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Posted By: Paul

While MLB's plan seems a little distasteful (and stupid - who but the players will actually see these ads?), some perspective might be in order here. I have seen old pictures of Fenway Park where the green monster was not green. It was covered with ads. If the Red Sox were to do this today, there would be a lot of outrage about the decline of the game, but actually the Red Sox would merely be returning the green monster to its vintage state. The bottom line is that crass commercialism has been a part of the game for a long time.