MY TAKE ON WAHCONAH PARK

ON THE WAY TO WAHCONAH PARK OFF THE MASS PIKE, YOU'LL TRAVEL THROUGH THE TOWNS OF LEE AND LENOX, TWO VERY CHARMING NEW ENGLAND TOWNS. THEN YOU HIT PITTSFIELD, WHERE I'VE ONLY VISITED ON THE WEEKENDS SO AS FAR AS I'VE SEEN, THE MAIN STREET DOESN'T HAVE MUCH GOING ON ...THERE ARE QUITE A FEW STOREFRONTS THOUGH I GUESS DURING THE WEEK THE TOWN S A LITTLE MORE ALIVE.

WAHCONAH PARK IS SET BEHIND A ROW OF HOUSES AND ACROSS FROM THE BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER. PARKING IS A GRAVEL PARKING LOT, WHICH HAS A TENDENCY TO FLOOD SO BEWARE ON RAINY GAME DAYS.

THE PARK ITSELF FACES THE WEST, BECAUSE WHEN IT WAS BUILT THEY WANTED TO MAXIMIZE THE SUN FOR LATE AFTERNOON GAMES. THE RESULT OF FACING WEST ALSO MEANS THAT WAHCONAH PARK IS "HOME OF THE FAMOUS SUN DELAY." REMEMBER, THEY ONLY DELAY THE GAME BECAUSE THE SUN IS IN THE BATTER'S EYE. THEY SURE DON'T STOP IT BECAUSE IT'S IN THE FAN'S EYE. WHEN TRAVELING TO PITTSFIELD, DON'T FORGET YOUR SUNGLASSES, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE GAME WITHOUT THEM