go to a minor league baseball game

to see the Long Island Ducks on Friday. I have been there before but this was his forst time. He loved playing with the seats in our empty row and watching the mascot Quackerjack. No interest in the game itself.

While they lost, it was a lot of fun. Very different from seeing a major league game, and very family friendly. I had a good time.

borrrring

But then again I’m not much one for watching sports, I prefer to play =)

more summer waiting… I love making room tho!

We always attend a few Richmond Braves game each year. When I was home on leave, the team’s PR director left me some tickets at will call. Some friends came with us or met us there, and we enjoyed catching up at the game during a pleasant summer evening.
Minor league sports are a much better bang for your buck than the big leagues, IMHO.

You can sit closer to the field, everythings cheaper, the players aren’t over-paid spoiled prima-donnas, and they actually play very good baseball.

I grew up on baseball… mostly the Cincinnati Reds, but when we couldn’t get to Cincy, we’d go to Clipper’s games. It’s a fond childhood memory, even though they’re in the evil Yankee farm system. ;)

(Texas League). New stadium, new team. They’ve replaced the now defunct Ozark Mountain Ducks (Texas-Louisiana League).

Kinda funny, since we’re in Missouri…

We’ll see how long this one lasts. I’m still miffed about the whole Ducks thing, having been a loyal fan.

We’re big red Sox fans here (could ya guess?) and we’re fortunate to live only about half an hour from Pawtucket where the Pawtucket Red Sox ‘Pawsox’ (Boston’s farm team) play. We go see them at least a couple times a year. It’s always a lot of fun – we sit on the lawn with the kids and other families – a great time!!

Good luck with this goal :-)

But as a kid I went to the Portland pirates. It was a blast. The whole family went while we were on vacation. No, you don’t see the stars you can recognise, but there certainly is more action. Often the games are higher scoring, and you see alot more ‘baseball’ being so close.

Well worth it.
AO