Now that I have charted and graphed attendance for each professional baseball team in the Tampa Bay area in each season since 2007, I can start putting the data together and doing 2nd or even 3rd level analysis. This means…
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Tampa Bay Minor League Baseball Attendance Year-by-Year Links
Since this site began in February 2014, one of my long-term projects was to look for attendance trends since 2007. While Major League Baseball attendance is easily acquired via downloading Baseball-Reference spreadsheets, Minor League Baseball attendance is not so easy.…
Tampa Bay Minor League Mid-Season Attendance Review 2015
Like Major League Baseball, most minor leagues take a break near the middle of their season for their All-Star Game. The Florida State League is no exception. This season, the Florida State League All-Star game was played in Tradition Field…
Rays, Tampa, and MLB Territorial Rule 52
Pending approval by the City of St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given permission to look for new ballpark locations outside of St. Petersburg. For years, the organization hoped for the ability to look across the bay in…
Comparing Rays Attendance to Tampa Bay Area Minor League Attendance 2005-2014
Last week, I looked at trends in Tampa Bay area Minor League attendance since 2005. Since 2005, total Tampa Bay area Minor League attendance has increased 89%, from 249,125 to 471,212. Today, I want to add the Tampa Bay Rays…
Tampa Bay Area Minor League Baseball Attendance Trends 2005-2014
Last week, we finished looking at the 2014 attendance of each of the Minor League teams playing in the Tampa Bay area. In case you missed them, here are links to each Bradenton Marauders 2014 Clearwater Threshers 2014 Dunedin Blue…
The effect of Fireworks on Tampa Bay area baseball attendance in 2014
One of the most used promotions in Minor League Baseball is Fireworks Night. Across the country, teams use big fireworks displays for holidays such as Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, or even Opening Day. Some teams also use…
Attendance Review: 2014 Tampa Yankees
Welcome to our fourth 2014 attendance review and our 8th 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…
Tampa Yankees Dante Bichette Jr calls out Dunedin Blue Jays attendance
In September 2010, Rays players Evan Longoria and David Price drew national attention when they commented on the lack of attendance at Tropicana Field. Whether they were right or wrong in their judgments, commenting on attendance is something players just…
Attendance Review: 2013 Tampa Yankees
Welcome to our 7th 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 South Florida, the Tampa Yankees…