After playing the first two games of the Frontier League Finals in front of their beloved fans on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Capitals travel west to the home of the Evansville Otters. A legendary stadium, the third oldest in the United States, where baseball is still played and which was the setting for several scenes in the film A league of petticoats.
Bosse Field, inaugurated in 1915‘There are only two oldest in the world of professional baseball, and they are very well known: Fenway Park, the legendary stadium of the Boston Red Sox (1912) and Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs (1914).
If you take a trip to Indiana, this is possible‘Wherever Tom Hanks and Madonna set foot, you can stroll elsewhere as tours of Bosse Field are available.
The stadium is‘Located elsewhere on Don Mattingly Road because the‘The former New York Yankees star is from‘Evansville, a community of‘Approximately 120,000 residents, 2.5 hours drive from Nashville.
Danger…‘lighting
This is making the rounds in the tourism column. Because the Capitals certainly don’t want to travel to Indiana as mere visitors.
And because this stadium, as legendary as it is, will cause some difficulties for the defending champions in the third meeting (as well as the fourth and fifth, if necessary).‘You have to play in the‘West, next Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
And that, even if‘They had a better record than the Otters this season – the latter finished third on the season‘West – because of‘a regulation of the Frontier League according to which the‘The home advantage varies‘a section on‘other d‘Year for year.
“The system of‘The lighting is old, explains manager Patrick Scalabrini. I remember when we were there two years ago, the outfielders had lost a few balls because of the lights. VS‘is a place where‘is very difficult‘go play.”
This famous system of‘The lighting also gives an advantage to the Otters’ pitchers, who are already inherently more efficient than the New Jersey Jackals’ pitchers, who beat the Capitals in three games after scoring a combined 29 points on Saturday and Sunday. Batsmen have more difficulty seeing the ball coming than‘for the‘Habit.
A series won… a long time ago
But for the rest, on Monday Scalabrini still studied this famous formation, which will present a different challenge from Tuesday in Quebec, especially because‘They have only played them three times this season, and all three times at Stade Canac.
Photo Didier Debusschere
The Capitals had won two games in that series, which were played at the end of May, at a completely different time when we think about the development in the rankings‘experienced Quebec this season.
“There are some players on our team who have never played against her,” notes Scalabrini.
During their visit to Quebec, the Otters, who do not rely on an offense as formidable as the Jackals’, also lost two of their top two hitters, Jomar Reyes (.301) and Jeffrey Baez (.280). did not have a visa to enter Canada.
However, this time they could be there.
Scalabrini sends Abdiel Saldana (7-2, 1.72) to the mound for the first game of the final on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. On Wednesday it should be Harley Gollert’s turn (7-0, 3.23) at the same time.