Happy Birthday Fenway

As you probably already knew, Friday marks the 100th birthday of Fenway Park. While it does seem a bit ridiculous to be wishing a baseball stadium happy birthday, in this case, it's completely justified.

Think about it, Fenway is a historical landmark. In two years we'll have the 100th birthday of Wrigley Field, but after that, no stadium is even close to approaching the century mark. Dodger Stadium is the 3rd oldest, and they're celebrating the 50th birthday this year. So for Fenway to reach 100 years is pretty amazing. Yes the dimensions are weird, there's a giant wall in left field, and it's not exactly built for comfort. But anyone who is a baseball fan can appreciate the nostalgia.  This is the park where legends like Ted Williams, Carlton Fisk, and Carl Yastrzemski played. Babe Ruth debuted on that field, the Sox won 4 titles in the first 7 years the park was open, and of course it played host to the beginning of the greatest comeback in MLB history back in 2004.

Although I'm admittedly biased, there is no way you will ever convince me that Fenway should be torn down. Sure it's not the most fan-friendly park, and even though it has been somewhat renovated in the past few years, it's still not an ideal place to see a baseball game. But walking into Fenway is like stepping back in time. Fenway has been open longer than Mt. Rushmore, and think about this, the United States had only been a country for 136 years when Fenway Park opened. That's crazy.

Fenway was added to the National Register of Historic Places earlier this year in March. Hopefully, this will preserve it for the rest of time. There was some talk about a decade ago about building a new park. Thankfully this didn't happen, nor should it ever happen. As much as I hate the Yankees, I wish the old stadium had never been torn down. That place had a ridiculous amount of history attached to it as well, all of which is now gone. The Red Sox, and the city of Boston itself for that matter, despise the Yankees, so keeping Fenway around is just another way to they can stick it to them.

So Happy 100th Birthday Fenway, cheers to 100 more years!!

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