Press Clippings

July 7, 2004 - Letter to the Editor of the Berkshire Eagle: An era revisited

I have been a fan of baseball from childhood. Growing up in Pittsfield in the post-World War II era, I attended nightly city league softball games fielded by the public works, police and fire departments, among others sponsors.

My father both played and kept score at these games, such was his love of the game.

July 4 at Wahconah Park was reminiscent of that era. The evening was magical, nostalgic and uncomplicated, a welcome distraction from the complexity of life today.

Thanks and congratulations to Jim Bouton for the evening and the future of baseball at Wahconah Park. I, as one of the over 4,500 fans, enjoyed the game immensely. This was a fine representative team of Pittsfield players. I am sure that many of us would follow that or any other team Jim would field at Wahconah Park for an upcoming baseball season.

PATRICIA D. SPERANZO Becket, MA