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Recent Visits

Al Lang Field, Tampa Bay Rays
St. Pete's Al Lang Field has been in the news a lot lately, but for the wrong reasons: the Tampa Bay Rays will train there one last time in 2008 before shifting spring operations to Charlotte County in 2009, and the old ballpark is slated to be torn down to make way for a new waterfront home of the Rays. Now, Al Lang Field isn't the same venue it was in the 1940s and 1950s when it was a landmark in spring training, but it's still a great place to catch a spring-training game. We hope the Rays catch the spirit of the original Al Lang in their designs for a new ballpark, For the rest of us, a trip to Al Lang Field will be a mandatory event in Spring Training 2008.

Trustmark Park, Mississippi Braves
There's nothing wrong with Trustmark Park, the home of the Mississippi Braves (Class AA; Southern League). The wraparound concourse, luxury boxes, big scoreboard and varied concessions are all standard issue for a new minor-league ballpark these days. So why aren't we more excited about the two-year-old ballpark? Because there's nothing unique about it: except for a few Southern menu items at the concessions, there's nothing to link the ballpark to its surroundings. At a Mississippi Braves game, you could be watching a game anywhere -- and going local is one of the great joys of the minor leagues. Dustin Mattison reports.

Alliance Bank Stadium, Syracuse Chiefs
The biggest news at Alliance Bank Stadium, the home of the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League): the current artificial turf will be replaced by real grass. That's good news for Syracuse baseball fans in terms of aesthetics, as well as players who need to field on an old, sometimes unpredictable surface. Otherwise, Alliance Bank Stadium is a perfectly serviceable ballpark: the Chiefs front office does things the old-fashioned way (i.e., not much in terms of between-innings shenanigans), but the ballpark is a comfortable place to watch a game, and the food is pretty good. Steve Kapsinow reports.

Features

2008 Ballparks
Billings
Lehigh Valley
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(renovations)
Springdale, Ark.
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Washington, D.C.

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Columbus, Ohio
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Glendale, Az.
Goodyear, Az.
Kansas City
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LSU
New York Mets
New York Yankees
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University of South
Carolina
Winston-Salem

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Minnesota Twins

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Sicks' Stadium
Tinker Field
War Memorial
(Greensboro)

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Archives

2007
Nov. 12-18
Nov. 5-11
Oct. 29-Nov. 4
Oct. 22-28
Oct. 15-21
Oct. 8-14
Oct. 1-7
Sept. 24-30
Sept. 17-23
Sept. 10-16
Sept. 2-8
Aug. 26-Sept. 1
Aug. 19-25
Aug. 12-18
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July 29-Aug. 4
July 22-28
July 15-21
July 8-14
July 1-7
June 24-30
June 17-23
June 10-19
June 3-9
May 27-June 2
May 20-26
May 13-19
May 6-12
April 30-May 5
April 23-29
April 16-22
April 9-15
April 2-8
March 26-April 1
March 19-25
March 12-18
March 5-11
Feb. 26-March 4
Feb. 19-25
Feb. 12-18
Feb. 5-11
Jan. 29-Feb. 4
Jan. 22-28
Jan. 15-21
Jan. 8-14
Jan. 1-7

2006
2005
2004
2003
2002

2006 Minor-League Attendance by Average -- Overall

1. Monterrey Sultans (MXL)	17,990
2. Saltillo Sarape Makers (MXL)	10,634
3. Sacramento River Cats (PCL)	10.256
4. Memphis Redbirds (PCL)	9,752
5. Round Rock Express (PCL)	9,412
6. Pawtucket Red Sox (IL)	9,288
7. Louisville Bats (IL)	9,192
8. Buffalo Bisons (IL)	8,810
9. Potros de Tijuana (MXL)	8,735
10. Dayton Dragons (MWL)	8,447
11. Frisco RoughRiders (TL)	8,412
12. Albuquerque Isotopes (PCL)	8,304
13. Toledo Mud Hens (IL)	8,134
14. Iowa Cubs (PCL)	8,037
15. Brooklyn Cyclones (NYPL)	7,819
16. Indianapolis Indians (IL)	7,607
17. Columbus Clippers (IL)	7,519
18. Oklahoma RedHawks (PCL)	7,421
19. Durham Bulls (IL)	7,355
20. Kane County Cougars (MWL)	7,353
21. Springfield Cardinals (TL)	7,348
22. Corpus Christi Hooks (TL)	7,234
23. Fresno Grizzlies (PCL)	7,036
24. Norfolk Tides (IL)	6,921
25. Lakewood BlueClaws (SAL)	6,691
26. Reading Phillies (EL)	6,669
27. Rochester Red Wings (IL)	6,626
28. Salt Lake Bees (PCL)	6,549
29. Winnipeg Goldeyes (NL)	6,504
30. Greensboro Grasshoppers (SAL)	6,386
31. Aberdeen IronBirds (NYPL)	6,375
32. Portland Sea Dogs (EL)	6,357
33. Akron Aeros (EL)	6,353
34. St. Paul Saints (AA)	6,131
35. Madison Mallards (Northwoods)	6,056
36 (tie). Brockton Rox (Can-Am)	5,988
36 (tie). Long Island Ducks (AtL)	5,988
38. Trenton Thunder (EL)	5,986
39. Nashville Sounds (PCL)	5,950
40. Jacksonville Suns (SL)	5,869
41. Kansas City T-Bones (NL)	5,852
42. Portland Beavers (PCL)	5,649
43. Lexington Legends (SAL)	5,539
44. Altoona Curve (EL)	5,536
45. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons (IL)	5,533
46. Lancaster Barnstormers (AtL)	5,365
47. Syracuse SkyChiefs (IL)	5,349
48. Lowell Spinners (NYPL)	5,344
49. West Michigan Whitecaps (MWL)	5,237
50. Somerset Patriots (AtL)	5,180
51. Lake County Captains (SAL)	5,171
52. New Orleans Zephyrs (PCL)	5,164
53. Laguna Cowboys (MXL)	5,090
54. Las Vegas 51s (PCL)	5,078
55. New Britain Rock Cats (EL)	5,052
56. Tulsa Drillers (TL)	4,981
57. Lansing Lugnuts (MWL)	4,947
58. Spokane Indians (NWL)	4,791
59. Greenville Drive (SAL)	4,783
60. Charlotte Knights (IL)	4,735
61. Richmond Braves (IL)	4,730
62. Omaha Royals (PCL)	4,634
63. New Hampshire Fisher Cats (EL)	4,616
64. Montgomery Biscuits (SL)	4,614
65. Tacoma Rainiers (PCL)	4,536
66. Wilmington Blue Rocks (CL)	4,525
67. Hudson Valley Renegades (NYPL)	4,443
68. Bowie Baysox (EL)	4,388
69. Frederick Keys (CL)	4,375
70. Joliet JackHammers (NL)	4,334
71. Schaumburg Flyers (NL)	4,268
72. Traverse City Beach Bums (FrontL)	4,241
73. Gateway Grizzlies (FrontL)	4,235
74. Lincoln SaltDogs (AA)	4,061
75. Tucson Sidewinders (PCL)	4,055
76. Birmingham Barons (SL)	4,032
77. Charleston RiverDogs (SAL)	3,998
78. San Antonio Missions (TL)	3,957
79. Yucatan Lions (MXL)	3,929
80. Midland RockHounds (TL)	3,922
81. Fort Worth Cats (AA)	3,867
82. State College Spikes (NYPL)	3,850
83. Colorado Springs Sky Sox (PCL)	3,847
84. Fort Wayne Wizards (MWL)	3,841
85. Harrisburg Senators (EL)	3,790
86. Tennessee Smokies (SL)	3,763
87. Monclova Steelers (MXL)	3,760
88. West Virginia Power (SAL)	3,745
89. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (NL)	3,736
90 (tie). Camden Riversharks (AtL)	3,721
90 (tie). Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (CalL)	3,721
92. Mississippi Braves (SL)	3,715
93. Carolina Mudcats (SL)	3,680
94. Mahoning Valley Scrappers (NYPL)	3,603
95. Salem Avalanche (CL)	3,601
96. Ogden Raptors (PL)	3,551
97. El Paso Diablos (AA)	3,538
98. Tri-City ValleyCats (NYPL)	3,489
99. Rome Braves (SAL)	3,415
100 (t). Delmarva Shorebirds (SAL)	3,405
100 (t). Peoria Chiefs (MWL)	3,405
102. Gary-SouthShore RailCats (NL)	3,399
103. Staten Island Yankees (NYPL)	3,393
104. Lake Elsinore Storm (CalL)	3,381
105. Chattanooga Lookouts (SL)	3,353
106. Quebec Capitales (Can-Am)	3,295
107. Arkansas Travelers (TL)	3,293
108. Vancouver Canadians (NWL)	3,259
109. Washington Wild Things (FrontL)	3,251
110. Eugene Emeralds (NWL)	3,229
111. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (MWL)	3,215
112. Binghamton Mets (EL)	3,213
113. Veracruz Reds (MXL)	3,132
114. Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (NWL)	3,121
115. Stockton Ports (CalL)	3,097
116. Erie SeaWolves (EL)	3,087
117. Myrtle Beach Pelicans (CL)	3,079
118. Mexico City Red Devils (MXL)	3,067
119. La Crosse Loggers (Northwoods)	3,040
120. Mobile BayBears (SL)	3,008
121. Bridgeport Bluefish (AtL)	2,971
122. Everett AquaSox (NWL)	2,883
123. Boise Hawks (NWL)	2,865
124. Evansville Otters (FrontL)	2,831
125. Vermont Lake Monsters (NYPL)	2,793
126. Worcester Tornadoes (Can-Am)	2,779
127. Connecticut Defenders (EL)	2,754
128. North Shore Spirit (Can-Am)	2,701
129. Orem Owlz (PL)	2,700
130. Inland Empire 66ers (CalL)	2,696
131. Newark Bears (AtL)	2,659
132. Wichita Wranglers (TL)	2,653
133. Hickory Crawdads (SAL)	2,623
134. Sioux Falls Canaries (AA)	2,620
135. Cedar Rapids Kernels (MWL)	2,588
136. Asheville Tourists (SAL)	2,580
137. South Bend Silver Hawks (MWL)	2,564
138 (tie). Amarillo Dillas (ULB)	2,543
138 (tie). Kalamazoo Kings (FrontL)	2,543
140. Billings Mustangs (PL)	2,520
141. Cordoba Oilers (MXL)	2,515
142. Huntsville Stars (SL)	2,480
143. Augusta GreenJackets (SAL)	2,474
144. Great Falls White Sox (PL)	2,463
145. Rockford Riverhawks (FrontL)	2,463
146. Angelopolis Tigers (MXL)	2,459
147. Winston-Salem Warthogs (CL)	2,415
148. River City Rascals (FrontL)	2,387
149. Potomac Nationals (CL)	2,367
150. Lynchburg Hillcats (CL)	2,354
151. San Jose Giants (CalL)	2,346
152. Clearwater Threshers (FSL)	2,339
153. Swing of the Quad Cities (MWL)	2,328
154. Tabasco Cattlemen (MXL)	2,288
155. Oaxaca Warriors (MXL)	2,284
156. Hagerstown Suns (SAL)	2,260
157. Daytona Cubs (FSL)	2,237
158. Eau Claire Express (Northwoods)	2,205
159. Modesto A’s (CalL)	2,191
160. Sussex Skyhawks (Can-Am)	2,183
161. New Jersey Jackals (Can-Am)	2,180
162. Wisconsin Woodchucks (Northwoods)	2,150
163. Yuma Bullfrogs (GBL)	2,142
164. Edinburg Coyotes (ULB)	2,124
165. Aguascalientes Railroadmen (MXL)	2,081
166. Atlantic City Surf (AtL)	1,984
167. Puebla Parrots (MXL)	1,952
168. Idaho Falls Chukars (PL)	1,942
169. Williamsport Crosscutters (NYPL)	1,930
170. Sioux City Explorers (AA)	1,922
171. Ottawa Lynx (IL)	1,915
172. Florence Freedom (FrontL)	1,914
173. Missoula Osprey (PL)	1,893
174. Coastal Bend Aviators (AA)	1,867
175. Auburn Doubledays (NYPL)	1,860
176. St. Cloud River Bats (Northwoods)	1,807
177. Chillicothe Paints (FrontL)	1,806
178. Alexandria Aces (ULB)	1,797
179. Fort Myers Miracle (FSL)	1,790
180. Tri-City Dust Devils (NWL)	1,777
181. High Desert Mavericks (CalL)	1,751
182. Kannapolis Intimidators SAL)	1,735
183. Lancaster JetHawks (CalL)	1,722
184. Chico Outlaws (GBL)	1,703
185. Yakima Bears (NWL)	1,668
186. Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods)	1,666
187. San Angelo Colts (ULB)	1,660
188. Kinston Indians (CL)	1,650
189. Pensacola Pelicans (AA)	1,641
190. Tampa Yankees (FSL)	1,600
191. Palm Beach Cardinals (FSL)	1,592
192. Reno Silver Sox (GBL)	1,573
193. Clinton LumberKings (MWL)	1,569
194. St. Lucie Mets (FSL)	1,523
195. Rio Grande Valley White Wings (ULB)	1,521
196 (tie). Greeneville Astros (AppL)	1,518
196 (tie). Jupiter Hammerheads (FSL)	1,518
198. Fullerton Flyers (GBL)	1,515
190. Windy City ThunderBolts (FrontL)	1,514
200. Brevard County Manatees (FSL)	1,503
201. Casper Rockies (PL)	1,500
202 (tie). Edmonton Cracker Cats (NL)	1,465
202 (tie). Long Beach Armada (GBL)	1,465
204. New Haven County Cutters (Can-Am)	1,450
205. Rochester Honkers (Northwoods)	1,449
206. Nashua Pride (Can-Am)	1,414
207. Jamestown Jammers (NYPL)	1,410
208. West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (SL)	1,404
209. Southwest Michigan Devil Rays (MWL)	1,327
210. Duluth Huskies (Northwoods)	1,304
211. Savannah Sand Gnats (SAL)	1,302
212. Thunder Bay Border Cats (Northwoods)	1,300
213. St. Joe Blacksnakes (AA)	1,288
214. Beloit Snappers (MWL)	1,281
215. Laredo Broncos (ULB)	1,241
216. Alexandria Beetles (Northwoods)	1,205
217. Kingsport Mets (AppL)	1,195
218. San Diego Surf Dawgs (GBL)	1,187
219. Danville Braves (AppL)	1,180
220. Shreveport Sports (AA)	1,180
221. Burlington Indians (AppL)	1,170
222. Oneonta Tigers (NYPL)	1,161
223. Batavia Muckdogs (NYPL)	1,149
224. San Luis Potosi Tuneros (MXL)	1,114
225. Bakersfield Blaze (CalL)	1,110
226. Mankato MoonDogs (Northwoods)	1,085
227. Shreveport Sports (AA)	1,180
228. Columbus Catfish (SAL)	1,039
229. Campeche Pirates (MXL)	1,028
230. Burlington Bees (MWL)	1,018
231. Vero Beach Dodgers (FSL)	999
232. Helena Brewers (PL)	954
233. Princeton Devil Rays (AppL)	936
234. Pulaski Blue Jays (AppL)	901
235. Visalia Oaks (CalL)	897
236. Bluefield Orioles (AppL)	893
237. Elizabethton Twins (AppL)	892
238. Johnson City Cardinals (AppL)	719
239. Bristol White Sox (AppL)	667
240. Sarasota Reds (FSL)	532
241. Brainerd Blue Thunder (Northwoods)	512
242. Lakeland Tigers (FSL)	495
243. Dunedin Blue Jays (FSL)	430

AA = American Association (independent)
AppL = Appalachian League (rookie)
AtL = Atlantic League (independent)
CalL = California League (High Class A)
Can-Am = Canadian-American Association (independent)
CL = Carolina League (High Class A)
GBL = Golden Baseball League (independent)
EL = Eastern League (Class AA)
FrontL = Frontier League (independent)
IL = International League (Class AAA)
MXL = Mexican League (Class AAA level)
MWL = Midwest League (Low Class A)
NL = Northern League (independent)
Northwoods = Northwoods League (summer collegiate)
NWL = Northwest League (short-season Class A)
NYPL = New York-Penn League (short-season Class A)
PCL = Pacific Coast League (Class AAA)
PL = Pioneer League (rookie)
SAL = South Atlantic League (Low Class A)
SL = Southern League (Class AA)
TL = Texas League (Class AA)
ULB = United League Baseball (independent)

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