tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post115585329995288711..comments2022-08-16T12:53:11.875-04:00Comments on Charlestonian Blog: Appalachian Power Park and "Your West Virginia Power!"Charles Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407648574953650290noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post-1156206404733111172006-08-21T20:26:00.000-04:002006-08-21T20:26:00.000-04:00Both clear eyes and POH completely misunderstood m...Both clear eyes and POH completely misunderstood my suggestion: I'm not trying to get management to change the way minor league games are presented these days (even though I HATE IT!) Just give me one section set aside for people who want to really watch the sporting event that is happening - If you want to hop up and down, take pictures, or otherwise be entertained then sit in another section. Just one little section for baseball fans, just like they used to have a non-smoking and drinking section. Is that asking so much?Charles Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407648574953650290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post-1156193483705621222006-08-21T16:51:00.000-04:002006-08-21T16:51:00.000-04:00Charles, you've just recognized what has enabled m...Charles, you've just recognized what has enabled minor league ball clubs to finally stop losing so much money: Very few people are willing to pay for the non-action of baseball at the minor league level. If you want people to pay for seats, there's got to be a reason other than the "action" of a minor league baseball game to part them from their money.<BR/><BR/>That's just the way it is. If you truly want to attend a baseball game in Charleston where everyone is there to see the game, it'll be just you,the ToastMan and about 20 others paying $50 each for seats at a ZZZ-league game rather than a stadium full paying under $10 for an A-League game.clear eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410525750381856368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post-1156096253483109462006-08-20T13:50:00.000-04:002006-08-20T13:50:00.000-04:00You're absolutely right.You can't just go for a qu...You're absolutely right.<BR/>You can't just go for a quiet night at the ballpark anymore. Every lull has to be filled with inane music.<BR/><BR/>The new parks are built with baseball as an afterthought. They're more for shopping, restaurants, & playgrounds.<BR/>Unfortunately, management encourages this.<BR/>As long as there are asses in the seats, they figure they made their money.<BR/>The real fans suffer.Mike Ballburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954515742999086566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622994.post-1155862126900169602006-08-17T20:48:00.000-04:002006-08-17T20:48:00.000-04:00"It's also kind of embarrassing to have the City's..."It's also kind of embarrassing to have the City's number two man making an idiot of himself every night"<BR/><BR/>He was an idiot for doing that before he was deputy mayor!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com