View to the southeast
The moon was just about to come up over yonder
Also, cheaper beers would draw folks in as well: $7.25 for local micro drafts. Yikes!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
root for the home team
SLC has its own AAA baseball team, the Bees, who have been around in one incarnation or the other since 1915 and who are currently a farm team for the Anaheim Angels. Their home field, the Spring Mobile Ballpark (located at 77 West 1300 South) is a great little ballpark, we were pleased to discover during H’s work’s summer outing there this past Tuesday, with double-decker seats, an outside-the-outfield berm for lounging and picnicking, a mini-train for the easily bored youngsters and a stunning view of the Wasatch Front.
The Bees themselves were less than stunning, having had a run of bad luck lately and losing 8 of their last 10 games. They lost 7-4 Tuesday night (so it was reported – we left after the 7th inning stretch), unable to muster enough offense despite some great defensive plays that roused the apathetic crowd out of its torpor. “Crowd” is hyperbole, frankly, as the stadium was less than half full. I would hope that more fans are going to non-school night games because it’s certainly a fun venue. Maybe the team just needs to start winning some games to draw folks back in.
Also, cheaper beers would draw folks in as well: $7.25 for local micro drafts. Yikes!
Also, cheaper beers would draw folks in as well: $7.25 for local micro drafts. Yikes!
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At least there was beer to be had... down here in St. George, we lost our minor league team in the middle of the summer due to poor attendance. This may be due in part to the fact that NO beer was available at the "stadium," located on the local college campus.
ReplyDeleteNo beer at baseball? Yikes - Utah and its crazy attitude towards alcohol. I'm a little concerned about the Bees' low attendance. The AA team in Portland, ME - the Seadogs - always has a full house whether in April (when they have to shovel snow off the seats) or August, so it surprised me that a big city team had such a weak turnout.
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