Take it easy, people. Stop being so cynical! You’d do the same if you were a poor, cash-strapped multi-millionaire. These public events are a burden for any team, much less one with a Curse to break. Cowboy up! Aaron Bleeping Boone. Remember?
Not convincing enough, you say? You mean you’ve been to the Beanpot in the past? You’ve seen the one or two security guards on hand who supposedly drain the team’s perpetually hurting coffers?
Well jeepers, folks. Wait until you see how many fans are there. I bet you won’t see 1,000. Forget about the family and the friends who are bursting with pride. Show me more fans, and I’ll show you the money!
For the moment, I’ll give Dr. Steinberg a break. I’ll believe him when he says the infield needs repair. I’ll disregard Coach Walsh’s suspicions that the Sox are filming a commercial at Fenway that week.
This isn’t about money. It’s about safety.
“It could be dangerous,” Dr. Steinberg said about the re-sod grass. “Someone could slip.”
Brilliant.
Quick, last one to Brockton loses!
—Staff writer Alex McPhillips can be reached at rmcphill@fas.harvard.edu. His column appears on alternate Thursdays.