[78-L] Minor League Baseball (was ABDB)^^^

[Ken "Silver Showcase"]

David Weiner wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> I went to a major league game (Red Sox at Fenway) once when I was eight.  It
> was cold.  I never felt the need to go to another game.
>
> Ron L
>
> -------
> Amen to that - was dragged to several Mets games by my Dad between 1964-67.
> A more boring way to spend an afternoon I've never encountered.  Then went
> to a major league game in SF several years ago - my opinion hasn't changed.
> I marvel at the fact that billions find this pastime fun/interesting/etc.
>
> Dave W.
>   

I used to go to Milwaukee Brewer games.  It was kinda fun - even though 
the Brewers often seemed to be playing something other than baseball.  
But even with free tickets I had to endure exasperating traffic 
congestion, pay for parking and then walk long distances to get into the 
ball park and battle large crowds of sometimes unruly people.  Sometimes 
I bought tickets and sometimes I got free tickets through the company I 
worked for at the time.  After a while I the only time I went was if I 
got free tickets and even then it often seemed to be more hassle than it 
was worth.

Then I started attending games of a minor league franchise in a town 10 
miles south of here.  The ball park is just minutes away from my house.  
Parking is free.  The walk from the parking lot is very short.  Nearly 
every seat is close to the field.  Concessions don't cost a week's pay.  
And for reasons I haven't figured out, there seem to be fewer obnoxious 
people in attendance than at the major league games.  Because the crowd 
is so much smaller the team mascot is able to get to every corner of the 
stadium and meet with the fans and sign autographs for the kids.  Its 
just a more intimate, friendly and fun way to go to the game.  But, 
alas, they don't play 78s.

-- Ken