I love minor league baseball. I have been to all levels of minor league baseball- AAA, AA, High A, and Low A. I have not been able to go to any of the rookie leagues. There is a homier, grass roots sort of feel to baseball in the minors. The vast majority of the players are not overpaid prima donnas and only a handful will ever make it to the major leagues.
I got to go to my first Asheville Tourists game of the season on Sunday afternoon, April 17th, and I always enjoy afternoon baseball. It was a beautiful afternoon, temperature in the high 60's, a slight breeze blowing (straight out to centerfield for the most part), and a better than average crowd for a Sunday afternoon.
New ownership, the DeWine Seeds Silver Dollar Baseball LLC, purchased the team towards the end of last year, and started putting their stamp on the team throughout the course of the off season. A new logo, new uniforms, and some upgrades to the stadium such as the video scoreboard have all left a very good first impression with me.
I love the new uniforms. "Blue Ridge Blue" I believe is what they call the color, the craftsman font, and numbers give the new uniforms a unique touch but was able to draw from the historical roots of the Asheville Tourists. The new logo is very prominent and also unique to minor league baseball and the new ownership is off to a very good start.
The Tourists lost this game to the Lexington Legends, the low A affiliate of the Houston Astros, 18-9 but it was still a very good experience and I plan on going back for several more games this season.
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