
Fenway Lives is the most in-depth look at what it takes to stage a major-league baseball game, focusing on the people who work in and around one major league ballpark, Boston's Fenway Park. Drawing on over 200 interviews, this is the behind-the-scenes view of how a ballgame is presented - from the ticket takers to the post-game cleaning crew, with fascinating stories from scouts, trainers, grounds crew, batboys, peanut vendors and more. For a few hours on game day, the population of Fenway Park equals that of a small city, with all the hallmarks of a community - the shared language, the common experience, the sense of belonging, of togetherness. For many attending the games, these workers blend into the background, yet the game could not be played without this largely-unheralded "team behind the team." There are family stories here, stories of longevity, and stories of hard and dedicated work. You'll never see a ballgame the same way again.