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You can take a ballpark out of a neighborhood, but it lives in the hearts of fans

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John Aranza has lived his whole life within walking distance of there. Sitting on the front steps of his Bridgeport bungalow, he explained the meaning of those painted lines, which look like an archaeologist had marked the site of a search for ancient treasure. The comparison isn’t bad, at least for Aranza; The lines trace the base paths of a beloved, vanished ballpark that lives on in his heart.

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