"This group has publicly stated its desire to keep the team atFenway Park," Dan Wilson, president of Save Fenway Park, says in areleased statement. "They have even developed a workable renovationplan. Save Fenway Park welcomes the new owners and looks forward toworking with them to make the dream of a renovated Fenway Park areality."

The renovation plan put forth by the new owners--John Henry aswell as Tom Werner, a TV producer, former US Senator GeorgeMitchell, Larry Lucchino, Les Otten, Ben Cammarata, Ed Eskandarian,Arthur Nicholas, Marty Trust and the New York TimesCompany--involves creating nearly 10,000 additional seats and morethan one million sf compared with the current 450,000 sf. Therewould be 98 luxury boxes in the renovated stadium compared with thecurrent 44 and 5,000 club seats compared with the current 606. Theteam would not have to be moved during the estimated 36 months ofconstruction.

"When they presented the renovation pan to the public, they gotvery good reviews," Erika Tarlin, a board member of Save FenwayPark, tells GlobeSt.com. "But everyone now keeps saying how willthey get this done. We've shown it can be done."