Tom Caron: Looking forward to 2021 and a brighter future We are all eager for the time when fans are again allowed in the stands and Boston sports teams are more successful. By Tom Caron Share Fans were unable to attend games at Fenway Park in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cardboard cutouts took their place. With a vaccine being distributed, there is reason to hope fans will once again gather at Fenway Park at some point in 2021. Charles Krupa/Associated Press We’re on to 2021. There’s never been a better time to invoke the spirit of Bill Belichick. It’s time to set our sights firmly on the future and put a year filled with misery and fear behind us.