Parade without borders in effect

BOSTON (AP) -- After 86 years of frustration, Red Sox fans are used to disappointment.
Because so many members of Red Sox Nation are expected in Boston to celebrate the team's World Series triumph, the victory parade today won't be making any stops and won't culminate with a staged rally, either.
"I understand the problem -- where do you stick five million people?," fan Dave Henry said.
Whether it's five million or half that, authorities won't let fans stuff themselves into City Hall Plaza, where the New England Patriots held rallies after they won the Super Bowl twice in the past three years.
Police Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole said the sheer number of fans expected could lead to a disastrous situation.
"Let's face it, you get a crowd that size and it's very unpredictable," O'Toole told The Associated Press on Friday.
"One of the reasons we're not having one particular rally location is that we're concerned that it could be a dangerous situation."
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