FENWAY PARK
This drawing is of the proposed $665 million ballpark down the street from Fenway Park that the owners of the Boston Red Sox are proposing. Drag your cursor over key points to learn more about the design.
LUXURY SUITES
Of course, one of the main reasons for any new ballpark is the desire to include more luxury boxes. The Red Sox' proposal calls for 100 of them, at a cost of around $200,000 per season ... well, you do the math.
BLEACHERS
One of the criticisms of the new proposal is that as it tries to keep the look of the original Fenway, it means keeping all those bleachers in the outfield -- seats that are long ways from home plate.
THE FIELD
To preserve something of the Fenway experience, the Red Sox have proposed to build a new ballpark with the same dimensions as the original, from the Green Monster in left field to Pesky's Pole in right field. The quirky center-field triangle, manual scoreboard and right-field bullpens would remain as well.
THE GREEN MONSTER
Originally, the plan was to keep the Fenway Park diamond and Green Monster intact, in a park beyond the new stadium as depicted in the drawing. But those plans have been scratched.
MORE ROOM, BETTER SEATS
The Red Sox proposal adds 10,000 seats and those seats will be wider and with more legroom than currently available in Fenway. Many seats will be farther from the action than at Fenway, but a lack of seating columns will eliminate the few view-obstructed seats that currently exist.
ALL THAT STUFF
The Red Sox expect that a new park will generate increased revenue with more concession stands, more souvenir outlets, a team store and other points of sale to spend your money.