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So let's open up the New England Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. Hi, Jeff. Hey, Ray. That's how we started this. Well, I was trying to think of how we started this. Welcome to From the Vault. Okay, Going right in? Well, yeah, that's what we do.

No small talk? No, we small talk after. Okay, go ahead. Can't wait. This was one of those episodes that I wish we could do over in our new format, and we probably should one of these days, but it's such a favorite, a crowd favorite. First day at October 5th, 2017. Enjoy. Ray, have you heard about this 37-foot-tall monster?

It's green in color. favorite. First day at October 5th, 2017. Enjoy.

Ray, have you heard about this 37-foot-tall monster?

It's green in color that's been spotted lurking in New England.

I can't believe I would miss hearing about something like that.

Unlike other monsters that are so elusive, only a precious few even catch a glimpse.

This monster has been witnessed by literally millions of people.

I'm Jeff Belanger. And I'm Ray Oger. And now that you mention it, I think I do know the monster you're talking about. Do you know? Could it be the green monster of Fenway Park in Boston?

It could be. This week marks the start of Major League Baseball playoffs, and the Red Sox are in. So I thought we'd take a closer look at this infamous monster. For those who don't know. And we'd be talking about our non-New England listeners, of course. Right, because if you live in New England, you don't know what the green monster is. Well, we'd have to kick you out. Exactly. And for the rest of you... Sorry for interrupting. For the rest of you, the green monster is the left field wall at Fenway Park. But just because you may have heard of it doesn't mean you know all the secrets, like when and how it got its name in color. And what are those strange markings on the scoreboard? Okay, looking up the stats.

It's called the green monster because it's 37 feet two inches tall.

It's green, of course, and sits only 310 feet from home plate.

It's the tallest wall in Major League Baseball and runs along the north side of the stadium along Lansdown Street. Which poses a problem for many hitters because a solid line drive to left field in other ballparks would clear the fence for a home run. But at Fenway Park, it's going to hit the wall and bounce back into the field for a double, or sometimes a single if the fielder plays the bounce right. Fenway Park is one of the most historic and is the oldest Major League Baseball

Park still in use today. The stadium opened in 1912. The same week as the RMS Titanic sank

in the North Atlantic. Back in 1912, the green monster was simply called the wall. And stadiums

built high walls around the sides for a lot of reasons. One reason, financial. Exactly. No free rides. Yeah, but you want to sell tickets, so a high wall keeps people from

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