Five days after the Tsarnaev brothers blew up Boston's most sacred event, and just 24 hours after one brother was killed and the other was caught, everyone decided that it was OK to play baseball at Fenway again. The game happened on a Saturday afternoon, preceded by an emotional ceremony and many prayers.

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I just want to play baseball.

— David Ortiz

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When I play on grass, my body doesn't ache. It can get sore, but it doesn't pulse, and my legs don't ache. When I play on turf, my legs can pulse and ache for up to 24 hours, and it could take 3-5 days to recover, whereas grass, after 24 hours, I'm ready to play again.

— Alex Morgan

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All I want to do is play baseball.

— Alex Rodriguez

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It was all I lived for, to play baseball.

— Mickey Mantle

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I had an addiction to play baseball.

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