Matt Nelson (35)'s Blog – February 2009 Archive (3)

Huntington Avenue Grounds - Boston

(I will try to periodically update this blog with a profile of a lost ballpark site that I've been to)

Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston is a conveniently located, easy-to-find, and notable lost ballpark site.

It was home to the Boston Red Sox from 1901-1911 and hosted the first modern World Series game in… Continue

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on February 25, 2009 at 11:03pm — 1 Comment

Lost Ballparks

I have added a Lost Ballparks map that includes the sites of 44 Lost Ballparks I have visited (Braves Field in Boston pictured at left).

It doesn't look like there are that many on the map, but if you zoom in, they're all there. With many of the sites there were multiple ballparks on the same piece of property (Sportsman's Parks I-IV for… Continue

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on February 14, 2009 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

Passing Time in the Winter, Waiting for Opening Day

How to pass the dreary and cold winter days? Thinking about baseball of course, that's how!

I've been busy looking at online schedules, planning, and repeating that over and over. Trying to figure out the right baseball trip for Summer 2009!

I just discovered Ballpark Chasers yesterday, what a great concept for a ballpark site! There are so many ballpark sites that are the same. Chasers is unique!

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on February 6, 2009 at 11:53pm — 2 Comments