Posts Tagged ‘PawSox’
Own McCoy Stadium memorabilia. Online auction begins July 15th
The City of Pawtucket is auctioning items from McCoy Stadium, beginning Monday, July 15 at 8 AM. The auction will run through July 26 at 5 PM. Hosted on the “BetterWorld” online platform, the auction provides fans and community members a unique opportunity to own a piece of Pawtucket history while supporting local charities. The…
Read MoreSavannah Bananas taking the baseball world by storm by putting the fans first – John Cardullo
By John Cardullo, sportswriter In today’s sports entertainment landscape, it does not take much to bore the average fan, given the slow pace and drawn-out sports such as baseball, which is leading the face of change needed to excite the fan base. Basketball has put in the 3-point line to increase scoring, and pretty much…
Read MoreMcCoy Stadium pinch-hits as a walk-up, drive-up vaccination site
On Wednesday, May 12th the City of Pawtucket, in partnership with the Rhode Island National Guard and Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), will be opening a Walk-Up, Drive-Up Vaccination site at McCoy Stadium. “Our goal is to provide accessible drive up and walk-up vaccinations for those who still need to get…
Read MoreOopSox chill at Polar Park
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Photo: Retro stadium proposed for PawSox in Providence shortly after team was sold. (bostonglobe.com) By the time this has posted, the WooSox, as the former PawSox Triple-A Boston Red Sox franchise is called, will have played their home opener at the new Polar Park,…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Dining on the Diamond
Join the Northern RI Chamber of Commerce for Dining on the Diamond at McCoy Stadium on Thursday, October 1, 2020, – 5:00 to 7:00 pm They are taking it outside – an exclusive opportunity to dine right on the field! McCoy Stadium Baseball Diamond, 1 Columbus Avenue, Pawtucket, 02860 Do not miss this experience. An…
Read MoreMcCoy Stadium Feasibility Study Begins
Study to determine suitability for the site as Pawtucket moves forward. The City of Pawtucket, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, and the City Council have announced that, through CommerceRI’s Site Readiness program, a geotechnical study of McCoy will begin in July. The study, expected to be completed in August, includes assessing data from the area and…
Read MoreNever Can Say Goodbye…PawSox
By John Cardullo, sportswriter Photo: Ben Mondor, founder of the Pawtucket Red Sox, died in October of 2010, ten years ago. No “Field of Dreams” for the PawSox and their fans as the MLB (Minor League Baseball) officially canceled its 2020 season. For the fans of the Pawtucket Red Sox baseball team, that the 2020…
Read MoreThe PawSox – One More Time For All The Old Times
by John Cardullo, sportswriter It was back in 1975 a singer song writer Melissa Manchester wrote a song called Midnight Blue that had this lyric “I think we can make it, one more time. If we tried, one more time, for all the old times”. That is what the 2020 Pawtucket Red Sox are hoping…
Read MoreHearts in Bloom with the PawSox for Valentine’s Day
For nearly ten years, the American Heart Association in Rhode Island ran a Valentine’s Day program called Hearts in Bloom. It’s 2-fold: to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke during February, American Heart Month – and to raise funds to support their programs. The program grew over the years and became workplace based as…
Read MoreWhither goes McCoy?
RINewsToday reached out to the City of Pawtucket to inquire about the future of McCoy Stadium, for the most part unmentioned in the broad announcement about Pawtucket’s plan for future development, to include building of a new soccer stadium in the Seekonk River area, a hotel, residences, and riverwalks, among retail and other ideas. In…
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