In 1995 to enter McCoy, you walked up one of a few spiral ramps decorated with "Paw" Sox players of the past. It made for a historical stroll to the game. After the construction, one of the ramps is accessible to exit, but when entering past the ticket taker, it is a walk up a flight of stairs to the main concourse.

The main concourse is now spacious with a picnic area on the 3rd base side. Seats were added in the outfield so you can now walk around almost all of the stadium. What is still present but when you open up space, things get lost are the smells which make an old ballpark well, a ballpark. The aromas of cooking sausage now go up in the air instead of pleasing fans waiting to get to their seats. The sausage are a favorite here because a spicy sausage actually means spicy.  Overall, the food is good and as far as ballpark prices go, McCoy's are on the low end of the scale.

The renovations are McCoy are seen everywhere, but so however is what McCoy used to be. The mix works very well with the original seating area which is mostly covered and still has poles. A fancy huge video board would never work here, nor would anything that would distract one from the game. At McCoy, there is a video board that stays in the background doing its job without shouting to everyone that it is. Poles and a quiet scoreboard, all works well at McCoy.

At McCoy Stadium, as with all of New England, the Sox are the main attraction. Ticket prices at McCoy are lower than many 'A' level games making this an affordable destination to see the future Fenway stars. Just make sure before leaving for the game you find that empty container of Tide and attach it to your fishing pole for some Paw Sox autographs.

On your way to the park on I-95, take a look for the world's largest termite, Nibbles, who rests along I-95 in the city of Providence just south of Pawtucket.