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GCS Ballpark, Gateway
Grizzlies
A visit to a Gateway Grizzlies (independent;
Frontier League) game isn't complete without
sampling some sort of unique food item, whether
it's a deep-fried slider or a cheeseburger served
between two Krispy Kreme doughnuts. But there's
more than just cheesy food items to attract fans
to GCS Ballpark: the facility is a lovely
6,000-seat gem, and the Grizzlies go out of their
way to provide top-level customer service. Go for
the food (over 100 items are offered at the
ballpark's concession stands) and stay for the
game.
Marc Viquez reports on
his recent visit to a Grizzlies tilt.

League Stadium, DuBois
County Bombers
Baseball
has been played at League Stadium since
1894, but producers of
A League of Their Own rebuilt the ballpark
to make it seem like it existed during World War
II, complete with an all-wood structure, small
press box, beams galore, and vintage signs in the
outfield walls. After an independent Frontier
League team left town, a summer-collegiate team
moved in. As Marc Viquez reports, a
summer-collegiate team
in the form of the DuBois County Bombers (summer
collegiate; CICL) is the
perfect tenant for a great old/new ballpark, as a
recent visit confirms
that the ballpark feels as if it had originally
been built 65 years ago

Yale Field, New Haven County
Cutters
Opening in 1927, Yale Field has hosted a universe
of Hall of Famers past and present -- Ruth, Gehrig,
Williams, Berra, Jeter -- as well as some
memorable games, such as the NCAA Regional game
where Yale's Ron Darling and St. John's Frank
Viola hooked up in a legendary pitchers' duel,
with Darling no-hitting St. John's for 11 innings
before surrendering a run and losing in the 12th.
Today Yale Field is home to the New Haven County
Cutters (independent; Can-Am Association), and
that sense of history just permeates the place --
or maybe it's the smell of barbeque. In any case,
it's a venerable facility well worth a visit. Mike
Pastore and Steve Kapsinow report.
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