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Boston Baseball Team Owner Pushes for New Ballpark.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 2001

By Meg Vaillancourt, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 26--Seeking to persuade Red Sox chief John Harrington to support a new waterfront ballpark before selling the team, Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty yesterday formally asked Harrington for a meeting to discuss the idea.

Flaherty's push comes amid growing support among South Boston political leaders for a plan to build a ballpark on 25 acres developer Frank McCourt owns in the South Boston Seaport area.

"It is my belief that ... a new home for the Red Sox in South Boston is a distinct possibility," Flaherty, a councilor at large and a South Boston native, wrote to Harrington.

Racing to seal a deal with McCourt before Harrington sells the team to...

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