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Re:MLB: Yankees' new ''Torpedo Bats'' legal and likely comin... by scoofy on Monday March 31, 2025 @07:26PM (#43541127)
I used to attend round rock express games a lot. The problem is because they are a minor league team, it doesn’t matter if they are good or bad. There is no one to root for because their best players are all just sent up to the majors.

It lacks generational fandom, because there is no place for hope in farm teams.

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Re:MLB: Yankees' new ''Torpedo Bats'' legal and likely comin... by 1659447091 on Monday March 31, 2025 @08:40PM (#43541630)
> It lacks generational fandom, because there is no place for hope in farm teams.

Depends if you are a fan of the Major league team, imo. I enjoyed the Round Rock Express when they were a part of the Houston Astros. I still remember being really excited to see Hunter Pence in Round Rock on his way to the Majors. Lost interest in RR once it became the Texas Rangers farm team thou

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Re:MLB: Yankees' new ''Torpedo Bats'' legal and likely comin... by hattmall on Monday March 31, 2025 @10:49PM (#43542318)
In minor leagues you root for the players. At least when I was a kid I did. I knew them, had my favorites and they were accessible. I got lots of autographs of future stars and it was incredibly exciting to see them make it to the majors. As a kid anyway, which is who I feel baseball is for, it's weird to me for adults to care about baseball.
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