tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030223459426551975.post5448281285955687617..comments2024-02-25T03:20:39.449-05:00Comments on BASEBALL MEXICO: MexPac begins 2017-18 season; 116,306 attend eight openersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030223459426551975.post-11881268001981921302017-10-22T19:27:10.019-04:002017-10-22T19:27:10.019-04:00Thank you.
I have been to Tijuana twice. I crosse...Thank you.<br />I have been to Tijuana twice. I crossed the border from San Diego side and I thought about visiting the ballpark, but it was not within the walking distance, so I gave up the idea.<br /><br />It looks like the attendance at Estadio Gasmart is one of the best in LMB and the city is big enough to pack a much bigger ballpark than the current one, I think.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030223459426551975.post-72801806276275978902017-10-22T17:15:53.028-04:002017-10-22T17:15:53.028-04:00Owners naming ballparks after themselves used to h...Owners naming ballparks after themselves used to happen fairly often in the majors and still exists to a lesser extent. Busch Stadium III and Jacobs (now Progressive) Field in Cleveland are two of the most recent that I can think of.<br /><br />Los Mochis has been one of the perpetual "not quites" in the MexPac, but people turn out. The ballpark definitely needs an upgrade, though. El Nido in Mexicali is actually in pretty good shape. The team looking to replace their ballpark is Tijuana in the LMB. Estadio Gasmart isn't really all that old, but the Uribes want something more modern and I suspect they'll eventually get it.Bruce Baskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503173315683332913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030223459426551975.post-22474549336660128082017-10-19T22:55:07.937-04:002017-10-19T22:55:07.937-04:00I agree. It's a bit weird to name a stadium a...I agree. It's a bit weird to name a stadium after his own name when he is still alive. But, as long as the new stadium is built and the team is competitive, the fans do not care, I guess.<br /><br />Los Mochis seems to be a small city. It's amazing that the city has been able to support an LMP franchise for a long time. <br />By the way, I thought that the stadium in Mexicali could also be classified as "outdated ballpark", but I googled it and learned that the stadium was renovated about 10 years ago.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030223459426551975.post-61589998892467863072017-10-18T20:18:01.128-04:002017-10-18T20:18:01.128-04:00And the ballpark in Los Mochis is going to undergo...And the ballpark in Los Mochis is going to undergo a major renovation, if plans come to fruition. That'll leave Navojoa as the only LMP site with an outdated ballpark.<br /><br />Looks like they may have to wait on the new ballpark in Mexico City, though. I'll be running a story on it next Monday, but it appears some work may have been undone by the earthquake and that the trident-shaped roof above the main grandstand was way behind schedule even before September 19. <br /><br />Word is that Diablos owner Alfredo Harp Helu is going to name the new ballpark Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu. All those double-decked ballparks I used to build with Legos as a kid but never thought to name one after myself. I owned the naming rights and everything. And if you think news ballparks are expensive, price a set of Legos sometime; cheaper to buy concrete and steel instead.Bruce Baskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503173315683332913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030223459426551975.post-34453046053714970422017-10-17T19:55:21.699-04:002017-10-17T19:55:21.699-04:00Thank you.
I started to follow Mexican baseball l...Thank you. <br />I started to follow Mexican baseball last year. I was amazed that some LMP teams play in very new ballparks while all the LMB teams play in very old and outdated ballparks(Some parks may have been renovated recently, but they are still not as good as new LMP parks, it seems to me). I look forward to the completion of new Diablos stadium in Mexico City. I learned that the new stadium is located inside the Formula 1 circuit just like the Foro Sol was. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16582068186464118636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030223459426551975.post-49921963004184614982017-10-17T16:55:22.964-04:002017-10-17T16:55:22.964-04:00Actually, Guadalajara's had teams in both leag...Actually, Guadalajara's had teams in both leagues, just not the same years. Mazatlan's been floated as a possible two-league city and the Arellano brothers, who own both the Yucatan Leones and Laguna Vaqueros, would love to have an LMB franchise in their hometown. As well, LMP president Omar Canizales has talked about putting MexPac teams in Monterrey and Mexico City. So there's been interest, but no city has simulataneously hosted teams in both leagues. <br /><br />If attendance is any indication, the LMP gets better support overall than the LMB, which has far too many teams averaging in the 3,000 a game range. However, with the New Breed of owners holding the votes and a marketing guy like Javier Salinas now in the president's office, I expect the Mexican League to start closing the gap a bit. In the end, though, baseball is still much more popular in the northwest than the rest of Mexico and that will always count for something.Bruce Baskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503173315683332913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030223459426551975.post-69307706670737211762017-10-16T22:59:47.958-04:002017-10-16T22:59:47.958-04:00It seems to me that MexPac is generally more popul...It seems to me that MexPac is generally more popular than LMB, at least in terms of attendance figures.<br />I've always wondered if it is not possible to have both LMP and LMB teams in an LMP city like Guadalajara.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com