Minor League Baseball

[Kraven]

Just wondering how many folks here go see minor league baseball? This season am planning to see the NH Fishercats plays a weekend series.
Looking forward to the experience...

Cheers, K

 

[Ramy]

Last year I went to see 6 Minor League games

Norfolk Titans
West Virginia Power
Lexington Legends
Tennessee Smokies
Louisville Bats
Florence Freedom

I plan on going to see at least 4 this year:
Lexington Legends
Tennessee Smokies
Columbus Clippers
Dayton Dragons

 

[Kraven]

Funny thing I got the urge to see a minor league game after watching Bull Durham.

 

[raoul5788]

I only made it to one last year. I live close to New Britain CT where the Rock Cats play. I intended to go to many, but my schedule ended up getting in the way. This year I'm hoping to get to at least 20.

 

[Sparkman]

Went to see the Nashville Sounds last year, went to a Tn Smokies game a few years ago.

 

[osu1991]

We go to several Tulsa Drillers games each season.

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[satjay]

When we go up north during the summer, we catch some independent league games (Traverse City Beachbums) fun atmosphere wish we had some minor league parks close to us

 

[LER]

I go to at least one Round Rock express game a year.

 

[Mr Tony]

before the Twins built Target Field I use to go see the St Paul Saints play outdoors

The other thing I like is "town ball"....not because of the teams but the little ballparks they play in are AWESOME!
Little wooden structures (some are steel) that stand the test of time

 

[fhsucade07]

I went to a few Gwinnett Braves games last year and enjoyed the experience. Very fan friendly and not a bad seat in the house. Have also been to Tennessee Smokies and Vermont Lake Monsters games in the past.

 

[jcrandall]

I enjoy heading down the street to the little Lansing Lugnuts team (class A midwest league) on Thursday nights, the $2 beers make it more enjoyable and it's only about a mile from work.

I make it a couple times a summer.

 

[lefatman]

I live less then a mile from the Frederick Keys stadium and love baseball, but after working in minor league baseball and seeing from the inside that it is just a big business I have only attended 2 games. One was to see Pete Mackanin,who lived with my wife and I when he managed the Keys and the other was to see Bundy make his Frederick debut last season. I would much rather sit at home and watch my Directv MLB package. Trust me, if you were aware of the inner workings of minor league ball, you might be turned off also. Ticket prices are cheap, but you pay as much for other things as you do at a Major League park and our costs were a lot less. Having said that, pitchers and catchers can't get here soon enough. I have a 20 game partial plan for the Nationals his year and can't wait.

 

[Jimbo]

I get down to 5/3rd field to see the World renown "Toledo Mud Hens" thanks to one Mr. Jamie Farr !

I see as many games a year that my schedule will allow.

 

[lacubs]

we got the Erie Seawovles a Double-A of team Detroit, i don't go much, the last time i went was to see Bryce Harper and he had 2 HR Triple and double, the next day Oliver Perez was pitching

 

[Jimbo]

we got the Erie Seawovles a Double-A of team Detroit, i don't go much, the last time i went was to see Bryce Harper and he had 2 HR Triple and double, the next day Oliver Perez was pitching

And THEY were playing for the OTHER team !

Do we have any quality Shortstops at Erie ?

 

[riffjim4069]

I made it down to a game in Richmond VA last year after being out of the area a couple years, I was surprised to see the R-Braves (Triple-A) had packed their backs after 30-40 years in Richmond and moved to Georgia. I wound up seeing the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Double-A), which was pale in comparison to the teams the R-Braves used to assemble. For example, I remember seeing all the fine young talent being developed in Richmond during the late-80s through mid-90s prior to the players being moved up to Atlanta. Likewise, it was a stopping point for players, such as Terry Pendleton, to rehab prior to getting back into action. In this case, I think Pendleton was booted for a period of time for using illegal drugs.

It was also a great place to see some aging stars try to make a return to the majors. I remember watching a 42-year old Johnny Grubb trying to make a comeback to the majors in '90 or '91 play for the R-Braves. He had been out of baseball for 3-4 years and gave it his best effort. Needless to say, I was fond of all the players who were part of the 1984 World Series Champion Detroit Tigers. Okay, it's not like I didn't enjoy the AA ballclub...but it's just not the same.

 

[Ramy]

I updated my post above with one I forgot about. The Florence Freedom, who are an independent league team.

 

[Kraven]

Did a bit of research on the Fishercats (Toronto AA's team). There's a Hilton facing the park with rooms w/ field views. Also, its restaurant has a deck w/ view. I talked my spouse into going b/c NH is tax free and there are several outlets nearby. Had to make a small sacrifice for a good cause

 

[riffjim4069]

Well, since I'm a geo bachelor here in Virginia more than half the time, I went ahead and bought a 7-game ticket package. I'll time my visits with some good, inexpensive dining experiences.

 

[king3pj]

I went and saw a young Clayton Kershaw pitch for the Great Lakes Loons when I was in college at Central Michigan University. The Loons are a Low A Dodgers affilaite in Midland which is about 20 minutes away from CMU. We had no idea who he was. He just happened to be pitching the day we went. It was a lot of fun and pretty cheap. Students could go to any CMU sporting events for free and their baseball games were fun too minus the no beer rule at college games.