I remember going to the ball park with my parents, grandparents, and younger sister many times and bringing my baseball glove just in case a foul ball was hit near our seats. I returned to Rhode Island this summer for my Nana''s memorial service, and I was hoping to catch a PawSox game, but to my disappointment, when I went on line to check out the PawSox schedule, they were going to be out of town the week I was planning to be there. But my trip wasn''t lost, when I went to the souvenir shop to get things for my family, I was able to go upstairs and see the field and re-live many happy memories.

I loved watching the game and its players. I also got to see Mo Vaughn and Ellis Burks play at McCoy and can say now if they are on TV, "I remember seeing him in Pawtucket!"

During the game, there is a baseball trivia question that you can answer by writing the answer on a piece of paper and handing to a security guard. During the 7th Inning Stretch, the answer is announced and a name is randomly drawn. The lucky winner gets PawSox tickets and a six-pack of Coca Cola. I never won the drawing, but I did get the right answer several times.

Ben Mondor owns the PawSox, and at every home game, he is walking in the stands shaking hands with people and talking to them. He is very down to earth and friendly.

PawSox games are one of the only things I miss about Rhode Island since moving to Idaho in 1992.${QuickSuggestions} No ballgame is complete unless you have a Fenway frank and nachos. They are my favorite baseball food. I used to get a Fenway frank and eat it with just mustard and an order of nachos. My mom used to buy peanuts and a beer.

When you order beer at McCoy, bring your I.D. because the people at the beerstand I.D. everyone. My mom was 42 and was I.D.''''d once and she had to run back to our seats to get her purse. The counter guy said she looked good for her age.

You cannot bring your own food into McCoy. If you do, it will be confiscated by security.

On the way into McCoy, enjoy the mural all around the entrance of past PawSox greats such as Carlton Fisk, Fred Lynn, Jim Rice, etc. It''''s a work of art.

One of the best times to attend a PawSox game is on the 3rd of July if the team is at home. The game starts at 6pm so that it ends by dusk. After dusk, there is a spectacular fireworks display that will leave you breathless and feeling very patriotic.${BestWay} The best way to get to McCoy stadium by car is to take Interstate 95 North into Rhode Island. From I-95, take Exit 28, the McCoy Stadium and Slater Mill exit and follow the signs to McCoy Stadium.

Parking can be bad during the final home game and 4th of July if the PawSox are at home, so get to the park early if you don''''t want to park in the boonies and walk. If you don''''t have a car, there are taxi and public buses available to get you to McCoy. So play ball!!