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Published Thursday, April 21, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

RIDDING THE WORLD OF CELLPHONE WAVERS: If you saw me on TV during Tuesday night's NESN telecast of the Red Sox-Blue Jays game, then you know I didn't get on my cellphone and start waving to the camera. But I was hot on the heels of such people, because I'm part of the solution, not part of the problem.

Spilling beer on a baseball player or allegedly hitting him will get you kicked out of Fenway Park for the rest of the season. But what about fan-on-fan interference?
Throughout the first Red Sox homestand, fans in the stands and watching from home have had their viewing experience tarnished by cellphone wavers - ticket holders who'd rather carry on conversations with select TV viewers than watch the ballgame.
"Nothing aggravates me more than that,'' said Giant Glass owner Dennis Drinkwater, who literally is the most visible fan in Fenway.
Drinkwater sits in the front row behind home plate. You see his blond hair and dapper attire just to the left of the ump. What you don't see is how he polices the area around his four seats.
"I say talk all you want between innings. Talk to Australia if you want,'' Drinkwater said. "But you're here for the ballgame.''
Red Sox policy wants "fans being courteous to other fans,'' said team communications director Glenn Geffner.

Continue reading my story: Bad call (Boston Herald)