Boondoggle 2012: Rob’s Excellent Baseball Adventure

Sunday night, I attended a Madison Mallards game and had a lovely time, saw some pretty good collegiate-level players swinging wood bats. Summertime.

But you know me: I likes my history. And so it was a lovely surprise to discover that a fine baseball relic stands just three short blocks from my lodgings: Breese Stevens Field.

Sunday was actually supposed to be Day 2, and technically it was. But this year’s Boondoggle really didn’t feel like it began in earnest until Sunday.

What on earth is a Boondoggle? Let me explain ...