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Exclusive! Fenway Renovations Update

Tim Shea, friend of the BLOHARDS and author of the fabulous Fenway Pole Finder, checked in recently with an update on his book publishing and the latest on Fenway Park renovations. Tim tells BLOHARDSBlog that Pole Finder (reviewed here) continues to sell well on Amazon.com and is seeing increased distribution at retail bookstores. He's currently putting the finishing touches on his second Fenway guide which is slated to be available before Opening Day 2007. BLOHARDSBlog will have more info on that book as it becomes available.

Here are some excerpts from notes Tim took while on a recent tour of Fenway to check on the latest ballpark renovations:

-- The main benefit of the construction going on behind the third base and left field grandstand is the new area for concessions and a women's bathroom. The Boston Globe article made a big deal about a new left field standing room deck in this area. In reality, they are adding about 4 feet of standing room depth, but a tremendous amount of open space for concessions. This area was always painfully narrow for getting around. If you think about what the concesssion area is like now behind the left field box seats on the street level, it will be similar to that, just one level up.

Red Sox March On Local Cable

Mon., March 12

Yankees vs. Red Sox at Fort Myers

7:05 p.m.TV: YES

Thu., March 15

Mets vs. Red Sox at Port St. Lucie

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Reminder to mark your calendars: We’ll be lunching at the Yale Club on Friday April 27th, and again on Tuesday August 28th.
 
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Da Superfans

We received an announcement a few days ago about the launch of "the newest Red Sox fan site on the Internet" - RedSoxSuperFan.com. Greg and Arty explain their site:

RedSoxSuperFan.com offers our users more than just one solitary blogger's opinion. With a message board, fan guides, ticket advice, alerts, and even a community of friends with their own Sox stories, pictures and memories posted, we strive to offer each fan a complete online experience.

We are always looking for contributors to the site, be it on the message board or running your own column on the blog itself. We invite you to get in contact with us. Send an email to greg at redsoxsuperfan.com.

Check 'em out!