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From the Boston Herald (Joe Dwinell):

Boston will hold a rolling Red Sox celebration tomorrow (Tue.) at noon, Mayor Thomas M. Menino just announced.

The mayor just formalized the plans at a City Hall press conference, where he urged fans to come out to the city and celebrate the World Series champs. He would not guess the crowd expected to pack the city streets. He did say:

* The rally will kick off at noon at Fenway Park and follow the same route as 2004 — except the team will NOT be heading down the Charles River on Duck Boats. “The team didn’t want to go into the river,” the mayor says. (Plus, nutty fans jumped into the water as the Duck Boats bobbed by.)
* The 7-mile route will begin at Fenway Park and go down Boylston to Tremont, which takes the team past Boston Common to City Hall Plaza.

* The Dropkick Murphys, the team’s adopted rocking Celtic punk band, will be with the team on a flat-bed truck playing all the way.
* The mayor promised ace closer Jonathan Papelbon will dance away, too, if the crowd asks (is there any doubt of that?)
* The parade will end near City Hall Plaza.
* Jumbo screens will be set up on Boston Common, Copley Square and City Hall Plaza.
* The MBTA will be running at full tilt during the mid-day.

* “I just ask everyone to come down and enjoy the day. It will be a fun day in the city of Boston,” the mayor said.
* The mayor said it would have been easier to have the rally on a weekend day, but the players asked to have the parade now so they can go home and see their families after the long season.
* The forecast calls for temperatures in the 60s and sunny skies — a perfect fall afternoon (and then some.)