Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke appeals for crowd noise to return

BOSTON --- It’s been a little too quiet for Ron Roenicke over the last couple days at Red Sox Summer Camp.

The experiments with piped-in crowd noise that began late last week have largely come to a halt. Walkup songs for hitters and music between innings have been played over the Fenway Park sound system, but providing some sort of backing track for actual game action would represent the next step.

"We thought we were going to get it back tomorrow or the next day," [...]

BOSTON --- It’s been a little too quiet for Ron Roenicke over the last couple days at Red Sox Summer Camp.

The experiments with piped-in crowd noise that began late last week have largely come to a halt. Walkup songs for hitters and music between innings have been played over the Fenway Park sound system, but providing some sort of backing track for actual game action would represent the next step.

"We thought we were going to get it back tomorrow or the next day," Roenicke said. "Hopefully that happens. It makes a difference in these games."

The normal din between pitches and ovations after a good defensive play or key hit are expected to be in place prior to Opening Day on July 24. There could also be a smattering of boos in the park should an opponent enjoy a standout moment against Boston. Roenicke, the Red Sox manager, expects a bit of a learning curve at the start in terms of coordinating an artificial atmosphere.

"I think the timing of that is really difficult – to be able to watch a game and figure out what’s going to happen and control the sound on that," Roenicke said. "Whoever is doing that needs some practice. Hopefully we’ll have plenty of games for them to get used to it."

Boston is scheduled to play another intrasquad contest Tuesday at 10 a.m. Nathan Eovaldi is among the pitchers expected to work.

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