May 14, 2004
Never say never
At the tail end of a good (if somewhat fawning) Boston Globe overview of Camden Yards designer Janet Marie Smith's recent work for the Red Sox on improvements to Fenway Park, Smith responds to a question about whether the Sox are still considering leaving the 92-year-old baseball shrine: "My assignment has strictly been on improving Fenway and making it the longtime home of the Red Sox. [But] I don't think we're bold enough to say it's the forever home of the Red Sox." The Red Sox strategy is looking pretty clear: spruce up Fenway to squeeze out more revenue for the short term, but keep on hedging in case they find someone willing to drop money in their lap for a new place. Save Fenway Park! and its fans can take pride in the recent changes at Fenway - which now has, the Globe excitedly reports, the largest men's room and two largest women's rooms in Major League Baseball - but they probably shouldn't be throwing any victory parties just yet.
