Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Luke Scott told MLB.com he thought Fenway was “a dump” as the club prepares to kick off its 100th season in the ballpark.

"As a baseball player, going there to work, it's a dump," said Scott, whose Rays play the Red Sox on Friday in their Fenway opener. "I mean, it's old. It does have a great feel and nostalgia, but at the end of the day, I'd rather be at a good facility where I can get my work in. A place where I can go hit in the cage. Where I have space and it's a little more comfortable to come to work.

"You're packed in like sardines there. It's hard to get your work in. ... You have to go to their weight room if you want to lift. From a fan's perspective, it's probably pretty cool to go see a game at a historic park. But from a player's point of view, it's not a place where you want to go to work."

For Scott, who was with the Orioles when Baltimore beat Boston on the last day of the season, it’s the second time in as many months he’s taken a shot at the Red Sox. During spring training, he said keeping the Sox out of the playoffs last September was even sweeter because the team’s fans were arrogant and “vulgar.”

"Just their arrogance," Scott told MLB.com at the time. "The fans come in and they take over the city. They're ruthless. They're vulgar. They cause trouble. They talk about your family. Swear at you. Who likes that? When people do that, it just gives you more incentive to beat them. Then when things like [the last game of last season] happen, you celebrate even more. You go to St. Louis -- classiest fans in the game. You do well, there's no vulgarity. You know what? You don't wish them bad."