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Red Sox Invite Season-Ticket Holders To See New Protective Netting Before Home Opener

In anticipation of their home opener on Monday, the Red Sox earlier this week "invited season-ticket holders" to Fenway Park "for an early peek" at the new safety netting, which extends from dugout to dugout around home plate, according to Stan Grossfeld of the BOSTON GLOBE. Red Sox fan Paul Malnati, a season-ticket holder since '02, said that the netting is "probably long overdue." He added, "I've sat in these seats when a ball has come screaming through here. It is scary. The safety piece in the end makes it well worth it." However, Malnati "did not like the cable support at the top of the screen, or the new mesh doorway that gives access to the field." Red Sox Season Ticket Holder Account Exec Sean Desmond told Malnati that the team is "offering alternate seating -- just beyond the dugouts -- or a full refund." Desmond also said that more than 30 season-ticket holders "have previewed their seats, and none have asked for their money back." However, three season-ticket holders have asked about relocation "but wanted to at least try the seats under game conditions." Desmond: "The biggest concern is [if] the value of their seats is going to decrease." Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia said, "If you are going to take your family to a game -- and I have little kids -- I want protection first." Grossfeld noted fans at Fenway "are closer than anywhere else in major league baseball" (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/6). 

DRINKS ON YOU? In Boston, Christina Prignano reported beer prices at Fenway Park, which generally start at $7, are "among the highest in the MLB -- and they're not going down anytime soon." Red Sox President Sam Kennedy said that revenue from beer sales and other concessions "goes toward supporting the team's huge payroll, as well as investing in Fenway Park." Kennedy: "We’ve experimented with prices in the past. We’ll probably continue to take slow increases on products that are wildly popular, like beer" (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/6). 

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