That might not be a good time to go to Jerry Remy’s Grill because it will be packed. If you pay 500 dollars you can get right in before a game. Can you believe these annual passes are sold out? Crazy. But if you don’t go to the game it might be the time. Plenty of huge flat screens in the bar. Then there is the Remy Burger.
I forgot to take a picture until I was half way through.
Woah, a little mangled. Two bites and I had to switch to knife and fork as it was falling apart.
This bacon cheeseburger with a cajun kind of sauce is served on fried dough. If the hamburger won’t kill you the dough will. If you order it they also give you a massive amount of tasty fries without telling you. My advice, unless you have won a man versus food contest recently get two if not three people in on it. Or don’t eat the bun but the fried dough is really good.
When the World Cup is on this summer I might be in here at 6AM watching it live from South Africa. At least the weekday games.
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Signs of Spring Part II
Wearing shorts and sandals at work and keeping an eye out for the Safety Officer. (Open toed is a no no.) On the drive in went down Yawkey Way and snapped a pic:
Fun Fact: Yawkey Way was Jersey Street back when Tiant and Bill Lee were pitching for the Sox.
On Easter Sunday night there will be baseball played in Fenway Park. The Yankees have reloaded after dumping Matsui and Damon in the trash.
I accidentally got an awesome seat in 2004. Doesn’t this get you all tingly?
Another sign of summer to come, The Rudder opens on Thursday April 15. Are you going to shoe horn yourself in there on the 15th? Because of flooding Tax Day for us has moved to May 11. Is that true? I’ll take it.
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Wally Goosed Me!!
I won’t wait until my normal 2 PM post since this is right off the presses. Today is Red Sox Truck Day and I spotted Wally in the Souvenir Shop. It must have been a long cold winter for Wally since he goosed me big time. 8)
The rest of the story. Here is the truck almost ready to go. It leaves at noon.
What does this all mean? It means there are only six days until Pitchers and Catchers report to Spring Training (Pap and Wake are already there) and only 43 days until you can eat a real wiener sitting in the bleacher seats in front of Top Dog on Bear Skin Neck.
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Wally goes to Florida this Friday
wallygoose, originally uploaded by paultmorrison.
This Friday, Feb. 12, the Red Sox truck pulls out of Fenway Park for the 1,467 mile long trek to Spring training in Fort Myers. Forget about that rat in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, this is the harbinger of spring.
I’ll be down there to give Wally a goose (see photo of me goosing Wally). If you meet me down there we can go have Italian Sausages on Yawkey Way and pretend it’s summer.
Annual event for me. Next photo I am goosing Wally a few years back:
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West End Sweets -Wally and All
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What Is You Favorite Boston Pro Sports Team
West End Sweets – More photos
Watch for more West End Sweets Grand Opening photos each day this week at 4 pm. Final slide show will be posted on Friday at 4:00.
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Congrats to Jerry and Steve!
West End Sweets had its grand opening yesterday with balloons, Wally, and of course, ice-cream! What a fun time. Tons of kids and parents. Jerry Ciolino, Steve Maniaci, and their crew did an outstanding job of make their first weekend a huge success. More photos to come during the week! —Sharon
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Training The Bean- Boo Yankees!
The Bean and I discuss our dislike of the evil empire.
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Patriot’s Day Viewing Poll
Lilmsmuffe Represents in Anaheim with the Red Sox!
From lilmsmuffe:
Here is a photo I took of my Gloucester sticker at the Red Sox vs. Angels game this Saturday in Anaheim, CA.
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News From Fenway-Frozen Concession Prices
Press Release From Fenway-
GREAT CONCESSIONS AT FENWAY PARK
Mmmmm… cheap eats!
Big news today from inside the walls here in the Front Office: In addition to having frozen ticket prices for the 2009 season, some of my co-workers over here were able to work out a deal with ARAMARK, our concessionaire at Fenway Park to freeze prices on all concessions sold inside the ballpark!
I got the above email from The Red Sox Front Office newsletter and thought I’d pass it along.
The thing they don’t say is that while they froze the concession prices, they froze them at ridiculously high prices. It’s like an oil company acting like they would be doing you a favor by locking in your oil price when oil is at $140 a barrel. Gee, Thanks!
Isn’t a tad bit insulting to try to make a big deal out of not raising concession prices at a place that is already ridiculously overpriced during times of economic turmoil. Do they think we’re a bunch of dopes?
Good Morning Gloucester 