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One of the better ideas to come out of the NHL in recent years has been the NHL Winter Classic. Held first in Buffalo on New Year's Day in 2008, the annual outdoor game is not only into a ratings winner for NBC Sports on a day traditionally dominated by college football, it's also a big time event that's rapidly surpassed the league's All-Star Game in importance on the NHL calender.

And now, it's coming to Boston. At least that's what the Boston Herald is reporting this morning. That shot you see to the right is an artist's conception of what Fenway will be looking like come next New Year's Day when the reigning Eastern Conference Champions will get to host the 2010 NHL Winter Classic.

I went to the 2009 edition in Chicago, and trust me on this: Outside of the Stanley Cup Finals, there's no other hockey event you'd rather be at.

Some kids have a it all: the latest video game systems, the coolest bike on the block, the most expensive sneakers ... a dad who'll run onto the field at a baseball game and get arrested. Wait ... what?

Of all the things I wished for as a kid, seeing my dad get hogtied by baseball security wasn't one of them. But apparently things are just a bit different in Connecticut:

A Red Sox fan is facing charges for running on the field during Sunday's game at Fenway Park.

Michael Baggott, 37, of East Haven, Conn., was stopped by security after jumping a wall and running across the field during the ninth inning.

Baggott told police he was at the game with his father and 7-year-old son, and that he ran on the field in an attempt to impress the boy.

Baggott is charged with trespassing and disturbing a public assembly.

Sadly, there's a good chance Baggott's son didn't even witness the display -- I'm guessing a kid that spoiled probably has the attention span of a gnat, which means he was just as likely throwing a tantrum trying to get his mom to buy him Wally the Green Monster as he was watching his dad break the law.

(via Sports by Brooks)