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TEAM ::: PAWTUCKET RED SOX
LOCATION ::: PAWTUCKET, RHODE
ISLAND
MY FIRST GAME ::: APRIL 14,1995
OPPONENT ::: TOLEDO MUD HENS
LEVEL ::: INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 'AAA'
RATINGS
BALLFIELD ::: B+
SCORBOARD ::: B
FOOD ::: A
FACILITES ::: B+
MASCOT ::: A
MY TAKE ON THE PARK
THE FIRST THING I NOTICED AS I DROVE DOWN A RESIDENTIAL
STREET TO THIS OLD PLACE WAS SIGN IN FRONT OF THE VERY SMALL PARKING LOT. "PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK." THE SIGN STILL STANDS TODAY
BUT SO DOES A STATUE OF PAWS THE MASCOT WELCOMING YOU WITH OPEN ARMS. THAT VERY SMALL PARKING LOTS IS
ONE OF THE FIRST CORRECTIONS MADE. TODAY A MUCH LARGER LOT SURROUNDS THE STADIUM, HOWEVER, THEY DO GET LARGE CROWDS HERE AND
THE FREE PARKING FILLS UP QUICKLY.
SADLY, ONE UPDATE THEY DID MAKE KIND OF RUINED THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARK
.. BEFORE THE RENOVATION ONE OF THE FINEST ENTRANCEWAYS WAS AT McCOY, WALKING UP THE SPIRAL ENTRANCE TO THE CONCOURCE. TODAY,
THE ENTRANCE IS SIMILAR TO TRENTON, WALK THROUGH THE TURNSTILES, PAST THE GIFT SHOP AND UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS TO THE
CONCOURSE. HOWEVER, ALL IS NOT LOST BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE GAME YOU CAN STILL WALK DOWN THE SPIRAL WALKWAY AND REVISIT
ALL OF THE GREATS THAT CALLED McCOY HOME OVER THE YEARS.
AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS THE SECOND UPDATE IS SEEN .. A
VERY WIDE CONCOURSE WITH A PICNIC AREA. YOU STILL CANNOT SEE THE GAME FROM THE HOT DOG LINE, BUT YOU NO LONGER RUN THE RISK
OF SOMEONE TAKING A BITE OUT OF YOUR DOG AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO YOUR SEAT. SPEAKING OF HOT DOGS, THE CONCESSION
STANDS RUN ALL THROUGHOUT THE PARK OFFERING AN EXTENDED VARIETY OF FOOD WHICH IS QUITE GOOD AND AT THE LOW END OF THE
BAPLLPARK PRICE SCALE ... MY FAVORITE IS THE HOT SAUSAGE WHICH IS ACTUALLY SPICEY.
THE SEATING AREA HAS BEEN EXPANDED WITH NEW BLEACHERS IN
RIGHT FIELD AND A GRASSY BERM IN LEFT. HOWEVER, THE ORIGINAL SEATING AREA HAS REMAINED THE SAME WITH SOME EXPANSION DOWN THE
LEFT FIELD LINE .. THE ORIGINAL SEATS ARE STILL COVERED BY THE ROOF AND THE POLES ARE STILL STANDING .. AT McCOY THOUGH, THE
POLES JUST SEEM TO FIT. A VIDEO BOARD WAS ALSO ADDED IN RIGHT FIELD WHICH IS USED PERFECTLY AS IT DOES NOT TRY TO DISTRACT
DURING THE GAME.
ONE THING THAT HAS NOT CHANGED AND REMAINS A McCOY TRADITION
THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER IS HOW YOU GET YOUR AUTOGRAPHS .. DURING BATTING PRACTICE YOU SEE CUT OUT MILK CARTONS,
CUT LAUNDRY DETERGENT CONTAINERS, OR A BEACH PALE HANGING FROM FISHING LINES WITH SOMETHING IN THEM FOR A PLAYER TO SIGN ...
AND AT THE OTHER END OF THE LINE IS A PLAYER DIGGING A BALL OR AUTOGRAPH BOOK OUT AND SIGNING ... A GREAT SCENE AT A
PLACE WHERE PLAYERS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE FANS.
WITH McCOY BEING REMODELED AND TICKET PRICES LOWER THAN
MANY 'A' LEVEL GAMES, THIS IS REALLY A GREAT DESTINATION .. CROWDS ARE A STANDARD SO GET TO THE GAME EARLY, OF COURSE BRING
YOUR POLE AND A BUCKET AND GO FISHING FOR AN AUTOGRAPH BEFORE THE GAME.
NEARBY DESTINATIONS INCLUDE FENWAY PARK
IN BOSTON (approx. 40 MILES) AND THE NORWICH NAVIGATORS (approx. 45 MILES) WHO WILL ON SUNDAYS PLAY THE SAME DAY AS THE
PAW SOX WITH THE GATORS @ 1:00 AND THE PAW SOX @ 6:00. JUST REMEMBER THAT ON A WEEKDAY, DRIVING THROUGH PROVIDENCE DURING
RUSH HOUR CAN BE QUITE AN ADVENTURE. HOWEVER, WHILE MAKING YOUR WAY THROUGH PROVIDENCE TRAFFIC, BE SURE NOT TO MISS "NIBBLES",
THE WORLD'S LARGEST BUG.
THE LINE UPS
TOLEDO MUD HENS MANAGER :::
10 TOM RUNNELLS
PAWTUCKET RED SOX MANAGER
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26 BUDDY BAILEY
TOLEDO MUD HENS
4 Tarrick Brock rf
12 Craig Wilson 3b
18 Tim Leiper 2b
33 Ivan Cruz 1b
31 Derrick White dh
7 Rob Lukachyk lf
29 Justin Mashore cf
22 Kirk Mendenhall ss
17 Lance Rice c
26 Pat Ahearne p
32 Mike Christopher LP
PAWTUCKET
RED SOX
14
Aubrey Waggoner cf
23
Juan Bell 2b
24
Matt Stairs lf
37
Don Barbara dh
15
Victor Rodriguez 3b
22
Ron Mahay rf
20
Alex Delgado c
33
Jason Friedman 1b
25
Randy Brown ss
39
Dan Gakeler p
19 Dale Plummer WP
MUD HENS 001 100 000
2 9 2
RED SOX 000 000 012 3 9 0
TIME ::: 2:48
ATTENDANCE :::
4,517
WEATHER ::: 50 / WINDY
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