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re: Why can’t Louisiana have an MLB team? The Marlins are averaging 6k fans a game
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:29 pm to biglego
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:29 pm to biglego
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Zephyrs drew well in the 90s when they moved to their stadium on Airline. And in the late 90s/early 00s they had some really good talent from the Astros. The attendance trickled away and except for a short blip after Katrina it never got back to 90s levels. By the last few years the stadium was empty for games.
Because they were attached to some of the worst MLB organizations after the Astros abandoned them.
Zephyrs worked well within Astros system because there was some crossover appeal with local MLB fans being fans of the Astros (closest MLB team), Braves (TBS), or Cubs (WGN). Local Astros fans got to follow their favorite players from Zephyrs to Astros and vice versa whenever Astros would have to send players for rehab assignments.
After the Astros, we got a year with the Nationals, a year with the Mets, and then 10 years with maybe the worst organization in the MLB in the Marlins.
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Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:47 pm to PJinAtl
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Superdome really isn't configurable for baseball.
The Dome used to host MLB exhibition games virtually every year back in the 80s. I remember sitting in LF behind Rickey Henderson for an A’s-Dodgers matchup one year.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:22 pm to Godfather1
quote:The post-Katrina rennovations fixed some of the lower level in place and made it impossible to switch modes to fit baseball and soccer fields.
The Dome used to host MLB exhibition games virtually every year back in the 80s. I remember sitting in LF behind Rickey Henderson for an A’s-Dodgers matchup one year.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:32 pm to Pelican fan99
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LSU doesn’t have close to 11k actual attendance per game at the Box
Where do you figure the discrepancy is?
LSU led the nation in college baseball attendance in 2025 with a total of 458,606 tickets sold in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The Tigers have finished No. 1 in total attendance 26 times since 1996. LSU was also No. 1 in the nation this season in average attendance with a figure of 11,185 per game, a mark that was just three shy of the school record of 11,188 established in 2023.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:38 pm to Pelican fan99
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LSU doesn’t have close to 11k actual attendance per game at the Box
Some people have a hard time understanding tickets sold vs actual attendance. Actual attendance (tickets scanned) is not reported.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:39 pm to CrazyTigerFan
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made it impossible to switch modes to fit baseball and soccer fields.
You can fit a soccer field because the USWNT has played there… and you can fit a banana ball field
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:46 pm to chalmetteowl
quote:The women's game was an exhibition on a non-regulation sized field. A full-sized field will not fit anymore.
You can fit a soccer field because the USWNT has played there… and you can fit a banana ball field
Posted on 4/2/26 at 2:38 pm to CrazyTigerFan
Don't worry about more teams, try to hang on to the 2 you have. I wonder if the NFL would push The Saints to move if it wasn't the best spot for a Super Bowl.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 3:07 pm to Cleathecat
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Don't worry about more teams, try to hang on to the 2 you have
Smallest media market with 3 teams (excluding MLS) is Pittsburgh at #27. NOLA is #50. Never getting a 3rd team.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 4:04 pm to idlewatcher
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Even when I used to go to Zephyr's games, there was barely anyone there. Louisiana doesn't seem to have the appetite for it but that was years ago
Big difference from AAA and MLB from a casual fan perspective
Posted on 4/2/26 at 5:19 pm to BowDownToLSU
Why do we not have more millionaires/billionaires flocking to Louisiana?!?
Posted on 4/2/26 at 5:43 pm to BowDownToLSU
Louisiana is lucky to still have the Saints, and if we’re being honest there’s a good chance the Saints wouldn’t be in New Orleans anymore if not for Hurricane Katrina. If anything, Katrina cemented the Saints into New Orleans and Louisiana for years to come. The Pelican’s could leave tomorrow and the vast majority of people in Louisiana wouldn’t care, including myself.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 5:51 pm to Cliff Booth
What was Nola market number in 1967?
Posted on 4/2/26 at 6:58 pm to choupiquesushi
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What was Nola market number in 1967?
New Orleans as a city isn’t the same now as it was when the Saints kicked off.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 10:45 pm to John Casey
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Because they were attached to some of the worst MLB organizations after the Astros abandoned them.
That definitely hurt the zephyrs to lose their Astros affiliation. People followed the Astros players and the talent was good.
Posted on 4/3/26 at 12:25 am to PJinAtl
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Superdome really isn't configurable for baseball.
The A’s were the last baseball team to use a stadium built for 2 sports, and when they left, the Raiders were already gone. No way in hell MLB goes to the 50th sized market AND shares a stadium.
Portland and Nashville and SLC have already thrown out renderings of possible parks. I do think the new football stadium in Nashville kills that city’s chance at baseball, but again…the list would effectively end before New Orleans is included.
At that point, they’d just go to Jacksonville or Norfolk or frickin Greenville
Posted on 4/3/26 at 12:42 am to TexasTiger08
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Austin San Antonio Orlando Charlotte Raleigh/Durham Indianapolis Portland Nashville Salt Lake City
If MLB was serious about attendance, they would move either the Rays or Marlins to Brooklyn. NYC can support 3 baseball teams easily
Posted on 4/3/26 at 6:42 am to idlewatcher
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Even when I used to go to Zephyr's games, there was barely anyone there. Louisiana doesn't seem to have the appetite for it but that was years ago.
When the Zs were good, the stands were packed. When they were the Astros AAA affiliate in the 90s there were always a ton of people there. People don’t realize how bad the Mets and Marlins farm system was. It was bad and boring baseball.
Posted on 4/3/26 at 7:51 am to BowDownToLSU
You can have the Rays. They are in the process of sticking Hillsborough County and Tampa City residents with a $650M bill for a new stadium that a majority of people don't want to fund through raised taxes.
Posted on 4/3/26 at 8:03 am to elprez00
I think a minor league team in the St. George / Ascension / Livingston area would do well. No one wants to drive out to Goldsby at night. I'd love to see how an AA team would do.
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