Fenway Park is closing its doors to tours for the four days during the Democratic National Convention, which takes place at the end of next month. Officials insist it has nothing to do with security concerns.

     "There will be a lot of people having parties in private suites and it would make it a little awkward with people on tours just barging in and passing through," says Chuck Steedman, senior director of broadcast services for the Sox.

     "It's been a huge boost for our non-game business," says Steedman of the convention.

     Security precautions may increase depending on circumstances. "If one of the attendees of any of the functions necessitates it, we will up our security," he says.

     "Obviously we're in a heightened state of awareness,'' says Charles Cellucci, the team's director of security, ''and we'll be watching all our entrances and exits even though there are no games during that time. "I'd like to think that when we bring in over 30,000 fans for each game we maintain that same heightened sense of security."

     Because the DNC has been classified as  a national special security event, security throughout Boston will be tighter anyway. As far as what other cities do during such events, representatives of the New York Yankees say they are still working on security logistics for when the Republican National Convention hits their town in September. They are unsure if they will be closing Yankee Stadium for tours.

     "We have the dates of the Republican National Convention circled on the calendar and we know we're going to be working with local law enforcement to ensure that Yankee Stadium will be as safe as it always is," says Yankees Assistant Director of Media Relations Jason Zillo. "But we haven't gotten that far yet. The process is still in its infancy."