OT: Minor League Baseball Survey

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Originally Posted by brewing

1. How many minor league baseball games have you attended in the past 3 years?

Probably about 100 (of a possible 114).

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2. What is the biggest factor that brings you to the ballpark? promotions, day of week, newness of stadium, visiting team, or something else (please describe)

I am a season ticket holder. I don't need anything else to bring me into the stadium.

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3. Have you stopped attending games? If so, why?

No.

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4. What promotion or marketing event would you recommend to the team?

Dollar hot dog and soda nights are great.

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5. How important is the newness of the stadium in your decision to attend a ball game?

Not a factor. My local team plays in a 60 year old stadium and I love the place.

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6. How far will you travel to attend a minor league baseball game?

I haven't yet but I would travel 4-5 hours to attend a road game.

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7. Do you buy team branded merchandise?

Do I? Oh lordy, do I. I have a dozen game worn jerseys and more hats, shirts, and knick knacks than I can count.

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8. Does the success of the team factor in your decision to attend games?

No. Unless I get the feeling they are absolutely not trying, the results don't matter. I don't ever look at the standings and don't care if the team makes the playoffs as we don't attend them anyway. Even a few years ago when they were averaging over 4 errors a game, I went every night.

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9. How many different minor league ballparks have you visited in the past 5 years?

One.

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10. How much of a factor does parking and ticket prices have on your decision to attend the games?

Since I really only attend the games of one team, this is a non-issue. However, that said, parking is free and tickets are cheap ($8 each for the best box seats in the stadium). If that jumped to $5 for parking and $15 for tickets, we'd stop going.

My wife & I are season ticketholders for the Spokane Indians, short season 'A' affiliate of the Texas Rangers. We've had tickets for over a decade.