Thursday, February 09, 2006

Fenway billboard features son of cop who died in drunk driving accident

What are the chances? It would seem the Sox have unknowingly placed a sox fan who died into a billboard over fenway.

BostonHerald.com - News & Opinion: Grieving couple gets sign from above

Grieving couple gets sign from above By Michele McPhee/The Beat Monday, February 6, 2006
In the terrible days after his 20-year-old son was killed by an allegedly drunken driver, Boston cop Dennis Thomson prayed for a sign from his slain namesake. And he got one. It hangs over Fenway Park. The Red Sox’s newest billboard over Yawkey Way features three guys from North Quincy knocking knuckles with Trot Nixon in 2003 after he pounded a home run in the 11th inning to clinch Game 3 of the series against the Yankees.

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