When another Boston team made the World Series

Here is a nice link about Brave's Field for some who may not know that it was on Comm ave, BU Land ,

When Braves Field opened in 1915 it became the first stadium with over 40,000 seats. The Boston Braves began playing at South End Grounds II in Boston in 1894. South End Grounds II was a small wooden park. When James Gaffney bought the club in 1911 he renovated the ballpark. However, this was not enough for his club. When Boston Red Sox moved into Fenway Park in 1912, Gaffney decided it was time to build a new ballpark for his club. In 1914 he purchased a golf club on Commonwealth Avenue for his ballpark to be built on. Construction of the ballpark began March 20, 1915 and Gafney named the new ballpark Braves Field. Parts of Braves Field’s facade consisted of Spanish colonial and stucco with a red tile roof. The concrete and steel ballpark was built in only five months. The Braves played their first game at the ballpark when they played the St. Louis Cardinals. - See more at: http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/past/BravesField.htm#sthash.NjQSfzzp....

When the Sixty-ninth Comes Back
By Joyce Kilmer

The Sixty-ninth is on its way - France heard it long ago,
And the Germans know we're coming, to give them blow for blow.
We've taken on the contract, and when the job is through
We'll let them hear a Yankee cheer and an Irish ballad too.

The Harp that once through Tara's Halls shall fill the air with song,
And the Shamrock be cheered as the port is neared by our triumphant throng.
With the Potsdam Palace on a truck and the Kaiser in a sack,
New York will be seen one Irish green when the Sixty-ninth comes back.

We brought back from the Border our Flag - 'twas never lost;
We left behind the land we love, the stormy sea we crossed.
We heard the cry of Belgium, and France the free and fair,
For where there's work for fighting-men, the Sixty-ninth is there.

The Harp that once through Tara's Halls shall fill the air with song,
And the Shamrock be cheered as the port is neared by our triumphant throng.
With the Potsdam Palace on a truck and the Kaiser in a sack,
New York will be seen one Irish green when the Sixty-ninth comes back.

The men who fought at Marye's Heights will aid us from the sky,
They showed the world at Fredericksburg how Irish soldiers die.
At Blackburn Ford they think of us, Atlanta and Bull Run;
There are many silver rings on the old flagstaff but there’s room for another one.

The Harp that once through Tara's Halls shall fill the air with song,
And the Shamrock be cheered as the port is neared by our triumphant throng.
With the Potsdam Palace on a truck and the Kaiser in a sack,
New York will be seen one Irish green when the Sixty-ninth comes back.

God rest our valiant leaders dead, whom we cannot forget;
They'll see the Fighting Irish are the Fighting Irish yet.
While Ryan, Roe, and Corcoran on History's pages shine,
A wreath of laurel and shamrock waits the head of Colonel Hine.

The Harp that once through Tara's Halls shall fill the air with song,
And the Shamrock be cheered as the port is neared by our triumphant throng.
With the Potsdam Palace on a truck and the Kaiser in a sack,
New York will be seen one Irish green when the Sixty-ninth comes back.

Well said, anon 5:17. The truth is that many, perhaps most native Americans aren't offended. It's more of the liberal "white guilt" akin to the thought process that resulted in Obama and Patrick getting elected. I was involved in a school mascot dispute some years back that went all the way to the U.S. Justice Department. A liberal, white teacher was offended by the native American school mascot and thought he'd get some publicity and get the mascot changed. He was also suing McDonald's at the time for having a "Paddy Wagon" in the McPlayground. I believe "Hamburglar" was in custody in the wagon. Next thing, native Americans by the busload came in asking that the name not be changed, as they considered it a badge of honor. The one native American who was opposed to the mascot was a professional race baiter along the lines of Jackson/Sharpton. It's remarkable that the same people "offended" by the native American team names probably voted for blue eyed, blonde haired Elizabeth Warren whose claim of 1/32nd Indian blood is beyond absurd and far more offensive.