The Washington Nationals are exploring options for spring training; while the team has been negotiating with Brevard County to improvements to Space Coast Stadium, it has also been looking at other areas for a new complex. And one of those areas is Osceola County, where the Houston Astros already train. The Nationals have approached the […]
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Mystery groups still pursuing Bevos for El Paso
Two mystery groups are still looking at buying the Portland Beavers and moving the team to El Paso, but ballpark issues will probably prevent the move of the PCL team to Texas — at least the way things stand right now. As first reported on Ballpark Digest, two groups are exploring a possible purchase of […]
Promotions Watch: Spinners set bubble-wrap-popping mark
The habit we find so annoying in youngsters was turned into a world record by the Lowell Spinners, as over 3,600 fans popped bubble wrap simultaneously. That sort of low-cost promotion, apparently, will land you in the Guinness Book of World Records. Brilliant! As fans entered the park every fan received a 1-foot-by-1-foot sheet of […]
The Rickwood Classic and baseball in America
Carrying the weight of 100 years of baseball history — never mind the 100 years of social and civil-rights history as well — is an awfully heavy load for any ballpark. But Birmingham’s Rickwood Field was equal to the task during the 15th annual Rickwood Classic Wednesday, as fans celebrated the upcoming 100th anniversary of […]
2009 Affiliated Attendance by Average
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as ranked by average, with a comparison of 2008 attendance figures. This includes total attendance, league, average, and a comparison to 2008 attendance. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. # Team League Total Gms Av. 2008 […]
2009 Affiliated Total Attendance by League
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated leagues, as ranked by total, with a comparison of 2008 attendance figures. This includes total attendance, league, average, and a comparison to 2008 attendance when possible. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. Here are the complete attendance figures of […]
2009 Affiliated Total Attendance by Team
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated teams, as ranked by total attendance, with a comparison of 2008 attendance figures. # Team League Total Gms Av. 2008 YTY 1 Columbus Clippers IL 666,797 70 9,525 537,889 0.19 2 Sacramento River Cats PCL 657,095 72 9,126 700,168 -0.06 3 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 641,335 […]
Ballpark Visit: Dutchess Stadium / 1
When Dutchess Stadium opened in 1994 as the new home of the relocated Erie (PA) franchise, it was a watershed moment for the league. Just like the folks around Augusta, the folks in the Hudson Valley were thrilled to have a team to call their own. This, too, was a place that had always been […]
2008 attendance figures posted
We know a lot of our readers rely on this information, so we’ve spent some time going through files from the old site and updating for the current setup. Today we unveil the attendance figures from the 2008 season, broken down by average overall, average in summer-collegiate leagues, average in independent leagues, and average in […]
2008 Affiliated Attendance by Team
# Team Lgue Total Gms Av. 2007 YTY 1 Sacramento River Cats PCL 700,168 72 9,724 710,235 -0.01 2 Round Rock Express PCL 668,623 72 9,286 662,595 0.01 3 Sultanes de Monterrey MxL 658,492 53 12,424 491,628 0.34 4 Pawtucket Red Sox IL 636,788 70 9,096 611,379 0.04 5 Louisville Bats IL 631,457 69 9,151 […]
2008 Attendance by Average — Overall
# Team League Total Gms Av. 2007 YTY 1 Sultanes de Monterrey MxL 658,492 53 12,424 9,639 0.29 2 Sacramento River Cats PCL 700,168 72 9,724 10,003 -0.03 3 Round Rock Express PCL 668,623 72 9,286 9,465 -0.02 4 Louisville Bats IL 631,457 69 9,151 9,210 -0.01 5 Pawtucket Red Sox IL 636,788 70 9,096 […]
2008 Affiliated Attendance by League
MiLB attendance by league Appalachian League — 317,058 # Team 2008 Dates Av. 2007 YTY 1 Greeneville Astros 51,806 33 1,569 51,425 0.01 2 Danville Braves 39,534 33 1,198 42,016 -0.06 3 Kingsport Mets 38,589 33 1,169 34,301 0.13 4 Pulaski Mariners 33,679 33 1,020 5 Bluefield Orioles 29,867 33 905 28,895 0.03 […]
2008 Affiliated Attendance by Average
# Team League Total Games Average 1 Sultanes de Monterrey MxL 658,492 53 12,424 2 Sacramento River Cats PCL 700,168 72 9,724 3 Round Rock Express PCL 668,623 72 9,286 4 Louisville Bats IL 631,457 69 9,151 5 Pawtucket Red Sox IL 636,788 70 9,096 6 Buffalo Bisons IL 590,386 67 8,811 7 Dayton Dragons […]