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[guidomerkinsrules]

Pensacola and Birmingham regularly draw huge crowds. Everybody else in the (what used to be) Southern League struggles to draw 2,000 per game on a regular basis.

Memphis Redbirds are AAA in an equally steamy city and they regularly outdrew the Baby Cakes by several thousand. But there isn’t much else to do in Memphis comparatively.

we were in p'cola a few years ago and i saw that stadium just sitting on the water - it really looked like an awesome spot to catch a game
if we go back i want to make sure we see a game there

 

[GeauxWhoDats]

Read em and weep. Biloxi is a fun venue but rarely draws over 2,000. Biloxi and Jackson were in the same attendance range as New Orleans. Sad.

2019 Affiliated Attendance by Average | Ballpark Digest

With the 2019 MiLB season completed, it's time to report on yearly attendance totals. Here's a list of 2019 Minor League Baseball attendance by average.

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Yeah but the capaicty is only 6,067. That is avg a 1/3 of capacity each game.

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By comparison Zephyr/Baby Cakes Stadium holds 10,000.

 

[Madmarsha]

What happened to the Baby Cakes?

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Their mascot scared everyone off, so they had to move the team to Wichita.

 

[buzd]

Pensacola and Birmingham regularly draw huge crowds. Everybody else in the (what used to be) Southern League struggles to draw 2,000 per game on a regular basis.

Memphis Redbirds are AAA in an equally steamy city and they regularly outdrew the Baby Cakes by several thousand. But there isn’t much else to do in Memphis comparatively.

The Pensacola stadium is really nice.

Also, the Memphis stadium is right downtown.

 

[Clintonrebel]

What happened to the Baby Cakes?

They moved after 2019. Officials were trying lure a Southern League AA team when covid hit. Then MLB restructured the whole minor league system and several minor league teams lost their affiliation, so there probably won’t be much relocating going on for a few years. It was very bad timing for the cakes to leave.