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Auggie

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Tue Jun 7, 2016, 05:46 PM Jun 2016

A "Field of Dreams" ... in wine country

There are some pretty cool baseball diamonds in California. The cove-abutting confines of AT&T Park, the historic Oakland Coliseum, Chavez Ravine's Dodger Stadium and the host of this summer's All-Star Game -- Petco Park.

About 40 miles north of San Francisco, in Sonoma County, lies another unique field. It's not of the professional variety, so it's never hosted celebrities like Lil Wayne to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" (YET!), but it is completely, and quite majestically, surrounded by a fully-functional wine vineyard.

This slice of magic is located at Balleto Vineyards and Winery. The story goes that vineyard employees approached owner John Balleto about sponsoring their league baseball team, but instead, he decided to just build them a regulation sized field. (Warning: This may not work with all bosses.)




http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/06/06/181765426/check-out-the-photos-of-this-baseball-field-in-a-sonoma-wine-vineyard

More photos and full story at the link.

Too cool. I guess when you crush one, you really crush one ...

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A "Field of Dreams" ... in wine country (Original Post) Auggie Jun 2016 OP
I assume their whites pair nicely with fowl. KamaAina Jun 2016 #1
+1 Auggie Jun 2016 #3
Is this heaven? El Supremo Jun 2016 #2
Are the punts in their bottles shaped like miniature pitcher's mounds? KamaAina Jun 2016 #4
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