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Deadspin found this 10/15/2008 on www.wmur.com [flag]
BOSTON, Mass. -- The world-famous Citgo sign that sits behind the Green Monster in Fenway Park caught fire Wednesday. Two ladder trucks were dispatched to the sign late Wednesday morning. The fire blackened some of the panels on the red, white and blue sign. Fire department spokesman Steve ... [link]

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As if Red Sox Nation needed any more signs ...
Published 10/15/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... As if Red Sox Nation needed any more signs that their season is doomed: "The world-famous Citgo sign that sits behind the Green Monster in Fenway Park caught fire Wednesday.Two ladder trucks were dispatched to the sign late Wednesday morning. Some of the neon tubes appear to have burned, and there is damage to the frame of the sign." [WMUR] ...

Sign of the Boston Sports Apocalypse
Published 10/15/2008 by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston
... Ok, I take back every hopeful thing I've said or thought about this series turning around in Boston's favor these past few days: clearly we're in big trouble . I'll spend the rest of the next two days quietly waiting for the hammer to fall... Posted by Eric at ...

[HAPPY HOUR] Apparently Red Sox Lead ALCS 1 Games To 3
Published 10/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Professor) at Rays Index
... We think we figured out where Willy Aybar's home run ball landed. The Citgo sign behind the green monster spontaneously caught fire today. [WMUR] ...

Boston's Citgo Sign Catches Fire; What Are the Baseball Gods Trying to Say?
Published 10/15/2008 at FanHouse
... The giant Citgo sign outside Fenway Park, one of baseball's most famous landmarks, caught fire this afternoon. Fortunately no one was hurt and the flames were quickly extinguished, but not before doing $5,000 worth of damage. The fire is being blamed on an electrical short circuit. ...

Interlude: No, I did not make this up
Published 10/16/2008 by DCScrap (noreply@blogger.com) at on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men]
... | skip to sidebar [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Thursday, October 16, 2008 Interlude: No, I did not make this up NFL: Chris Henry surprised by Pacman suspension NFL: Georgia won't revoke Pacman's probation CFB: Michigan hockey star assaulted by Michigan football player MLB: World Series time change clears way for Obama ad MLB: The Citgo sign across from Fenway caught on fire UFC: UFC signs with Topps trading ...

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Fenway's Citgo sign damaged by fire

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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox' season isn't quite up in flames, but a small fire at a landmark near Fenway Park can't be a good omen. The fire Wednesday blackened some panels on the red, white and blue Citgo sign over Fenway's Green Monster in ...
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Sign of the Times?

ZONQSports posted 10/15/2008 from www.zonqsports.com

While the Boston Red Sox continue to go cold in their series against the Tampa Bay Rays, something other than the team has caught fire. The legendary Citgo sign over the Green Monster caught fire this afternoon. The cause is still unknown but the damage appears to be valued at...
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It has withstood five hurricanes, all packing winds over 80 mph, but now is it shot down in flames? Is it a bad omen for the Red Sox? The famous CITGO sign that is perched just above the Green Monster at Fenway Park was subjected to a small fire today. The damage was minimal with some of the ...
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Fenway Is PISSED

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Not content to sit back and watch the Sox cause Boston's 2008 hopes to go up in smoke, the Fens decided to fight back today and start a fire of its own . The Citgo sign that looms over Fenway Park caught fire this morning, the plastic partially ...
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Disgusted by Red Sox, Citgo sign resorts to self immolation

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Perhaps it was a sign from Ted Williams? Less than a day after the Red Sox were pushed to the ledge of elimination by the Rays, the iconic Citgo sign that sits beyond the Green Monster caught fire on Wednesday morning. The small blaze melted some of ...
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ALCS Ticket Prices Are Clear Indication Bost Bandwagon Has Slowed to a Crawl

Cursed To First - Sox and Pats forever. found this 10/17/2008 on mlb.fanhouse.com

The Boston Red Sox are on their last legs. The Tampa Rays have taken over as "America's Team", the Citgo signs are catching fire, and the BoSox are about to be eliminated, barring another 2004 comeback occurrence. So it should come as absolutely no ...
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Just as Boston’s season began going down in flames, the Citgo sign that rises above the Green Monster in Fenway caught fire yesterday morning . It burned, burned I say! Burned like a Boston effigy! An effigy of, say, Bill Buckner, or a black man perceived as lazy. Flames were ...
Small Fire Burns at Citgo Sign

Posted 10/15/2008 on Sports of Boston

The Citgo Sign is a fixture at the top of Kenmore Square, and is seen prominently beyond Fenway Park’s Green Monster. A day after the Red Sox lost to the Rays in Game 4 and their season was pushed to the brink, a small fire erupted on that very symbol of Boston, which cannot be a good ...
Fenway Citgo sign catches on fire

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Keeping in tune with the slow news day them, I saw this on The Final Score : The Boston Red Sox's season isn't quite up in flames, but a small fire at a landmark near Fenway Park can't be a good omen. The Citgo sign, looming over Fenway Park, was damaged in a fire on Wednesday, an off-day in ...
Citgo Sign Damaged By Fire

Posted 10/15/2008 on Fenway West - The Boston Red Sox Western Home

The historic Citgo sign was damaged by a small electrical fire. Both the Globe and the ProJo think this could be some kind of omen. Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com
Fenway’s Citgo sign catches fires

Posted 10/15/2008 on SmackCaster SmackBlog

Omen or accident? The huge Citgo sign outside the Green Monster at Fenway Park caught fire on Wednesday. About $5,000 damage was done before the blaze was extinguished. Will the home team — the Boston Red Sox — also be put out tomorrow? What do you think?
A Bad Sign

Posted 10/16/2008 on Boston Dirt Dogs

(John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Photo) Omen? Citgo Sign Burns in Small Fire Maybe It Was Caused By the Fire Tito Saw in Beckett's Eyes After the Fourth Inning Last Saturday? Or Those Rough-and-Tumble Tampa Bay Fans with Too Much Time on Their Hands?
Sign of the Times

Posted 10/15/2008 on Baseball Musings

The Citgo sign in Kenmore Square outside Fenway Park caught fire this afternoon. FanHouse explores the implications....
Here's further proof that the Red Sox are doomed. The famous Citgo sign just across the street from Fenway caught on fire today.

Posted 10/15/2008 on FanIQ Blog

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Fire burns famous Citgo sign near Fenway (AP)

Published 10/15/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - MLB News

The Boston Red Sox's season isn't quite up in flames, but a small fire at a landmark near Fenway Park can't be a good omen. The fire Wednesday blackened some panels on the red, white and blue Citgo sign over Fenway's Green Monster in left field. The ...