games we’re going to in 2010

June 27 - Brockton Rox vs.New Jersey Jackals @ Campanelli Stadium
June 30 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs.Reading Phillies @ MerchantsAuto.com Stadium
July 3 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs.New Britain Rock Cats @ MerchantsAuto.com Stadium
July 4 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs.New Britain Rock Cats @ MerchantsAuto.com Stadium
July 11 - Pawtucket Red Sox vs. Syracuse Chiefs @ McCoy Stadium
July 18 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs.Binghamton Mets @ MerchantsAuto.com Stadium
August 7 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs.Bowie BaySox @ MerchantsAuto.com Stadium (Renew Your Wedding Vows Night)
August 8 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs.Bowie BaySox @ MerchantsAuto.com Stadium
August 15 - Pawtucket Red Sox vs. Buffalo Bisons @ McCoy Stadium
August 22 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs.New Britain Rock Cats @ MerchantsAuto.com Stadium
August 29 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs.Portland Sea Dogs @ MerchantsAuto.com Stadium
September 3 - Portland Sea Dogs vs.New Hampshire Fisher Cats @ Hadlock Field
September 4 - Portland Sea Dogs vs.New Hampshire Fisher Cats @ Hadlock Field
September 5 - Portland Sea Dogs vs.New Hampshire Fisher Cats @ Hadlock Field

It’s about time someone did this…

July 14, 2009
By Christine

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So I was looking at my calendar, and saw a few baseball game-less weekends.  Now, we can’t have that, can we?  In the summer, we like to go to at least one minor league game each weekend.

So I got tickets for the Brockton Rox for Saturday, July 25.  I also wanted to hit Nashua at least once this year, to see the American Defenders of New Hampshire (formerly the Nashua Pride).  Yes, they are playing in Brockton on the 25th, the game we’re going to, but I wanted to go and see them at Holman Stadium in Nashua.  They’ve changed ownership since last year, and completely revamped themselves, new name, new uniforms, etc.  One of the members of the new ownership group is Dan Duquette, who used to be the Red Sox GM.  And former Red Sox player Brian Daubach is the field manager.

I’ve always liked Daubach, which is a big part of why I want to see at least one ADNH game.  But when I went to their website to buy tickets, I saw another great reason to go to Holman Stadium.

The Diamond Club.

This is new this year, it is a 21+ club/lounge that is open to those who buy a Legend seat (which is $9.00).  It has a full bar, full suite menu, and a balcony to sit on to watch the game.  And TV with the Red Sox game, if it happens to be on at the time.

For minor league games, we usually buy the more *expensive* tickets anyway.  Nine bucks is what we pay for tickets pretty much everywhere else, so of course I jumped on the Legend tickets.

I say that it is about damned time a ballpark had some sort of adults-only area. All too often, kids are left unsupervised, running about, screaming, totally out of control, no parents in sight.  What a great idea for a 21+ place to enjoy the game without all of that crap.

No doubt that the parents of said annoying kids may leave them to run about while THEY go and sit in the Diamond Club.  But at least WE get to get away from their kids, too!

Our tickets are for August 1.  I will provide a full review of this after we go.  If it turns out to be something nice, I will promote it as much as possible, in the hope of getting other minor league teams around here to consider setting up something similar at their ballparks.

We shall see!

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