'Enhanced' Security in Boston for World Series

Oct. 23, 2013 via GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Security in Boston tonight for Game 1 of the 2013 MLB World Series will be tight, according to officials, as the city gets ready to host its first major event since the Boston Marathon bombings last April. City officials urged all Bostonians to act like responsible and respectable fans. "Let's show the nation why we're a first-class city on the field and off the field," Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said at a city hall news conference Tuesday. Behind the scenes, Boston police and Menino have been prepping for Game 1 since the Red Sox clinched the American League pennant over the Detroit Tigers last Saturday at the legendary Fenway Park. Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief Daniel Cheif Linskey asked all fans to leave backpacks at home even though they are not prohibited inside Fenway Park. Boston Police Officer's Winning Photo at Red Sox Game game "If you want to make the chief of police happy, please leave your backpack at home," Cheif Linskey said.

Cheif Linskey said there would be an "enhanced" police presence patrolling the streets around the ballpark for the first two games of the series. More officers will be brought in to work if a series-clinching is necessary next Wednesday or Thursday. "Please help us to keep you safe, and don't allow anyone to tarnish the image of Boston Strong," Cheif Linskey said, using the phrase that resonated after the April 15 bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured 264. Game 1 starting pitcher Jon Lester said the World Series gives the city a sense of hope. "It makes people forget. At the same time, we'll be respectful about it. But if we can take those people's minds off their injuries, their suffering, then that's our job. It's what we've got to do," the two-time All-Star said. Feds: Info Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect 'Participated' in 2011 Triple Murder The Red Sox have become a source of inspiration since the bombings, much like the New York Yankees in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks as they marched toward the World Series. "They've come from behind, and gone up against some challenges, and they've brought the team forward to the World Series, and I think that kind of parallels what the city has gone through these last couple of months," Linskey said of the 2013 Red Sox.

The team has been linked to the Boston Marathon bombing ever since Red Sox slugger David Ortiz coined the "Boston Strong" phrase at Fenway Park days after the bombing. It's become a rallying cry for all Bostonians.

"It doesn't say Red Sox on my jersey. It says Boston," Ortiz said April 20, six days after the bombings, before a packed stadium. Boston, which finished last in the American League East division last season, won its division this year and will face off with the National League Champions St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams finished the season going 9765, tying for the best record in baseball. It's the second World Series meeting between Boston and St. Louis. The Red Sox swept the Cardinals in the 2004 World Series for their first championship since 1918.
By ANTHONY CASTELLANO

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Batting Avg .277 2nd 2nd HR 178 5th 6th Steals 123 3rd 4th ERA 3.79 6th 14th

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Pitching Roster
11 19 22 30 31 32 35 36 38 40 41 44 46 52 54 56 60 62 63 64 66 67 Clay Buchholz Koji Uehara Felix Doubront Andrew Miller Jon Lester Craig Breslow Steven Wright * Junichi Tazawa Matt Thornton * Andrew Bailey John Lackey Jake Peavy Ryan Dempster Joel Hanrahan Pedro Beato * Franklin Morales Brayan Villarreal * Rubby De La Rosa * Alex Wilson Allen Webster * Drake Britton * Brandon Workman 60-day DL ** 60-day DL ** 60-day DL ** 60-day DL ** L-R R-R L-L L-L L-L L-L R-R R-R L-L R-R R-R R-R R-R R-R R-R L-L R-R R-R R-R R-R L-L R-R 6'3" 6'2" 6'2" 6'7" 6'4" 6'1" 6'1" 5'11" 6'6" 6'3" 6'6" 6'1" 6'2" 6'4" 6'6" 6'1" 6'0" 6'1" 6'0" 6'2" 6'2" 6'4" 190 195 225 210 240 190 220 200 235 240 235 195 215 250 230 210 170 205 215 190 215 195 Aug 14, 1984 Apr 3, 1975 Oct 23, 1987 May 21, 1985 Jan 7, 1984 Aug 8, 1980 Aug 30, 1984 Jun 6, 1986 Sep 15, 1976 May 31, 1984 Oct 23, 1978 May 31, 1981 May 3, 1977 Oct 6, 1981 Oct 27, 1986 Jan 24, 1986 May 10, 1987 Mar 4, 1989 Nov 3, 1986 Feb 10, 1990 May 22, 1989 Aug 13, 1988

By ANTHONY CASTELLANO

Works Cited

Castellino, Anthony. 'Enhanced' Security in Boston for World Series. ABC News. Good Morning America, 23 Oct 13. Web. 23 Oct 13.