Pawtucket Devastated by Paw Sox Departure
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With snow piled up outside McCoy stadium, one lone fan was buying tickets to this year’s Paw Sox games.
David Teixiera has been coming to ball games here for over 40 years, and is sad the Paw Sox are leaving.
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The Paw Sox thrived at McCoy Stadium, after Ben Mondor bought the team in the late 70’s.
Mondor died just over four years ago.
“I said poor Ben must rolling in his grave today, because this is everything he didn’t want to happen,” said Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien.
ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis said, “The City of Pawtucket put together a proposal to create a ballpark economic district, but in the end it just wasn’t enough.”
The idea was to add restaurants and stores around McCoy, making it a mini–Patriot Place.
Now the city hopes that long–time Paw Sox fans will urge the team’s buyer to reconsider.
“So it’s really about the fan base, and I think the fan base is going to have a lot to say in this, because they are the ones that really made this….
“The fans are going to be out there. We’re already getting all sorts… all the calls, all the texts, all the Facebook, all the Twitter, the tweets, and we’re going through that,” said Mayor Grebien.
Some fans are already speaking out.
“As far as the Paw Sox go, it was a devastating body blow,” said one fan at the RIPTA stop near City Hall.
“It’s very reasonable to get in. I am a senior citizen. I go in there with 5 dollars for a regular seat. The concessions are reasonable. It’s awful,” said another fan at the RIPTA stop across from City Hall.
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