Royal Rooters

The Royal Rooters were a fan club for Boston's professional baseball team in the American League in the early 20th century.

[citation needed] The Royal Rooters were led by Michael T. McGreevy, nicknamed "Nuf Ced", owner of the 3rd Base Saloon in Boston.

On game days the Royal Rooters marched in procession from the 3rd Base Saloon to the Huntington Avenue Grounds, which was the team's home field before Fenway Park opened in 1912.

The Rooters had a reserved section of seats along the third base line, close enough to the field to intimidate or distract opposing players with their insults and vicious taunts.

The light fixtures were made from bats used by Red Sox stars and a painted portrait of McGreevy that hung above the bar looked down upon customers.

The current Rooters are based in the Boston area and meet informally for Red Sox games as well as for "outings" in various locations around the country.

In 2008, Dropkick Murphys leader Ken Casey joined forces with film producer and baseball historian Peter Nash (also known as Pete Nice) to re-establish and re-open McGreevy's 3rd Base Saloon at 911 Boylston Street.