Hey Sports Historians! What do you think about Fenway Park almost being replaced in the early 2000's, and do you think there'll ever be a time Fenway gets replaced? Let me know in the comments below!
Replacing Fenway Park would be like repainting the White House yellow. Ain't gonna happen. They might come to build a new stadium for the Red Sox, but they ain't demolishing the Fenway any time soon
@@tonyarceneaux286 In some cases yes, like the Hard Rock stadium in Miami. But I think in many cases, the stadiums are so old (like old Yankee stadium built in the 1920s) that it just makes more sense to knock it down and build a new one from scratch. Not that I agree with tearing down Yankee stadium but you get what I mean.
It’d be like the Cubs replacing Wrigley, the Dodgers replacing Dodger Stadium or the Pirates replacing PNC Park. It’d just be a bad idea. There might come a time when the Red Sox might need to replace it, but if they keep up maintenance and repairs, it should be there for a long time to come. You’d just hate to see it go the way of the Old Comiskey park, replaced with something with no special meaning at all. My uncle went to old Comiskey many times between 1970 and 1990, even though it was a 3 and a half hour drive away. He’s been to new Comiskey once, he hated it and decided to never go back.
I'm really looking forward to going to Fenway Park in September when I'll watch the Red Sox go up against the Rays. It'll be my first time that I've been to Boston, and I already know that Fenway will be the highlight of the trip. The place just exudes incredible history even from afar.
New York sports fan here... During the 1975 World Series, I fell in love with Fenway Park and its uniqueness. At first I thought that during the new ballpark craze, it was going to be replaced, but the Red Sox ownership did the best thing that was fortunately repeated in Chicago, in not tearing down the original park, but restoring it in such a way that most people wouldn't know. Kudos to the mastermind of renovations of Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, for keeping these true jewels of baseball architecture alive and well. Too bad they couldn't save the original Yankee Stadium and Tiger Stadium in the same way.
@@juancheto0177 obviamente... Pero como muchos que quieren tener juguetes nuevo, los dueños prefieren que le regalan un estadio nuevo que alreglar el viejo.
As a Red Sox fan Fenway is a gem of historical and architectural significance to sports culture in the city of Boston. From a Red Sox fan from Saskatchewan, Canada for 42 seasons.!
Wrigley has already met a fate worse than demolition. They put signage up in places that ruined what made it special. Granted, that would be hard to do at Fenway.
Fenway is beautiful. Seeing that green grass and the Green Monster for the first time, as a kid, was mesmerizing! The history you feel then and now, every time you enter the stadium, is awe inspiring and fascinating! The problem is, for regular attendees, that comfort isn’t good. The seats are small and many views are obstructed. Myself, brothers, and friends are all big guys and are literally squished against each other with no wiggle room whatsoever and no place for drinks, food, or anything else. I’ve been to several other arenas and stadiums and really enjoy the comforts of modern venues so much more. When news first hit about a possible new stadium, I was excited! I wanted a new Fenway with the exact same field features and dimensions but all the wonderful comforts new venues bring to the experience. I still feel the same way to this day however I do understand it will probably never happen and I definitely understand why with all the allure, beauty, & history Fenway has and the visitors it still attracts.
A recent trip to the US from the UK and visiting Fenway has me fascinated in the history of baseball and the Red Sox, thanks for the video. They should leave the stadium alone, it's truly iconic.
As a lifelong NY Yankees fan I enjoyed this video on Fenway and the Red Sox. It was very informative and well done. I’ve been watching many of your other videos and I’m so glad I found your channel. Keep up the good work!
Walk into any other stadium and then walk into Fenway, the nostalgia grips you and it’s beautiful. I might be biased being a local, but I’ve been to a lot of parks and they don’t measure up.
Absolutely. I've lived in different parts of the country and been to many parks and only Wrigley is in the same discussion. Maybe Camden or Dodger Stadium have some nice character in terms of comparing. All the new stadiums come off as gimmicky and similar.
Wed, April 17, 2024. I finally made it to Fenway to see the Red Sox play Cleveland. I got a lot of funny looks wearing my Astros cap, BUT the Red Sox fans were great. Connor Wong is from Houston, he hit a home run and I wore my Ted Williams #9 jersey. Red Sox beat the Indians 2 - 0. Looking forward to returning to Boston soon.
Two things that might have enhanced this video : "Local boy made good" Tony Conigliario played very well for the Red Sox and Angels but he was hit by a pitch in 1967 and that damaged his eyesight. As a result, Red Sox owners closed and covered a section of the outfield seats after the successful comeback of "Tony C". That closed, covered seating section was named "Tony C's corner" so that he would not lose sight of a pitched baseball. Also, according to my high school teacher, Jim Rice checked his swing on a pitch at Fenway that was sliding out of the strike zone. The force of Rice's swing and stop/return broke his bat despite the baseball never touching it. I did get a less descriptive confirmation of that event from a television special on baseball. I used to be an NFL fan (not anymore). Despite not spending much time at all on spectator sports, I did live in Boston for a while and I have been to a game at Fenway, more than once and yes, it was fun.
I hate the Red Sox as I'm a Yankee fan, but I can't deny that I'd hate to see a brand new stadium built in its place. I was torn when the Yankees announced they were tearing down Yankee Stadium and building a new one. I literally grew up in old Yankee Stadium and it was beyond historical. But a new stadium WAS needed. So many great childhood memories there. And Fenway has that same hallowed ground status behind it.
The park as opened in 1912 doesn't really look anything like the park today. The outfield in particular was changed due to bleacher fires in 1926 and an overall blaze during renovations in 1934. The green monster as we know it today was not installed until those renovations were final on opening day 1934
They can continue to add more higher level seating 💺 around from left to right field and perhaps above the enclosed clubs and press sections above the Red Sox Park sign facing to diamond.
Thanks so much for such a great and in depth Documentary! My only qualm is what John Henry and later Jeffrey Luria did to the Marlins! Obviously out of your hands! 👍🏽
Visited Fenway when we went to Boston with school. As a Montrealer, I might hate the shit outta the Bruins, this stadium is legendary. Please make your next video on the one hockey ring which saw 24 Stanley Cups: The Montreal Forum.
I think if the ever replace Fenway it should be used as the every year Allstar venture out of respect for its history. I hope it’s never replaced however no awa days the rebuild atadiums every 25 years ago. Fenway is a shrine to Baseball. Always will be.
@@AllSportsHistory as someone who has been at both the Vet and Citizens Bank Park for Phillies home games, I will say that CB Park is a big improvement over the Vet, yet would never catch the charm (as told by those that have been there) of the old Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium in North Philadelphia.
Fenway has lost it’s special feeling with many Sox fans who are highly irritated with the ownerships lack of effort to put up a winning team and still have exuberant charges.
Great video. However, Tom Yawkey was NOT a racist. In fact, he had made offers to certain black players, but they refused his offers. In those days, they were black players and white players and the country still had issues with race. History has proven him so I've been not racist at all. What you mention was a horrible urban myth.
Fenway is an iconic baseball stadium, with unbelievable history and great memories. Ok with that said…. It’s a dump and a horrible place to watch a game!! All the undersized uncomfortable seats point straight ahead. Which means past the bases your facing the outfield. Which also means you have to turn your head to watch the pitcher and batter. Look I get it , it’s historic, great. It’s also outdated uncomfortable and time to go. Which will never happen
Yeah yeah As a life long Redsox fan i can say i want something like Camden yards The ownership is basically profiting off of a museum They don't care about building a winning franchise because they're capitalists They can make money off the novelty Plus you WAY OVERPAY for terrible seats -- too small, some don't face the field, some face a huge beam that you can stare at for 9 innings
How was frazee gonna own fenway when he mortgated it out to the yankees in the ruth deal? Ruppert kept the mortgage well in to the 1930s until yawkey paid it off
@@notoriouseagle1074 So is the Titanic and it's a wreck.....honestly, go to Fenway and then go to Wrigley and you will see what a dump it really is....PS, I'm not a Cub fan either......
It’s special for sure, but it’s an awful stadium. Coming from someone who’s grown up here and been here probably over 100 times in my lifetime… the seating is a MESS
@@notoriouseagle1074 Minute Maid is a cracker jack park like Fenway, but Camden is not any longer, since they moved the wall back in left. Green monster is a joke to any real baseball fan.
I think Fenway is one of the worst parks in MLB with Oakland and Tampa Bay. It's just ugly the wall in left field, the weird shape, they need a modern scoreboard. Not a fan. I'm a Cleveland Fan. I think Kansas City, LA Dodgers, and Baltimore have the best parks.
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Hey Sports Historians! What do you think about Fenway Park almost being replaced in the early 2000's, and do you think there'll ever be a time Fenway gets replaced? Let me know in the comments below!
Replacing Fenway Park would be like repainting the White House yellow. Ain't gonna happen. They might come to build a new stadium for the Red Sox, but they ain't demolishing the Fenway any time soon
@@LeCommieBoi I hope you’re right!
I always think 🤔 renovating stadiums are cheaper then getting rid of them.
@@tonyarceneaux286 In some cases yes, like the Hard Rock stadium in Miami. But I think in many cases, the stadiums are so old (like old Yankee stadium built in the 1920s) that it just makes more sense to knock it down and build a new one from scratch. Not that I agree with tearing down Yankee stadium but you get what I mean.
It’d be like the Cubs replacing Wrigley, the Dodgers replacing Dodger Stadium or the Pirates replacing PNC Park. It’d just be a bad idea. There might come a time when the Red Sox might need to replace it, but if they keep up maintenance and repairs, it should be there for a long time to come. You’d just hate to see it go the way of the Old Comiskey park, replaced with something with no special meaning at all. My uncle went to old Comiskey many times between 1970 and 1990, even though it was a 3 and a half hour drive away. He’s been to new Comiskey once, he hated it and decided to never go back.
I'm really looking forward to going to Fenway Park in September when I'll watch the Red Sox go up against the Rays. It'll be my first time that I've been to Boston, and I already know that Fenway will be the highlight of the trip. The place just exudes incredible history even from afar.
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New York sports fan here...
During the 1975 World Series, I fell in love with Fenway Park and its uniqueness.
At first I thought that during the new ballpark craze, it was going to be replaced, but the Red Sox ownership did the best thing that was fortunately repeated in Chicago, in not tearing down the original park, but restoring it in such a way that most people wouldn't know.
Kudos to the mastermind of renovations of Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, for keeping these true jewels of baseball architecture alive and well.
Too bad they couldn't save the original Yankee Stadium and Tiger Stadium in the same way.
No pudieron o no quisieron salvar el estadio de los Yankees?
@@juancheto0177 pudieron salvarlo pero no querian salvar a Yankee Stadium por no querer gastar su dinero.
@@EdwardRiveraSr no fue más caro el nuevo estadio? 😅
@@juancheto0177 obviamente...
Pero como muchos que quieren tener juguetes nuevo, los dueños prefieren que le regalan un estadio nuevo que alreglar el viejo.
@@EdwardRiveraSr gracias campeón un abrazo desde 🇦🇷⚽ Triste porque perdieron los Medias pero bueno 😉
As a Red Sox fan Fenway is a gem of historical and architectural significance to sports culture in the city of Boston. From a Red Sox fan from Saskatchewan, Canada for 42 seasons.!
Fenway Park and Wrigley Field will NEVER, EVER see the wrecking ball. They're just too iconic to replace.
They lost 5-8 😅
people said the same about yankee stadium :/
@@youwereprettylasttimeisawy1227 like the Polo grounds...
Thank you Larry Lucchino
Wrigley has already met a fate worse than demolition. They put signage up in places that ruined what made it special. Granted, that would be hard to do at Fenway.
I’ve never been to Fenway but it looks really cool on TV. Such a unique design with the green monster.
Fenway is beautiful. Seeing that green grass and the Green Monster for the first time, as a kid, was mesmerizing! The history you feel then and now, every time you enter the stadium, is awe inspiring and fascinating! The problem is, for regular attendees, that comfort isn’t good. The seats are small and many views are obstructed. Myself, brothers, and friends are all big guys and are literally squished against each other with no wiggle room whatsoever and no place for drinks, food, or anything else. I’ve been to several other arenas and stadiums and really enjoy the comforts of modern venues so much more. When news first hit about a possible new stadium, I was excited! I wanted a new Fenway with the exact same field features and dimensions but all the wonderful comforts new venues bring to the experience. I still feel the same way to this day however I do understand it will probably never happen and I definitely understand why with all the allure, beauty, & history Fenway has and the visitors it still attracts.
We need the old hotdogs back.
Took a tour of Fenway as part of my 50th Birthday last year. Standing on top of the Green Monster was worth the trip.
Roger Clemens number should be retired too
Great job on this. There is nothing like walking up the ramp on a summer day and seeing that bright green grass and smelling those fenway franks.
It really is a special place.
Saw my first games in 67. Fenway Forever!!!!!!
A recent trip to the US from the UK and visiting Fenway has me fascinated in the history of baseball and the Red Sox, thanks for the video. They should leave the stadium alone, it's truly iconic.
I went to a AA game in Hartford this summer, in a modern park, and it was GREAT. It’s really more of a hangout with baseball going on at the same time
As a lifelong NY Yankees fan I enjoyed this video on Fenway and the Red Sox. It was very informative and well done. I’ve been watching many of your other videos and I’m so glad I found your channel. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Jay, appreciate it! Glad you're enjoying my channel!
Im from belgium and this was the first baseball stadium i ever been to . It was amazing . The fans are so great . ❤
Glad you got to visit and sounds like you had a great time!
@@AllSportsHistory was the best time ever . . What a place . :-)
Good to see you back mate!
Thank you, glad to be back!!
When we needed him most, he returns. Jokes aside I’m glad you’re back
Thanks, glad to be back!
This is an excellent video, great job!
Thank you!!
Walk into any other stadium and then walk into Fenway, the nostalgia grips you and it’s beautiful. I might be biased being a local, but I’ve been to a lot of parks and they don’t measure up.
Absolutely. I've lived in different parts of the country and been to many parks and only Wrigley is in the same discussion. Maybe Camden or Dodger Stadium have some nice character in terms of comparing. All the new stadiums come off as gimmicky and similar.
@@afmartin2734 Always wanted to get to Wrigley.
Great video. Attending a game here is high on the bucket list
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video!
Where you been?!?! I love these documentaries!
Work has been crazy for me over the past year but everything is good now. Glad you’ve enjoyed my videos!!
very well made video. surprised you only have 13k subs. keep up the great videos!!
Thank you! Hopefully my channel will blow up at some point lol
Wed, April 17, 2024. I finally made it to Fenway to see the Red Sox play Cleveland. I got a lot of funny looks wearing my Astros cap, BUT the Red Sox fans were great. Connor Wong is from Houston, he hit a home run and I wore my Ted Williams #9 jersey. Red Sox beat the Indians 2 - 0. Looking forward to returning to Boston soon.
Thank you my guy!!Make more videos!!!!💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
More will be coming soon!
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
Two things that might have enhanced this video : "Local boy made good" Tony Conigliario played very well for the Red Sox and Angels but he was hit by a pitch in 1967 and that damaged his eyesight. As a result, Red Sox owners closed and covered a section of the outfield seats after the successful comeback of "Tony C". That closed, covered seating section was named "Tony C's corner" so that he would not lose sight of a pitched baseball.
Also, according to my high school teacher, Jim Rice checked his swing on a pitch at Fenway that was sliding out of the strike zone. The force of Rice's swing and stop/return broke his bat despite the baseball never touching it. I did get a less descriptive confirmation of that event from a television special on baseball.
I used to be an NFL fan (not anymore). Despite not spending much time at all on spectator sports, I did live in Boston for a while and I have been to a game at Fenway, more than once and yes, it was fun.
Yay glad your back
Thanks!! Glad to be back as well!
I hate the Red Sox as I'm a Yankee fan, but I can't deny that I'd hate to see a brand new stadium built in its place. I was torn when the Yankees announced they were tearing down Yankee Stadium and building a new one. I literally grew up in old Yankee Stadium and it was beyond historical. But a new stadium WAS needed. So many great childhood memories there. And Fenway has that same hallowed ground status behind it.
Nice info
Thanks!
The park as opened in 1912 doesn't really look anything like the park today. The outfield in particular was changed due to bleacher fires in 1926 and an overall blaze during renovations in 1934. The green monster as we know it today was not installed until those renovations were final on opening day 1934
I hate the Red Sox but love your video on Fenway. It's a shrine to baseball no matter what team you cheer for.
They can continue to add more higher level seating 💺 around from left to right field and perhaps above the enclosed clubs and press sections above the Red Sox Park sign facing to diamond.
Thanks so much for such a great and in depth Documentary!
My only qualm is what John Henry and later Jeffrey Luria did to the Marlins! Obviously out of your hands! 👍🏽
The only bright side to Loria’s ownership was the Marlins got a World Series title lol
@@AllSportsHistory THAt was because of Dave Dombroski doing his magic for the Marlins, Tigers and the Phillies! 😉
Fenway Park and Wrigley Field will be around for another 100 years. They're part of baseball legacy.
Visited Fenway when we went to Boston with school. As a Montrealer, I might hate the shit outta the Bruins, this stadium is legendary.
Please make your next video on the one hockey ring which saw 24 Stanley Cups: The Montreal Forum.
I haven’t been yet, but would love to go!
I definitely would like to make more videos on legendary stadiums, I’ll try to add the Forum to my queue.
@@AllSportsHistory Fenway Park is One of My Must See MLB Stadiums Too As a Phillies Fan!
Best fenway park ever
"Frozen Fenway, presented by the U.S. Virgin Islands." That's some interesting juxtaposition.
Next year I will be going there
Fenway is a beautiful, ballpark along with Wrigley Field.
Darn only I haven’t been to a game at the Fens and the Green Monstah (parents hail from MA and my brother has been studying there).
Next video MUST be about the Boston Braves and their relocation to Milwaukee
Yeah I would love to do a video on that, got a few more on the list to get to first :)
I think if the ever replace Fenway it should be used as the every year Allstar venture out of respect for its history. I hope it’s never replaced however no awa days the rebuild atadiums every 25 years ago. Fenway is a shrine to Baseball. Always will be.
Can you do Wrigley next or maybe ebbets I just watched 42 in my sports and entirtenment class RIP Chadwick Bosemen and saw ebbets
💯 I’m a big Dodger fan so I’ll for sure do a video on Ebbets field at some point. I also definitely want to do one on Wrigley as well.
The amount of beers served there....do you have that stat?
No but I’m guessing it’s a lot!
Fenway is as old as the Titanic, wow.
And still above water, unlike the Titanic. 😁
Can You do any ebbits field
Absolutely, that and Veterans stadium are high on my list!
@@AllSportsHistory as someone who has been at both the Vet and Citizens Bank Park for Phillies home games, I will say that CB Park is a big improvement over the Vet, yet would never catch the charm (as told by those that have been there) of the old Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium in North Philadelphia.
The Church of baseball.
Also the 1903 World Series the Boston Americans (now Red Sox) won the best of 9 yes best of 9 series vs the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 games to 3
Fenway has lost it’s special feeling with many Sox fans who are highly irritated with the ownerships lack of effort to put up a winning team and still have exuberant charges.
Fenway is a huge part of Boston sports. They can’t get rid of it. I understand Boston garden getting the remake it deserves but this is different
They should have found a way to build the new Garden as close to the old one as possible, but they failed. The excuses I;ve heard.
Great video. However, Tom Yawkey was NOT a racist. In fact, he had made offers to certain black players, but they refused his offers.
In those days, they were black players and white players and the country still had issues with race.
History has proven him so I've been not racist at all.
What you mention was a horrible urban myth.
Fenway is an iconic baseball stadium, with unbelievable history and great memories. Ok with that said…. It’s a dump and a horrible place to watch a game!! All the undersized uncomfortable seats point straight ahead. Which means past the bases your facing the outfield. Which also means you have to turn your head to watch the pitcher and batter. Look I get it , it’s historic, great. It’s also outdated uncomfortable and time to go. Which will never happen
Great to a game on there on television, horrible though to actually go and watch a game.
I am watching a recently found upload.
It can't be torn down now that it is protected on the Register of Historic Places.
A lot of local fans want to get rid of the original Fenway. It would be a shame.
It’s a sad reality unfortunately, if they can get rid of the old Yankee stadium then they can get rid of anything.
That’s what you call them as NIMBY’s, but I digress that they’re hiding their dungeons for the public to not see.
It's legendary
Keep It!
Don't, trade it to the Yankees 😄
Been a while
It’s good to be back!
@@AllSportsHistory Welcome Back to These Videos and U Should Do One on Veterans Stadium The Eagles and Phillies Played In From 1971 to 2003 Someday!
@@vinceniederman yeah absolutely, I definitely want to do a video on the Vet in the future!
@@AllSportsHistory Sweet and I Remember The Vet When I Was Younger Before It Was Taken Down After The 2003 Seasons of The Eagles and Phillies!
It’s also the biggest settlement in Boston in Fallout 4
Yeah yeah
As a life long Redsox fan i can say i want something like Camden yards
The ownership is basically profiting off of a museum
They don't care about building a winning franchise because they're capitalists
They can make money off the novelty
Plus you WAY OVERPAY for terrible seats -- too small, some don't face the field, some face a huge beam that you can stare at for 9 innings
Where have you been man
The last year has been crazy work wise but things are back to normal now :)
The answer is….crooks and Nannie’s!
What a dump! Last place team yet the highest ticket prices in MLB. How's that $20 beer going down?
naturally it had to be billy martin
How was frazee gonna own fenway when he mortgated it out to the yankees in the ruth deal?
Ruppert kept the mortgage well in to the 1930s until yawkey paid it off
This is a baseball ⚾ stadium 🏟️ where you find one of the best MLB baseball ⚾ rivalries ever. Yanks vs Red 🍒 Sox.
Before was Green Monster was White.
Then the sole survivor ruins hundreds of years of tradition by painting the wall blue 😢
It's an over-rated dump with bad sight lines, horrible facilities, and narrow seats, but people confuse old with good.
No we don't, it's historic
@@notoriouseagle1074 So is the Titanic and it's a wreck.....honestly, go to Fenway and then go to Wrigley and you will see what a dump it really is....PS, I'm not a Cub fan either......
It’s special for sure, but it’s an awful stadium. Coming from someone who’s grown up here and been here probably over 100 times in my lifetime… the seating is a MESS
The park sold for 1.2 MILLY??? IN 1920s?????? W T F
i DO NOT THINK THAT FENWAY WILL EVER BE PEPLACED, NOR SHOULD IT BE.
As a baseball purest, theres nothing to like about Fenway. Dinking doubles off a big green wall an old lady could reach is a disgrace.
It's better than a little league park like Minute Maid or Camdon Yards.
@@notoriouseagle1074 Minute Maid is a cracker jack park like Fenway, but Camden is not any longer, since they moved the wall back in left. Green monster is a joke to any real baseball fan.
Easily the most magical sports venue in the world and this is coming from a Yankee fan. The new Yankee Stadium is a pile of garbage
I think Fenway is one of the worst parks in MLB with Oakland and Tampa Bay. It's just ugly the wall in left field, the weird shape, they need a modern scoreboard. Not a fan. I'm a Cleveland Fan. I think Kansas City, LA Dodgers, and Baltimore have the best parks.
Been to Dodger stadium many, many times, it’s one of my favorite places.
Doesn't look great to me .looks like a dump and a minor league park. old doesn't mean its beautiful
Place is a dump, just like the City, smells like crap...
False
It's a Dump.
Fenway park is made special as its a mermorial to the laziness and cheapess of Bostonians
do you prefer bulldozers running over the residents' home (with only flat monetary compensation)?
Cool story, bro.
More energy than St Louis has had.
Nothing, it’s an absolute dump
What’s your favorite stadium?
Yeah, the most spectacular baseball park in America is a "dump". Sure. Sure.
Only the baddest bitches go to Fenway park to watch Lana del rey
Gonna be lit