I’ve never been a big fan of watching baseball on TV, but I have a soft spot in my heart for attending minor league games. In my younger days I travelled extensively for my consulting job and I’d try to fit in a minor league game in a local town, if my schedule permitted.
I remember one lovely day where I walked up to the box office for the Winston-Salem Warthogs, a single-A team that I knew nothing about. My ticket put in the first row over the visitors bench. I remember the sun, the billboard loaded outfield fence, and the high jinx between the innings to keep the crowd entertained — the sumo races being particularly entertaining. I don’t remember who won, hopefully the Warthogs.
Congratulations on the new newsletter! It’ll be fun to see how the season unfolds for you!
Thanks so much DJ! Typically when we move we purchase season tickets to whatever football team plays in the area, The Rapids, The Cosmos, LouCity FC. There is no football in Cedar Rapids. We will have the High-A Minnesota Twins affiliate, The Cedar Rapids Kernels, available to fill our sporting needs.
A-ball may be my favorite. Tickets are cheap, the seats are good, the play is a little more… uncertain, and the teams work to keep the fans entertained. It’s a more personal experience with some old fashioned Americana.
I’ve never been a big fan of watching baseball on TV, but I have a soft spot in my heart for attending minor league games. In my younger days I travelled extensively for my consulting job and I’d try to fit in a minor league game in a local town, if my schedule permitted.
I remember one lovely day where I walked up to the box office for the Winston-Salem Warthogs, a single-A team that I knew nothing about. My ticket put in the first row over the visitors bench. I remember the sun, the billboard loaded outfield fence, and the high jinx between the innings to keep the crowd entertained — the sumo races being particularly entertaining. I don’t remember who won, hopefully the Warthogs.
Congratulations on the new newsletter! It’ll be fun to see how the season unfolds for you!
Thanks so much DJ! Typically when we move we purchase season tickets to whatever football team plays in the area, The Rapids, The Cosmos, LouCity FC. There is no football in Cedar Rapids. We will have the High-A Minnesota Twins affiliate, The Cedar Rapids Kernels, available to fill our sporting needs.
A-ball may be my favorite. Tickets are cheap, the seats are good, the play is a little more… uncertain, and the teams work to keep the fans entertained. It’s a more personal experience with some old fashioned Americana.