EDITORIAL | VIDEO-GAME COMPANY
Curt Schilling’s bloody stock
- Now would be a good time for Rhode Island to cut its losses with Curt Schilling and his video game company, 38 Studios.
Fenway voice Carl Beane dies while driving
- Carl Beane, 59, the public address announcer at Fenway Park, died after suffering a heart attack while driving his car in Sturbridge yesterday.
Red Sox sellout streak proves to be a real numbers game
- The Sox embrace a definition of “sellout” that permits them to declare a game sold out even if hundreds of tickets go unsold but others are distributed for free.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
It’s Fenway Park’s time to shine
- Ballparks don’t live to be 100. All the great old ones, except Fenway Park, are gone. Forbes Field, Tiger Stadium, Ebbets Field, the Polo Grounds, Shibe Park, Crosley Field, the original Yankee Stadium. All gone.
FENWAY AT 100 | BOOK EXCERPT
Fenway Park an indelible part of Boston history
- Why is the park so beloved? Explore in this excerpt from the Boston Globe’s keepsake book on the ballpark’s centennial.
SPORTS MEDIA
Peter Gammons wrong to call out Globe reporter
- Gammons asserted that Globe reporter Bob Hohler should reveal the anonymous sources from his Red Sox collapse story.
JOSHUA GREEN
A useful idiot
- Steroid use among teenagers has plummeted, thanks in part to prosecution of athletes, including former pitcher Roger Clemens, who went on trial a second time this week.
(TIM BOWER FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
Terry Francona will attend Fenway Park party
- After originally declining because of hard feelings lingering from his tenure, the ex-manager says he will be at the 100th anniversary on Friday.
Fenway Park Open House is Thursday
- The Red Sox are hosting a free “Open House” on Thursday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Fans may enter any gate and view historical artifacts, memorabilia, and new displays, or just tour the ballpark.
As if one were needed, reminder of a fried season
- To celebrate the new Red Sox season, Popeyes proclaimed its role in history with a new banner: “4 out of 5 Pitchers Prefer Our Chicken BEST.
