100 Years of Fenway

So today was the 100th birthday of Fenway Park.  America's ballpark, with so much tradition, history, and allure, it was quite a spectacle.
Despite the slow moving ceremony, it was a grand gesture by the Boston Red Sox organization to invite back any living members from every Red Sox team in the organization's history.  I can say that I HATE the Red Sox, but it is an organization that has so much tradition and is one of the cornerstone organizations in the history of the MLB.  There are a few teams that every boy growing up would want to play for and the Sox are one of them.  So, for role players on past teams to share the same field as Red Sox greats such as Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, and Pedro Martinez, today was a day that will live forever in the hearts and eyes of Boston players.

The happiest moment in the whole ceremony for me was seeing former manager Terry Francona come back and pay tribute to the fans of Boston.  He was by far the best manager that the organization has ever had and the way that he was dismissed from the team this past offseason didn't do him justice.  But he stoned up and paid tribute.

And what better way to cap off the pre-game events than by setting the record for largest toast, with everyone raising a glass of Welch's sparkling grape to 100 years of Fenway Park history.  Too bad the Sox lost 6-2 (hahahaha).