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re: Beautiful Minor League Ballparks of the South
Posted on 5/20/19 at 12:39 pm to Farmer1906
Posted on 5/20/19 at 12:39 pm to Farmer1906
The SEC owns or has full rights to the park in Hoover, not moving...
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 12:55 pm to lewis and herschel
It should always be held in Hoover
Quit trying to fix what isn’t broken
Quit trying to fix what isn’t broken
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:04 pm to fillmoregandt
The whole tournament is broken.
Bad location
Bad ballpark
Bad bracket
The SEC gets most things right and does most things better than everyone else. This is not one of those things.
Bad location
Bad ballpark
Bad bracket
The SEC gets most things right and does most things better than everyone else. This is not one of those things.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:07 pm to Farmer1906
All of those things are subjective. You fail
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:12 pm to Farmer1906
Hoover is perfect for a tournament setting. Sure it’s an older ballpark, but logistically it’s an ideal setup and location. It would be a nightmare for a 10:30 weekday game in a downtown park where often local businesses have rights to parking lots until after hours. Not to mention the RV parking (or lack of).
The crowds at a baseball tournament are different than a say, a football championship crowd. More families, kids, older folks. They want accessibility and comfort. Not a strip of bars across the street
The bracket is stupid, but that’s a separate issue entirely
The crowds at a baseball tournament are different than a say, a football championship crowd. More families, kids, older folks. They want accessibility and comfort. Not a strip of bars across the street
The bracket is stupid, but that’s a separate issue entirely
This post was edited on 5/20/19 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:12 pm to Farmer1906
The Big 12 baseball tourney was worlds better in terms of venue and format, which sad because Big 12 baseball isn’t in the same stratosphere as SEC baseball
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:13 pm to fillmoregandt
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Hoover is perfect for a tournament setting. Sure it’s an older ballpark, but logistically it’s an ideal setup and location. It would be a nightmare for a 10:30 weekday game in a downtown park where often local businesses have rights to parking lots until after hours. Not to mention the RV parking (or lack of).
Downtowns of major cities host afternoon MLB playoff games every year but you think they aren’t capable of hosting the SEC baseball tournament? Get real
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:13 pm to Farmer1906
Regions Field is very nice.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:15 pm to Farmer1906
Pensacola Blue Wahoos ballpark
...and it's only 22 miles to Sandestin Resort so Stankey can't whine about the logistics of getting everyone from Hoover to the meetings right after the SECBBT. they'll already be there.
take your boat to the game - tailgate on it too. sorry no RV parking or airboats allowed.
it's smaller ~5K and has an amphitheater on the 32 acre community park where it sits, but the Pensacola CoC would welcome us all without a blinking an eye.
...and it's only 22 miles to Sandestin Resort so Stankey can't whine about the logistics of getting everyone from Hoover to the meetings right after the SECBBT. they'll already be there.
take your boat to the game - tailgate on it too. sorry no RV parking or airboats allowed.
it's smaller ~5K and has an amphitheater on the 32 acre community park where it sits, but the Pensacola CoC would welcome us all without a blinking an eye.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:16 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Downtowns of major cities host afternoon MLB playoff games every year but you think they aren’t capable of hosting the SEC baseball tournament? Get real
Do a lot of people take their rv’s to midweek mlb games too?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:17 pm to Farmer1906
There is no shortage of gorgeous Minor League ballparks across the South. Frankly it makes sense to rotate through some of those places, if only to give the fans new places to see and enjoy.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:17 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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The Big 12 baseball tourney was worlds better in terms of venue and format, which sad because Big 12 baseball isn’t in the same stratosphere as SEC baseball
Been there. Its true. Bricktown is awesome.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:18 pm to 1801
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...and it's only 22 miles to Sandestin Resort
False
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:19 pm to WildcatMike
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Yes, Kentucky’s new crib can accommodate over 7000 with temp seating, bern, etc. The permanent seating is around 3500
Yeah, that's friggin tiny.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:21 pm to Sev09
I feel like a lot of people complaining about Hoover haven’t actually been. Nothing wrong with It and it’s centrally located.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:24 pm to poncho villa
Has Hoover ever gotten a MSU hat correct?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:26 pm to fillmoregandt
quote:Most people don't live in a trailer park.
Do a lot of people take their rv’s to midweek mlb games too?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:27 pm to fillmoregandt
quote:do forgive - my finger
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...and it's only 22 miles to Sandestin Resort
False
keyed the 2 twice instead of 82 miles from PNS 
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:27 pm to fillmoregandt
I don’t understand why catering to RV parking should be the top priority every year as far as venue. Because that is the only plus of the current location vs other options. At least rotate it between Hoover and other venues.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 1:35 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Because for some strange reason, retirees love baseball tournaments. And thousands of them take their rv’s for the entire week to watch baseball. They make up a large percentage of the attendees each year. They don’t care about the newest field or that some park has a brewery next door, or a splash pad for the kids. They want to park their rv and watch baseball 200 ft away.
Hoover works for them. It’s a well run tournament. Maybe not the sexiest venue. But it works
Hoover works for them. It’s a well run tournament. Maybe not the sexiest venue. But it works
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