Hopefully, he stays a long time and we end up putting up a statue of him. I know it's early, but I can see it happening.Great positive energy from him. Reminds me of a buddy of mine from childhood. He knows he made a great choice coming here.
Too bad he just didn't have to only WALK from his office in the RAC to throw out that 1st pitch.
That would have been nice to have that facility here. What could have been...
There was and it was on our land. But you're right at that point we still didn't know what we wanted to do.Maybe there was an opportunity to build the ball park somewhere else - but who knows how that would have turned out -
And that's why I had hoped we got the place built here. Maybe the Patriots don't make it and then we're "stuck" with it.If you are not affiliated, where do you get your players from? You might as well be in an independent league, and those franchises come and go. You might get fans with promos, funny hat nights, etc, but if you want a small cadre of real baseball fans that will buy season tickets every year, you have to be affiliated. That way, you can showcase your own kids that have a shot at moving up, but also hot prospects from other teams. A few years ago, the High A Jupiter team had Yelich and Ozuna for the year, and Stanton and Fernandez for half the year. Seeing these guys improve as they played was more important than the wins and losses. As time went on, promotions slowed--we didn't get the souvenir baseballs, bobbleheads, etc, since attendance stayed poor either way. But the real baseball fans enjoyed the games, and spotting future stars early.
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I just moved from Rockland county where they have a beautiful stadium for an independent league team. The building went way over budget. The town (Ramapo) regrets the decision immensely. Same for Newark etc.And that's why I had hoped we got the place built here. Maybe the Patriots don't make it and then we're "stuck" with it.
And that's why I had hoped we got the place built here. Maybe the Patriots don't make it and then we're "stuck" with it.
Isn't it sad as Rutgers fans we have to look and consider that kind of stuff almost all the time when things like this come up? LOL... - but I kind of feel that local politics / whining / protest - about noise, crowds, traffic, parking would have made it one incredible uphill battle to get it to become a reality - and could have forced an array of compromises that would have choked the potential for any success totally out of the picture.
If you are not affiliated, where do you get your players from? You might as well be in an independent league, and those franchises come and go.
I hope he's here 25 years.I have a feeling coach P is just as thrilled as we are !