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re: Minor league baseball attendance has dropped for the third consecutive season
Posted on 10/15/26 at 10:06 am to LSUGrad9295
Posted on 10/15/26 at 10:06 am to LSUGrad9295
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MAYBE 150 people there.
That’s awful.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 10:31 am to Paul Allen
One of my favorite minor league memories:
I was off work on a Tuesday and saw the Stars were playing a day game at 10:30. That was a weird time, but I thought it'd be a good time to go because the park would be deserted that early. I would probably get to sit wherever I wanted.
So I bought a ticket and found myself a great seat. I was practically the the only fan in the place. It was so strange, I thought maybe the game had been canceled or something.
Then, from every entrance in the stadium, children started filing into the park. Evidently it was a field trip day and every elementary school in town sent busses.
The place wound up being packed. Kids were climbing all around me, spilling drinks, and just being kids. My quiet day at the ball park was over. But the kids were loud, cheered and chanted for every pitch, and it was one of the most fun baseball experiences in my life.
I was off work on a Tuesday and saw the Stars were playing a day game at 10:30. That was a weird time, but I thought it'd be a good time to go because the park would be deserted that early. I would probably get to sit wherever I wanted.
So I bought a ticket and found myself a great seat. I was practically the the only fan in the place. It was so strange, I thought maybe the game had been canceled or something.
Then, from every entrance in the stadium, children started filing into the park. Evidently it was a field trip day and every elementary school in town sent busses.
The place wound up being packed. Kids were climbing all around me, spilling drinks, and just being kids. My quiet day at the ball park was over. But the kids were loud, cheered and chanted for every pitch, and it was one of the most fun baseball experiences in my life.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 10:55 am to TexasTiger08
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“we’ve gone cashless and there will be a convenience charge on this item”
I can feel my blood pressure going up just reading this
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:56 am to Lee Chatelain
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The MLB should work with college baseball and allow that to be the minor leagues for all the players that truly need time to develop. Especially all the lower A leagues.....
You’re suggesting we essentially replace college athletes with a bunch of dudes from Latin America that may or may not be the age they say they are? These same guys can leave the team at any moment to go to Double A? This sounds like a way to kill attendance for college ball. No point in the CWS if that’s the case.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:59 am to TexasTiger08
quote:kind of like Will Wade except he wants Europeans
You’re suggesting we essentially replace college athletes with a bunch of dudes from Latin America that may or may not be the age they say they are?
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:17 pm to GoShoughYourself
quote:They were a little heavy handed in exerting control but “destroyed” is a bit much. It had become a bloated mess resembling a charity with teams flying more miles than people in seats to watch them with too many players that don’t really belong in systems. Sucks to the 40 communities that lost teams but they’re not entitled to affiliated baseball that MLB has been subsidizing
I completely ceased to care about minor league baseball when MLB destroyed it with greed in 2020.
The Minors are in far more sustainable fiscal health with better players that are better paid. Easily a net improvement to the game that will trickle up
This post was edited on 10/15/26 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:26 pm to Paul Allen
Im a pretty rabid sports fan and have probably been to 500+ live sporting events in my life.
I've never considered attending minor league baseball
I've never considered attending minor league baseball
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:31 pm to TexasTiger08
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Well, MLB took over and immediately cut out rookie leagues. In their place, there are affiliate draft leagues, so the players and franchises are still around to some extent. That said, when one corporation owns almost half of MiLB franchises, you could probably look to them. I’m sure this has absolutely nothing to do with a slight hike in ticket sales and parking, costly concessions, and merch prices that are through the roof. Locally, I’ve noticed the giveaways aren’t as good, and other ballpark entertainment lacks.
All of this.
Minor league baseball at this point is nothing more than a bunch of weird team names that seem fun for a few weeks.
If you want to have any chance at success, you have to have a great fan experience. Corporate ownership isn’t really about that.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:31 pm to tween the hedges
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I've never considered attending minor league baseball
I’ve attended about 600 minor league games. It’s a great way to get out of the house and hang out with friends, and you may see a future HoFer. I met Alex Bregman when he was here, dude was super cool and awesome with the kids. He would chat you up about anything. That’s not something you’d get at a Major League game. Roger Clemens was surprisingly cool too. I’ve met several former LSU stars that have come through this league.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:44 pm to TexasTiger08
I'm not against I've just never lived in close proximity to one and haven't gone out of my way when traveling. I'm sure it's fun and a cheap night out with the family
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:54 pm to TexasTiger08
quote:The subsidization wasn’t going to last forever
That said, when one corporation owns almost half of MiLB franchises, you could probably look to them. I’m sure this has absolutely nothing to do with a slight hike in ticket sales and parking, costly concessions, and merch prices that are through the roof. Locally, I’ve noticed the giveaways aren’t as good, and other ballpark entertainment lacks.
This post was edited on 10/15/26 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 10/15/26 at 4:34 pm to Paul Allen
I went to four games this year. If you're bored at a minor league game, you're doing it wrong. Get close tickets and heckle the frick out of the visiting team, good naturedly, of course. It's also fun trying to convince anyone with a ball, either on the field or especially caught in the stands, to give it to some kid.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 4:42 pm to Pedro
Is the team moving from AAA to AA really a screwing? Dont the hottest prospects play more in AA than AAA. Isn't AAA really more mid to late 20s guys who cant quite stick in the majors?
Posted on 10/15/26 at 7:50 pm to Jake88
Double A ball is better than AAA
Posted on 10/15/26 at 7:53 pm to Paul Allen
Thats what I thought. Didn't know if it had changed since the Zephyrs left. Id go to those games and after the late 1990s it was mostly a bunch of 27 year old AAAA players. All the phenoms were in AA.
This post was edited on 10/15/26 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 10/15/26 at 7:56 pm to TU Rob
quote:I go to 2-3 a year (maybe). And I’m a baseball fan. I still do think they did a great job with the stadium.
lot of initial excitement when the Barons moved to their new stadium
Posted on 10/15/26 at 7:57 pm to Jake88
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Didn't know if it had changed since the Zephyrs left. Id go to those games and after the late 1990s it was mostly a bunch of 27 year old AAAA players. All the phenoms were in AA.
Didn’t the Zephyrs have bad affiliations after the Astros?
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:04 pm to chalmetteowl
quote:Less popular around here than the Astros, sure. Mets, DC, and Miami. But those teams sure got plenty of early round picks. I cant recall many spending as much time in NO like the Berkman Incaviglia times.
Didn’t the Zephyrs have bad affiliations after the Astros?
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:13 pm to Jake88
The only way to truly drive any meaningful, consistent attendance, is for the minor league franchise to be tied into the local regional major league franchise.
The Lexington Legends started out as the Astros single A affiliate, then the Royals, and now they're just independent since the MiLB restructuring.
If they were affiliated with the Reds, more people around here would go consistently and keep up with them.
The Lexington Legends started out as the Astros single A affiliate, then the Royals, and now they're just independent since the MiLB restructuring.
If they were affiliated with the Reds, more people around here would go consistently and keep up with them.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:14 pm to UKWildcats
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is for the minor league franchise to be tied into the local regional major league franchise.
Depends on the city and team. The Asheville Tourists draw a good crowd for being the Astros A affiliate and aren’t near Houston.
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