NESN’s Red Sox broadcasting crew took in Thursday’s game against the Reds in a very different locale from their usual perch in the press box.
Instead of the broadcast booth, Dave O’Brien, Tim Wakefield, and Kevin Youkilis called Thursday’s game from the seats atop the Green Monster.
The reason for the switch? It was a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Green Monster seats, which debuted during the 2003 season.
The Green Monster has undergone many changes throughout the 111-year history of Fenway Park.
After a fire destroyed most of the wall that wedged itself between the left-field seats and Lansdowne Street, a larger concrete-and-tin monolith took its place in 1934 — setting the foundation of the quirky bit of baseball architecture that has become synonymous with the Red Sox.