OT: Minor League Baseball teams near you/parks you've been to
Major league games are great, but they murder your wallet and you probably aren't going to a handful or more of them a year unless you're affluent.
I love going to minor league games. I have a stadium that just got built in my hometown within walking distance and there's one I live a short drive from for 9 months a year when at school.
I've been to
- Fifth Third Field in Toledo (Hens killed Columbus 10-0 tonight)
- Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park
- Great Lakes Loons in Midland
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos
- Jimmy Johns Field in Utica, MI
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
I've been to the MiLB ballpark in Great Falls, Montana. Went there a bunch when my dad was stationed in Great Falls with the Air Force.
I've also been to the MiLB ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. That ballpark was pretty sweet. Right downtown and a AAA team to boot.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
been to both myself (obvsly).
The old one had great nostalgia, but the new one is a really nice place to spend an evening.
Been to both. One of the things I miss about living there.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
my parent's temp apartment overlooks the stadium, which was pretty neat.
BB&T park was pretty nice!
I've attended Vermont Lake Monsters games here in Burlington. They play in one of the oldest ballparks in America! The Lake Monsters are the Class A short season affiliate of the Oakland A's. What's also nice is that my Yankees have a team in that league, so I've had a chance to scout the team's prospects (I track Yankee prospects in the minors daily).
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
I've been to the 1 2/3 ballpark in GR a handful of times. Love the lawn and the much cheaper beers vs. the majors.
(lansing). nice. easy in, easy out. try to make a game or two every year. as much as i like seeing the tigers once in a while, it is a whole lot easier going to the minor league stadiums and the kids enjoy it just as much.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
Mudhens, Akron Rubberducks, Columbus Clippers (in John Cooper Stadium), Louisville Bats, Indianapolis Indians, Fort Wayne Tincaps. Some nice parks, most in downtown locations.
I went there on a night when they were giving out bobbleheads of former players. I wanted a Drew Henson and everyone around me that got one offered to trade.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
For convenience, because it is only a 40-minute drive from Romulus, we find ourselves at Fifth Third in Toledo a few times a year and it is how I have managed to get the kids at least somewhat into baseball because they like that atmosphere moreso than Comerica. It is a nice place for an inexpensive family outing.
I've also caught minor league games in Akron, Columbus, South Bend, Louisville, Indianapolis and a few other places.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
Went to many Indianapolis Indians games as a kid. Razor Shines was a legend/local hero with that team around that time. I go to a couple of Gwinnett Braves games a year now.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
Compared to a minor league game, the MLB definitely murders your wallet. For example, I recently went to an Erie Seawolves game (AA affiliate of the Tigers).
Tickets are $9-$12. Three hot dogs, 2 sodas, and a 12 oz beer cost me a grand total of $6 that evening because there was a special promotion. On a normal night, it would have still cost less than $20.
What would that cost even at the cheapest MLB park?
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
Rite of Passage? Maybe if it's the first MLB game you've ever attended...
MLB games are relatively cheap once you realize you don't have to let yourself get gouged for stadium food/beer/pop.
It was HOT. $5 for frozen lemonade, $5 for water, $18 for hotdogs and pop, $20 for chili cheese fries in the Tiger Den lounge before the game and then however much dinner was after.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
As best as I can remember:
New Britain Red Sox (now the Rock Cats)
Harrisburg Senators
Schaumbugh Flyers (now the Boomers, apparently)
Kane County Cougars
Erie Seawolves
Binghampton Mets
Bridgeport Bluefish
Long Island Ducks
Richmond Braves
SI did a story a few years ago about the Dragons, super tough ticket to get. Too drunk to link from mobile.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Nashville Sounds
The Birmingham Baron's (White Sox AA) have a new stadium that's located downtown and built next to a recently built public park.
It's really nice, and has helped spur a lot of new development in the area. They have since broken the attendance record that was first set when Michael Jordan played here for that one season.
Is it true tho, as they showed in the movie -- when MJ was with the Barons, his handler was Newman?
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
I also have watched the Mobile Baybears at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.