remember watching the San Antonio Dodgers (when they were the affiliate of the LA Dodgers) at old VJ Keefe stadium and then watching the Missions when Wolff Stadium first opened…really some fun times!
I started watching minor league games thirty years ago. Season tickets to the local minor league hockey team cost about the same as five games worth of the nearest big league team. I’d drive to see Pittsfield Mets (single A) games, in a lovely little park, with FREE parking, affordable food (that they actually cooked to order!!), and seats behind home plate that cost a quarter what bleacher seats cost in the big leagues. And what I’d see was hungry players hustling their asses off to make the majors, not multi-millionaires with long-term guaranteed contracts dogging it. I haven’t paid to see a major league game in any sport since the early 90s, and never will again.
Minor League baseball is the most affordable sport value there is. I used to go to all the home games and some away games to watch my Clemson Tigers play football. I can’t afford to go to even one game now. Thank goodness they are now on TV for almost all games. When I was a student we were lucky to have one game every three years televised.
Ticket’s for NASCAR’s ‘AAA league’ Xfinity cars and Truck races are free for kids 12 and under. Most tracks will let each adult bring in a 14" cooler of your own food and drink (including beer), and the parking is usually free to boot. That leaves plenty to drop $2 per person on earplugs.
You can say the same thing about minor league hockey. Glens Falls NY has had teams in the AHL, the UHL and now the ECHL and the ticket prices are reasonable.
And the problem with watching a minor league game is . . . ? Been enjoying the Richmond Flying Squirrels for ten years now, had ten pretty decent years with the Richmond Braves (now Gwinett Stripers) before that. Can’t see the need to drive to Washington or Baltimore just to watch a baseball game.
If you like baseball [and the sound of wooden, not aluminum, bats] minor league games are great, plus you get the chance to see kids whose names you may later see in MLB headlines.
Chicago Cubs Single Game Ticket Pricing for June 23, 2019, Club Box Home Plate $269.00, UPPER LEVEL Upper Reserved Outfield $49.00. Source: MLB.COM . . . Kane County Cougars Box Seats $15.00. Since I feel like eating this week and paying the mortgage this month, the choice is simple.
No point taking kids, especially little kids, to “watch” MLB. They’ll watch everything except the game; vendors (“Ooh! Can I have a -—?”), the crowd, the scoreboard if you’re lucky. They’ll play with the seats. Total waste of $$. Take ‘em to see minor league ball. The players are good – not great, usually, but good – the atmosphere friendly and relaxed. You’re MUCH closer to the action and the players, who are generally happy to give the kids autographs for free. Games are fast since there are no commercial breaks. And they have special attractions just for little kids. It’s a no-brainer.
I don’t give a rat’s patootie about watching games anywhere, so taking our grandkids to the Whitecaps games is great – they have 4 and 6 person tables, with waiters, just above the general seats – much better than any experience at a MLB stadium
Nowadays player’s contracts a structured in such a way as to not make just the player a multi-millionaire, but his kids and grandkids. Even the NBA players with 9 kids from 5 baby mamas.
If you’re not into personalities or major team rivalries and just want to watch two teams play ball live, an afternoon at a minor league park is as good as it has to be. And it’s probably a better representation of the game than the majors.
Or, you can sit in a La Z Boy, crack open an adult beverage, change channels during the commercial, and even watch a team other than the Yankees or Mets on MLB.
Our local minor league team is non-affiliated, and our local major league team (the Royals) is non-talented. One thing the minor league team does is make every between-inning pause some kind of race or contest or whatever, to keep the crowd entertained. Plus plenty of playground equipment for the kiddies.
jagedlo over 5 years ago
remember watching the San Antonio Dodgers (when they were the affiliate of the LA Dodgers) at old VJ Keefe stadium and then watching the Missions when Wolff Stadium first opened…really some fun times!
kodj kodjin over 5 years ago
Sounds like a strategy.
lee85736 over 5 years ago
Who knows, maybe this particular strip will start a trend!
DangerBunny over 5 years ago
Beats paying major league prices to see minor league play in Seattle.
Ravenswing over 5 years ago
I started watching minor league games thirty years ago. Season tickets to the local minor league hockey team cost about the same as five games worth of the nearest big league team. I’d drive to see Pittsfield Mets (single A) games, in a lovely little park, with FREE parking, affordable food (that they actually cooked to order!!), and seats behind home plate that cost a quarter what bleacher seats cost in the big leagues. And what I’d see was hungry players hustling their asses off to make the majors, not multi-millionaires with long-term guaranteed contracts dogging it. I haven’t paid to see a major league game in any sport since the early 90s, and never will again.
tkcoker over 5 years ago
Minor League baseball is the most affordable sport value there is. I used to go to all the home games and some away games to watch my Clemson Tigers play football. I can’t afford to go to even one game now. Thank goodness they are now on TV for almost all games. When I was a student we were lucky to have one game every three years televised.
Charles Spencer Premium Member over 5 years ago
Ticket’s for NASCAR’s ‘AAA league’ Xfinity cars and Truck races are free for kids 12 and under. Most tracks will let each adult bring in a 14" cooler of your own food and drink (including beer), and the parking is usually free to boot. That leaves plenty to drop $2 per person on earplugs.
strictures over 5 years ago
When I was a teen, the Cubs were $1.50 for the grandstand & it was a 25¢ ride each way on the bus to Wrigley Field. Pop was 25¢ & a hot dog 50¢.
docforbin over 5 years ago
You can say the same thing about minor league hockey. Glens Falls NY has had teams in the AHL, the UHL and now the ECHL and the ticket prices are reasonable.
sykerocker over 5 years ago
And the problem with watching a minor league game is . . . ? Been enjoying the Richmond Flying Squirrels for ten years now, had ten pretty decent years with the Richmond Braves (now Gwinett Stripers) before that. Can’t see the need to drive to Washington or Baltimore just to watch a baseball game.
andyboda over 5 years ago
If you like baseball [and the sound of wooden, not aluminum, bats] minor league games are great, plus you get the chance to see kids whose names you may later see in MLB headlines.
For a Just and Peaceful World over 5 years ago
Chicago Cubs Single Game Ticket Pricing for June 23, 2019, Club Box Home Plate $269.00, UPPER LEVEL Upper Reserved Outfield $49.00. Source: MLB.COM . . . Kane County Cougars Box Seats $15.00. Since I feel like eating this week and paying the mortgage this month, the choice is simple.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 5 years ago
No point taking kids, especially little kids, to “watch” MLB. They’ll watch everything except the game; vendors (“Ooh! Can I have a -—?”), the crowd, the scoreboard if you’re lucky. They’ll play with the seats. Total waste of $$. Take ‘em to see minor league ball. The players are good – not great, usually, but good – the atmosphere friendly and relaxed. You’re MUCH closer to the action and the players, who are generally happy to give the kids autographs for free. Games are fast since there are no commercial breaks. And they have special attractions just for little kids. It’s a no-brainer.
dadlivonia over 5 years ago
I don’t give a rat’s patootie about watching games anywhere, so taking our grandkids to the Whitecaps games is great – they have 4 and 6 person tables, with waiters, just above the general seats – much better than any experience at a MLB stadium
Teto85 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Nowadays player’s contracts a structured in such a way as to not make just the player a multi-millionaire, but his kids and grandkids. Even the NBA players with 9 kids from 5 baby mamas.
ED CANTWELL over 5 years ago
If you’re not into personalities or major team rivalries and just want to watch two teams play ball live, an afternoon at a minor league park is as good as it has to be. And it’s probably a better representation of the game than the majors.
buckman-j over 5 years ago
Or, you can sit in a La Z Boy, crack open an adult beverage, change channels during the commercial, and even watch a team other than the Yankees or Mets on MLB.
Godfreydaniel over 5 years ago
Our local minor league team is non-affiliated, and our local major league team (the Royals) is non-talented. One thing the minor league team does is make every between-inning pause some kind of race or contest or whatever, to keep the crowd entertained. Plus plenty of playground equipment for the kiddies.