MLB Partner Leagues: Attendance and More

When MLB reorganized its minor league system during 2020, each of the thirty major league teams were limited to four full-season affiliates.  In most cases, teams that were left out of the reorganization joined one of MLB’s four partner leagues.  Where the players come from depends on whether or not the team is affiliated with […]

Baseball Season Adventure — Part Two

On Saturday of Labor Day weekend I attended my first American Association game.  I wrote about this geographically diverse league prior to the 2021 season. The Sioux Falls (SD) Canaries held a single-admission doubleheader (due to a prior postponement) during their final homestand of the season with ideal weather.  This meant vivid sunshine with low […]

Best Weather For a Baseball Road Trip

How would you find the best weather for a baseball road trip? Last year, I noted the proliferation of year-round travelers who choose to relocate every few weeks.  For some, this periodic migration is facilitated by RV ownership and has the goal of following ideal weather conditions throughout the year.  With the intent of finding […]

Get Your Tickets — Multiple Leagues Good for Midwestern Fans

What is a baseball fan to do with tickets being sold for only 20 to 30 percent of the seats in most Major League stadiums for the start of the 2021 season?  If you are patient, these ticket percentages are almost certain to rise as the pandemic recedes during the late spring and summer.  For […]

Single Time Zone but Varying Weather for American Association Teams

The 12-team American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) on-field talent consists of former major league and former minor league players and undrafted college players.  As the map below shows, the six Northern Division teams include three in the Chicagoland metroplex, Milwaukee, Fargo, and Winnipeg.  The Southern division teams include four members along the I-29 corridor […]

Baseball Under Review – Where to Attend Games in 2021

In the pandemic season of 2020, it seemed that everything about the game was under review and subject to change – often on short notice.  To get safely through the 2020 season changes were made to the length of games (7-inning doubleheaders), the number and timing of off days, and game sites. In 2021, we […]