With the alleged ghostly spirits that live at the 99-year-old Fenway Park, ghost-seeking fans may have plenty to spook them late in the night. Bumps in the Monster seats may be more scary when the Sox are on the road.
According to Baseball Hauntings by Mickey Bradley and Dan Gordon, there is a bit of action at Fenway Park. Among the alleged spirits to be found there on off-nights when the Sox are on road trips are the late announcer Sherm Feller and owner Tom Yawkey.
Wouldn’t Ted Williams be there? Always mercilessly booed by fans at Fenway, might Babe Ruth relocate to Fenway now that old Yankee Stadium is gone? And, what about Tony Conigliaro, whose career started there with a home run and, in reality, ended there with a beanball to the face? He roamed the outfield with his brother Billy for 1969 and 1970. Benighted Tony C passed away at age 45 almost 30 years ago.
Night guards report hearing something akin to fans shouting down at players. In fact, fans have secretly and illegally had their ashes dispersed at the Park. It is against all regulations and will be stopped by security guards. There are enough haunted memories at Fenway already.
Hey, Zak, Jayson, Nick, Grant: We need you!
Spirits and ghosts often become upset and more active when renovations and construction take place at their abode. If that’s the case, then wandering specters at Fenway must have their heads in their hands.
From the Monster seats atop the 37-foot wall, to café-style tables on the right field roof, Fenway Park has changed plenty in recent years. How are the old ghosts taking it? Night workers report they hear the crack of the bat as if a ball were being hit off the wall.
Two rivals ghost shows appear on television regularly, and they could remove our fears. As an occasional fan of old dead things, I learned neither ghost-busting team has ever visited Fenway Park to do some debunking.
The Travel Channel features Ghost Adventures, with Zak and Nick, with headquarters in Las Vegas. The SyFy Channel features Ghost Hunters, with Jayson and Grant, headquarters in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Ghost Hunters has a slight edge in the contest. They went to Cooperstown in 2010 and visited the Baseball Hall of Fame to try their luck with resident haunters. Yet, as close as they are, the Retro-Rooters have never made a trip up to Boston—so far.
With majestic Fenway about to turn 100 years old, time may be at hand to put an end to speculation. Curses may have been exorcised by winning two World Series championships in this decade, but are the old ghosts still part of the environs? We need verification.
So, this call now goes out to the two teams of paranormal researchers. Let’s see what you can debunk at Fenway, Grant and Jason! Let’s see what you uncover at the shadow of the Green Monster, Zak and Nick!
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