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Famous Fields Tony Salas

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Page 1: History Behind The Walls

Famous FieldsTony Salas

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Touring the CountryWelcome to a tour about unique fields around the

country. First we travel to Boston, Massachusetts and see one of the oldest baseball fields. Then after we move onto where kids dreams come true at Williamsport, Pennsylvania at the Little League World Series. We then move into the Northwest and visit Boise, Idaho's very special “Blue and Orange Broncos.” After viewing potato country we go down to Baltimore, Maryland and take a look at M&T stadium, home to the NFL team Baltimore Ravens. Our final stop is Monmouth, Oregon, where Western Oregon University is it’s main popularity. We visit the very famous baseball field where a dozen league championships have been won.

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Fenway Park

Fenway is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Boston Red Sox ever since it opened in 1912 and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium in use.

The park is very famous for Its tall left field wall also known as the “Green Monster.” Another fun fact is that it cannot accomdate 40,000 fans which makes it easy to sell out. GO BOSTON!!

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Field of Dreams

Little leaguers from all over the country meet in Williamsport, Pennsylvania every year to compete to see who is the best in the world.

It is a tournament from kids ages 11-13 year olds. It was first held in 1947 and has never stopped since. The tournament is held every August and last for about seven days.

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The Blue and OrangeThe only colored turf in whole country. It is home to the Boise State Broncos. The field is located near downtown Boise, Idaho.The turf was added in the summer of 2002. It is also the number one watched sport in Boise.

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M&T Bank FieldThis field is home to the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League. It is located in Baltimore, Maryland. M&T Bank stadium officially opened in 1998, and is very well known for their dedicated fans and their hard hitting defense.

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Western Oregon University Baseball FieldThe field is located in Mounmouth, Oregon and is also home to the wolves. WOU is well-known for their hard working baseball team.The field has turf only on the infield because of the amount of rain it gets. GO WOLVES!!