Red Sox: Fenway for 50

Can you imagine the Red Sox gearing up for the 2059 baseball season at Fenway Park? The Red Sox ownership can.

Larry Lucchino spoke to WEEI today and mentioned that the now-annual off-season renovation process at Fenway is in the "ninth inning" phase, and that the work being done while Boston waits for spring has helped transform a park that faced the possibility of demolition less than a decade ago into one that "will be stable and solid and, with normal maintenance, will be around for another 50 years."

So gear up, fans. House of Blues patrons, you're still going to be fighting wicked crowds on show-game nights. What are your thoughts? Do you think it's so good, so good, so good or have you been praying for a new ballpark down by the water? Bostonist's take: we are thrilled at the idea of hearing "Dirty Water" coming through the ballpark's sound system for years to come.

Photo by flickr user daviddesign.