Short Fuse - Baseball: Field of impossible dreams (Boston Globe Editorial)

July 24, 2007 - “If you build it, he will come” is the famous line from the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” In Boston, however, it’s a big if. Investors seeking to host an independent, professional-grade baseball team in Boston are running low on possible venues. Traffic concerns around Moakley Field in South Boston and space problems at Boston University’s Nickerson Field upended two early efforts. Another effort to site a stadium on the Boston College High campus fell short with some of the school’s trustees. And now the trustees of Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown have given short shrift to a proposal by the Boston Baseball Field of Dreams group. Boston would benefit from this kind of wholesome, affordable entertainment. So far, at least, there are no excessive demands for public subsidies. And the stadium could come with a portable bubble capable of extending sports into the colder months for a hosting school or community. It would be a shame to see these investors driven from the field.