So here is the deal... We are hosting the NHL's winter classic here at Fenway Park on 1/1/10. The Bruins are playing the Flyers. The press conference was held yesterday. They had the boards all lined up on the field, and in all honesty, it was pretty cool. I couldn't help but to think as I was sitting there in stands taking it all in yesterday. I'm all about the grassroots hockey thing. It all started on the ponds and was played outside, and I can see the appeal of why people would want to check it out. Here is the thing. I've walked over the green monster (green wall in left field at Fenway Park) many a time in January. I'm sorry, but it is cold as hell. Like bone chilling, wind gusting, I'm getting the f%#k out of here chilling. For the life of me, I cannot understand why people are going to drop their bank accounts to freeze their asses of to watch this thing.
Case and point. I watched the Blackhawks play at Wrigley Field last winter. Everyone in the stands looked so miserable it was rediculous. Hungover from New Years, and freezing in the bleachers. Ugh.... I know they call Chicago the Windy City, but Boston is the windiest city in the United States. Thats fact! Good luck folks. I'll watch it 100 yards over in my heated office. I love sports, but that gives a whole new meaning to die hard!!
