I have been writing about Tampa Bay baseball for over 10 years. For the first five years, I wrote about being a fan. I wrote about the World Series. I wrote about Game 162. I wrote about no-hitters, cowbells, and…
Author: Michael Lortz
Rays cede cheap seats to local Minor League Baseball
(Been a while. Not sure if I will post as regularly or just on occasion. But there has been a lot of baseball news in Tampa Bay this offseason. Some of which has been covered very well. For now, when…
Moving on
This is the end. For now, possibly. Or maybe for good. I haven’t decided. But this website won’t be as active as it was in the past. And I owe you an explanation why. For most of the 2018 baseball…
Dunedin Blue Jays 2017 Attendance Review
Welcome to our 5th attendance review of 2017 and the 11th attendance review post on the Dunedin Blue Jays, minor league affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Background: The Dunedin Blue Jays began play in the Florida State League in…
Clearwater Threshers 2017 Attendance Review
Welcome to our fourth attendance review of 2017 and our eleventh attendance review of the Clearwater Threshers. Today we look at the home attendance of the 2017 Clearwater Threshers. Overview: The Clearwater Threshers began play in the Florida State League in…
Tampa Bay Rays 2017 Attendance Review
Welcome to our third attendance review of 2016 and our eleventh annual attendance review of the Tampa Bay Rays. Today we will look at the home attendance of the 2017 Tampa Bay Rays. (This review only includes games played at…
Bradenton Marauders 2017 Attendance Review
Welcome to our second attendance review of 2017 and our eighth attendance review of the Bradenton Marauders. This post continues our series of looking back at trends in Tampa Bay area fan behavior since 2007. Today we look at the…
Tampa Yankees 2017 Attendance Review
Welcome to our first 2017 attendance review and our 11th attendance review post on the Tampa Yankees, minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees. Background: The Tampa Yankees began play in 1994. After two seasons playing at the University of…
Tampa Bay Area Minor League Trends 2017 – By Team
As we saw in a previous post, Minor League Baseball attendance in the Tampa Bay area increased 5% from 2016. In 2017, Minor League Baseball in 2017 distributed a total 412,212 tickets between the area’s four teams. The totals of…
Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report – September 30, 2017
Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Saturday, September 30, 2017: Total Attendance: 15,416 Tampa Bay Rays: Team Home Game #: 80 Attendance: 15,416 Starting Pitcher: Chris Archer Opponent: Baltimore Orioles Opponent Starting Pitcher: Miguel Castro Avg Attendance to Date: 15,635 Avg Attendance vs…