Apr 22nd, 2009 · The field of dreams is alive for a retired Connecticut lawyer. Arthur Giddon had one wish for his upcoming 100th birthday: Attend the Red Sox - Yankees game at Fenway Park. His one condition: Be the bat boy for the first batter. The Rex Sox have granted Giddon his wish. If you catch Saturday's game look out for the man wearing a jersey with "Big Pappy" number 100.
Apr 12th, 2008 · Former Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner, famous for booting a grounder in the 1986 World Series, returned to Fenway Park in Boston to throw out the first pitch this week.
Oct 26th, 2007 · He's a rookie who has only played a few dozen games, but Jacoby Ellsbury is already a cult hero in Boston's Fenway Park. He's fast, a timely hitter and he makes all the plays in center field. And Ellsbury is the first Native American of Navajo descent to play in the major leagues.
Oct 26th, 2007 · During this World Series, baseball games are being played in two very different stadiums. Fenway Park in Boston is nearly a century old, while Coors Field in Denver opened in 1995. How might those differences and others affect the series?
Jul 4th, 2007 · This month Massachusetts begins the big push toward health insurance for all. Under a new law, all but a tiny slice of the state's population will be required to have coverage by the end of the year or pay a penalty on their state income taxes. No state has ever done this before, so the experiment's being watched closely. N-P-R's Richard Knox goes to Fenway Park to see how the state is using the Boston Red Sox to get at a hard-to-convince demographic --- thirty-something males.
Apr 11th, 2007 · Pitching sensation Daisuke Matsuzaka, also known as Dice-K, has brought a whole new level of hype to Boston Red Sox fans. The team has committed $103 million for Matsuzaka to play for the club. Today, he makes his home debut at Fenway Park.
Jan 26th, 2007 · A proposal at Boston's Fenway Park could have Red Sox fans eating sushi during baseball games this season. Red Sox officials say the idea came about because fans want healthier fare at the ball park -- and because of the debut of Japanese pitching sensation Daisuke Matsuzaka. We imagine what it would be like if it becomes a reality.
Sep 30th, 2005 · As a stadium anthem, it's not exactly "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." Susan Orlean visits Boston's Fenway Park to unlock the secret connection between the Red Sox, their loyal fans and singer Neil Diamond's 1969 hit.