tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post331869549554217101..comments2024-03-16T09:26:42.761+11:00Comments on South of the Border - a South Melbourne Hellas blog: Off-Season Digressions - Melbourne Aces vs Sydney Blue Sox/BaseballPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844708719537648292noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-25844030702593108132014-01-03T10:04:18.606+11:002014-01-03T10:04:18.606+11:00I used to enjoy going there as a kid. Back then i...I used to enjoy going there as a kid. Back then it was called Altona, of course. Gotta love Melbourne re-zoning.<br />Was a great ballpark for sightlines, etc. Would get bl00dy cold in the evenings.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-74037265438117617162014-01-02T20:44:18.929+11:002014-01-02T20:44:18.929+11:00Let us know how you found Laverton compared to the...Let us know how you found Laverton compared to the Showgrounds.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-87689461464931150582013-12-31T16:40:18.737+11:002013-12-31T16:40:18.737+11:00Going for the first time at Laverton in a couple o...Going for the first time at Laverton in a couple of days, but went to a few games at the Showgrounds when they played there and really enjoyed it. It was as makeshift as all buggery (the 'bullpen' was just two guys throwing fireballs at each other right next to the fence. Interesting to see close up but high chance of death) but a good place to watch.<br /><br />Having said that there was no shelter there at all so I avoided day games like the plague.Adam 1.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/10232438435178283697noreply@blogger.com