The Rolling Bones destroy Fenway's grass

[Providence A's]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2143944

The team trucked in 40,000 square feet of sod to replace a huge swath of the Fenway Park outfield that was destroyed this week during the band's two concerts. The Red Sox moved the start of Friday night's game against Detroit back one hour to give the grounds crew time to get the grass in place, but the work was done well before the first pitch.


"We wanted to give ourselves the maximum amount of time," Red Sox chief operating officer Mike Dee said before the game while groundskeeper Dave Mellor put the finishing touches on the work. "Dave's very confident that the integrity of the field is safe."


In an attempt to squeeze more revenue out of the oldest and smallest ballpark in the majors, the Red Sox have held concerts in Fenway the last three years during a late-season road trip. Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Buffett did little damage, but the Stones' huge stage -- it took 70 trucks to bring it in from Toronto -- forced them to replace all the grass from the right field corner to the one in left.


"All concerts are not created equally," Dee said, adding that the team will consider the size of the production and the recovery time before booking future concerts.

Well, you get what you paid for...you wanted to get more money and now you have to deal with the consequences. This was their choice...at least they're not forced to share a facility with a football team

[Fishercat]

Eh, they got the field in adequate shape for the game, but they have no right to complain about it either. Maybe they should've held it a little earlier than when the Sox came home during that road trip.