OT: Minor League Baseball Survey

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1. How many minor league baseball games have you attended in the past 3 years? 10-20

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) Great value, good baseball on a sunny summer day and the ability to see many up and coming ball players before they get jaded by huge money.

3. Have you stopped attending games? If so, why? No.

4. What promotion or marketing event would you recommend to the team?
Continue with the concession specials (dollar hot dog/beer nights)

More family friendly promotions to make it more affordable for families to attend games. Example: 25 bucks gets admission to the game, 4 dogs and 4 sodas.

5. How important is the newness of the stadium in your decision to attend a ball game? Not very important. My local "A" ball minor league team plays at a glorified high school stadium and I would attend regardless. A new ballpark would be nice but it wouldnt affect my decision to attend any more games per year.

6. How far will you travel to attend a minor league baseball game? 50 Miles or less

7. Do you buy team branded merchandise? Yes

8. Does the success of the team factor in your decision to attend games?
If the team is in the playoffs I will try to attend more games but generally the success of the team has zero impact on if I go to a game or not.

9. How many different minor league ballparks have you visited in the past 5 years? 3

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

It is a huge factor for me as I cannot afford MLB prices so I go to the next best thing. My local minor league team offers a great value for the money as there is no parking charges and one can frequently obtain a ticket to the game for the cost of a value meal at any fast food restaurant. If the ticket prices reached double digits I would most likely still attend but maybe not as frequently as I do now. __________________