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April 11, 2006

7 to 7 at Fenway: Price has chilling effect on hot coffee

The weather for the home opener remained true to its heritage today, turning chilly, windy and overcast as the game progressed, our correspondent Steve Peoples reports.

Fans put on their sweatshirts, ducked for cover into the halls of Fenway and stood in line for hot drinks.

Sheryl Birenbaum, of Framingham, Mass., was among those waiting for coffee at one of the new Dunkin' Donuts stands at the ballpark.

"I'm really cold, and I really want coffee, " she said, after finally finding the shop in a tunnel off the third-base side of the field.

The line was about five minutes long, and the coffee had a higher pricetag than Rhode Islanders may be used to: $3.50 for a regular-sized coffee, and $4.25 for a large. Hot chocolate was $3, and, for the hardier souls, $4 for ice coffee.

Birenbaum almost gave up when she saw the price. But she got her cup, then headed off in another direction – to wait in the beer line.

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