The lacrosse championships acutally took place at Gillete Stadium, about 35 miles southwest of Boston. Gillete is where the Patriots play, and is owned by Bob Kraft. For all Bostonians, Kraft is the local guy who originally tried to build a stadium in downtown Boston. He was totally rebuffed by the buffoonish mayor, Tom Menino and all the hacks in the State House, especially from Southie. They seemed to have a real problem with a very wealthy and Jewish owner moving into the territory. It got so bad the now disgraced, disbarred form speaker Tom Finneran made it a personal grudge match.
Kraft gets the last laugh, he’s got hotels, movie theaters, shopping centers, including Bass Pro Shops, making Patriot Place a year round destination. And the city of Boston? They are hemorrhaging jobs, soaking what little tourists they have left, and are about to elect the most incompetent and incomprehensible mayor in history.
I see that Boston is the only US port after Charleston to host the event. Some posts on Michael’s column have indicated that New Hampshire would be proud to host the event, I believe Connecticut would be another good alternative. If an “open house” isn’t allowed one of these alternatives should be considered.
Very well written - thank you! Have you though about posting this on WEEI or WRKO?
Can you imagine how nice it would have been to have the Pats and Sox playing in a modern stadium in Boston? But, as you wrote, the idiots screwed it up. And Bob Kraft has his kingdom down in Foxborough, which I’m sure doesn’t mind the extra tax dollars Patriot Place feeds them.