It Is the Same Five Teams Who Lead in Attendance Although Kansas City, KS Makes a Nice Jump
July 25, 2013 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
The deck has been shuffled, moving Winnipeg, Manitoba, ahead of 2012 newcomer Sugar Land, TX and Kansas City, KS has jumped two spots to third, but the same five teams that led Independent Baseball in per-opening attendance one year ago remain the same past the halfway mark in the ’13 season. Winnipeg, pacing four American […]
Independent Baseball Crowds Back Above Eight Million
September 23, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
Strengthened by the addition of two more teams in the Northern League and with gains reported in three other leagues, Independent Baseball attendance climbed back above eight million fans for the 2010 regular season. It is the third time in four years the non-affiliated clubs have drawn above that level, this time finishing at 8,130,646. […]
And Another Thing…
February 24, 2010 by Gabriel Schechter · 3 Comments
I’ve gotten a lot of favorable response to the “re-invention” of baseball in my last blog. One other subject I wanted to cover but didn’t manage to fit in was the fan experience at the ballpark. Living in Cooperstown, I don’t get to many major league games any more, but I used to go to […]
Those Thrifty Milwaukeeans
February 14, 2010 by Dennis Pajot · 1 Comment
Being born and raised in Milwaukee I know we have a reputation for being thrifty, frugal, financially conservative (O.K., cheapskates!). But I found it goes back well over one hundred years. The Western League Brewers built a new park on the city’s north side at 17th and Lloyd Streets in 1895. By the next year […]
