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Thought I’d resurrect this thread. I must say, I do not like the current schedule regimen where every week is identical (with rare exception), teams play Tuesday through Sunday and off on Monday. So tonight all my eggs are in the parent team’s basket. I want games every day, on at least a couple of the affiliates levels.
Having said that…
It’s great to be able to go to a game and only have to navigate through two or three thousand fans, and not spend a fortune. The minor league parks all have some unique features, some have great food (get a gourmet hot dog if you’re ever in Harrisburg, PA), and the players are generally friendly towards fans if you want autographs- my oldest son (I have 7 kids) has collected autographs since he was little, starting at Thurman Munson Stadium way back. Travis Driskill was signing that day, I remember encouraging my son to get his autograph, I told him “this guys pretty good!” Now he has zillions of signed baseballs.
I went to Erie a couple of weeks ago and saw Valera hit a homer off the scoreboard in right center, then saw Noel hit one to left that went about 3 miles. Pries also homered. They lost a slugfest but it was really fun nonetheless.
I’m not a kid anymore, these road trips are a bit more daunting than they used to be, but I still love the whole experience.
Having said that…
It’s great to be able to go to a game and only have to navigate through two or three thousand fans, and not spend a fortune. The minor league parks all have some unique features, some have great food (get a gourmet hot dog if you’re ever in Harrisburg, PA), and the players are generally friendly towards fans if you want autographs- my oldest son (I have 7 kids) has collected autographs since he was little, starting at Thurman Munson Stadium way back. Travis Driskill was signing that day, I remember encouraging my son to get his autograph, I told him “this guys pretty good!” Now he has zillions of signed baseballs.
I went to Erie a couple of weeks ago and saw Valera hit a homer off the scoreboard in right center, then saw Noel hit one to left that went about 3 miles. Pries also homered. They lost a slugfest but it was really fun nonetheless.
I’m not a kid anymore, these road trips are a bit more daunting than they used to be, but I still love the whole experience.