Ask 14: Jim Rice: I Never Witnessed Racism at Fenway

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But wait’ll I get elected next year...then you’ll hear some major guff! Last week a story came out in which Torii Hunter remarked that he heard racist taunts while playing as a visitor at Fenway. Other people have made remarks to the media about racism at Fenway over the years and, though I can’t speak for what another player has experienced, in my 15+ years of playing in Boston, I never ... [link]

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Jim Ed Rice : Friendly Fenway Was Free Of Racism
Published 5/2/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
From Jim Rice’s lips to Jim Burt’s ears. The former Red Sox LF shared the following with the readers of his Sullivan Tire (!) hosted blog (link swiped from Repoz and Baseball Think Factory) : Last week a story came out in which Torii Hunter remarked that he heard racist taunts while playing as a visitor at Fenway. Other people have made remarks to the media about racism at Fenway over the years and, though I can’t speak for what another player has experienced, in my 15+ years of playing in Boston, I never encountered ...

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