New Stadium Visit: Campanelli Stadium, Brockton Rox (NECBL)
In 2019, Amanda the Librarian and I thought we were going to a Brockton Rox game at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton. The Rox’ team website had tickets available and a countdown to first pitch. We got two tickets, jumped in…
Stadium Visit (Wayback Machine Edition): Cardines Field, Newport Gulls (NECBL)
My first experience with New England’s collegiate baseball culture was in Newport, Rhode Island. Sat back off the water, blocks away from cultural landmarks like the Cliffwalk, the National Tennis Hall of Fame, and all the yacht racing any person…
Stadium Visit (Wayback Machine Edition): McKeon Park, Hyannis Harbor Hawks (CCBL)
Amanda the Librarian, our dog Ollie and I visited McKeon Park in June 2019. I don’t know why I didn’t do a stadium visit post on the old Ashburn & Yawkey. But I didn’t. And with our new New England…
Stadium Visit: Frawley Stadium (Wilmington Blue Rocks)
Finally, The Rock has returned to Wilmington. It’s been a long, awful 15 months since our last stadium visit and 21 since our last baseball game (an August 2019 tilt at the now retired McCoy Stadium for the now moved…
Stadium Visit: Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, MA) Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccination Super-Site
First stadium visit in over a year, and sadly it wasn’t for a sporting event. But, it was the first long sought harbinger of the end of the pandemic. I was fortunate enough to be able to schedule a round…
New Stadium Visit: Tallaght Stadium (Dublin, IE), Home of Defending League of Ireland Champions – Shamrock Rovers FC
Stadium: Tallaght StadiumLocation: Dublin, IrelandSport: SoccerOccupant: Shamrock Rovers Football Club Failte from South Dublin and Tallaght Stadium, home of the Shamrock Rovers. On this particular evening, Rovers were hosting Cork City in their Airtricty League of Ireland regular season home…
New Stadium Visit: Croke Park (Dublin, IE) Home of the Gaelic Athletic Association
Stadium: Croke Park Location: Dublin, IrelandSport: Gaelic Athletic AssociationOccupant: GAA, Dublin GAAHome of the All-Ireland Finals Slainte and very welcome greetings from Dublin friends and fellow collectors. My partner and Amanda and I are currently in the middle of our…
Some Exciting Updates
There’s been a lot going on here at the corner of Ashburn Alley & Yawkey Way. Collections wise, we’ve been relatively quiet. I’ve had a couple returns come in for the Phillies Frankenset that I haven’t posted, including Ramon Aviles,…
Stadium Visit: McCoy Stadium (Pawtucket, RI) Red Sox vs Mudhens and the Greatest Fireworks Show Ever
The PawSox were hosting the Toledo Mudhens, which are Maxwell Klinger’s favorite team (if you’ve never watched M*A*S*H, then we can’t be friends). So my partner and I met up with a couple of our friends to catch a game…
Stadium Visit: Clem Spillane Field (Wareham, MA) Wood Bleachers on Rainy Days
Scene. INT – Bedroom, morning PAUL wakes up in bed. It is literally any weekend day during the baseball season. PAUL (to self)I think I’m going to go see a ball game today. THE WEATHER (off screen, presumably from wherever…
Baseball cards and nonsense.
