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LEGENDS FIELD - Boston, MA

Boston is a city with a rich sports tradition rivaled only by New York and Chicago. In recognition of that grand tradition, the city of Boston and the state of Massachusetts constructed a $350 million, state of the art stadium for the Boston Wolfpack called Legends Field.

Legends Field - which opened in April 2003 - honors the rich heritage of Boston sports by including a Boston Sports Hall of Fame on the grounds, free to the public. There are also statues of Boston sports legends on the grounds, including not just baseball players such as Carl Yastremski and Cy Young, but also great players from other sports, including Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Bobby Orr, Raymond Bourque and John Hannah. A 15 foot tall bronze sculpture of Ted Williams stands just beyond the left field wall, welcoming visitors to the park, and serving as a casual reminder of who the greatest player of all time is.

Legends Park replaced Fenway Park as the home of the Wolfpack and is located down the street from the old ballpark (now home to the New England Minutemen of the Hodges League) and bounded by Brookline Avenue and Boylston Street. Legends Park has many of the amenities lacked by Fenway, including more seating, more comfortable seating, unobstructed sight lines, and a T-stop that comes out across the street from the stadium.

TEAM HERALDRY

OWNER INFORMATION

Phil Unwin, owner of the Wolfpack since 1998, left the team in the winter of 2005-2006. The Wolfpack are currently unowned and managed by the MBLS Collective.

TROPHY CASE

TEAM INFO

AFFILIATES
Rochester Pups (AAA)
Albany Capitals (AA)
Plattsburgh Cardinals (A)
Trinidad Wolfpack (MWL)

TEAM HISTORY

In 1998, Rochester native Philip Unwin purchased the team from the league and immediately turned the franchise around. A renewed emphasis on an exciting offense and on farm system development gave the long-moribund team an identity. The franchise makeover paid off, as the Wolfpack made their first playoff appearance in 1999. Unfortunately, they were upset in the first round.

In the year 2000, the Wolfpack were engaged in a fantastic battle for division supremacy with their ancient rival, Gotham City. The Wolfpack made the playoffs again, but were once again upset in round one. A spending spree triggered debt problems and a rebuilding year in 2001, but after paying their dues, the Wolfpack returned to prominence in 2002. The Pack won 93 games, and led the division for most of the season before their veteran pitching staff ran out of gas. In 2003, a slow start doomed the team, as they had problems winning at home. A late season acquisition of Kevin Millwood helped to close the gap, but once again, Gotham City took the division title. Another more distant second place finish followed in 2004, and injury problems and inconsistent youth led to a third place finish in '05.

Like the old Brooklyn Dodgers, the motto of the Boston Wolfpack has thus far been "Wait 'til next year!" And just as 1955 eventually came around and brought a World Championship to "Dem Bums," so too will "next year" eventually come to Beantown.

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