His saloon was Boston's original sports bar—it was decorated in a baseball theme, with pictures of the players, and a scoreboard on the outside wall.

Author Glenn Stout (A Red Sox Century) helped popularize the collection when he worked at the library.

[2] The song was subsequently part of the soundtrack of the 2005 movie Fever Pitch concerning fans of the 2004 Boston Red Sox season.

In 2008, Dropkick Murphys bassist Ken Casey re-opened Third Base, although it was re-named McGreevy's, and added open-air elements for warmer months.

This iteration of McGreevy's permanently closed following Massachusetts' March 10, 2020 state of emergency declaration,[3] due to the building's owner, A&S Realty,[4] demanding full rent payments despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.